Work

Typically, to assess the level of knowledge and skills, developers are given a test task at one of the interview stages — to write code. However, sometimes a conversation with a technical expert is enough. How «just from words» can determine your strengths and weaknesses in working with code — find out in the article.

Creative Project Manager Oleksandra Pushkareva shared a story from her own experience, which she called the «worst interview» of her career in marketing. We tell you what happened and how IT professionals are reacting to it. (The news is supplemented with the reaction of the employer’s representative who communicated with the candidate).

Human Resources Director Oleksandra Kravetska, who works at Holding House, a company specializing in the development of AdTech products, told how during an interview a candidate asked her if he could smoke. And although the girl answered in the affirmative, she got into the question of whether this situation is normal or is it still a red flag for recruiters. And what do other experts think?

Team Lead Support Engineer Mykyta Makara told how in a work chat he encountered a situation when a person who was «higher» in position allowed himself to become personal, rude and humiliate him. The engineer was outraged by this situation and shared his feelings online. It turns out that he is the only one in the IT sphere who periodically encounters rudeness from «higher». Here is what he was advised to do.

Andriy Nysynets, Independent Creative Director, shared a story from his own experience about a strange interview for which the recruiter was not prepared. This outraged the specialist, and his post and the situation described in it are being vigorously discussed by IT professionals on LinkedIn.

Recruiter Iryna Zagranichna told a case from practice when she encountered a candidate she will never forget.

AI Product Manager Dmitry Gorin wrote a long post on LinkedIn about finding a job in American IT in 2025. His conclusions may be useful to many dev.ua readers. What job search trends in the modern world should be considered?

American resume writer Richard Lambert earns over a million dollars a year. How did he achieve such success?

The "third door" principle, which led Andrew Yong to a successful career at Google and Meta, and then to founding his own company, involves finding unconventional ways to achieve goals and distinguish yourself from others.

The job search process often becomes difficult for candidates. When preparing for interviews, they have to take into account various requirements put forward by recruiters and representatives of potential employers. And they often irritate specialists, because it seems that in this way recruiters are doing everything to create or single out the most «convenient» candidate even before the interview. But there is another side of the coin, which we want to look at today. dev.ua decided to ask recruiting specialists what the so-called «rules» for selecting candidates are based on, as well as what it is better not to say to candidates during an interview and why certain statements can prevent you from getting an offer.

Sofia Didukh, Chief Executive Officer at SODI, said that her company’s recruiter recently encountered a virtual pseudo-candidate who tried to convince the interviewer that he was Ukrainian.

3D artist Anastasia Melnychenko complained on LinkedIn about an unscrupulous employer company that «abandoned» the specialist. According to documents, the company is from Armenia. We retell Anastasia’s story.

Generation Z is making headlines in the corporate world with unique workplace habits and unconventional trends.

Co-Founder of Codica, Natalya Klimenko, compared the labor market during and before the war and made several interesting theses about the changes.