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Meta has internal blacklists of employees who are ineligible for reemployment. Former company managers say it is almost impossible to get off the list and an employee might end up there simply because their boss didn't like them.

The number of job openings for software engineers on Indeed has dropped by more than a third compared to five years ago. Artificial intelligence is certainly one reason. The same technology that can make programmers more productive seems to be reducing the demand for hiring. At the same time, the demand for skilled technical workers is expected to increase significantly by 2033.

Software & QA Engineer from Lviv, Dimitriy Wildstein, published an instruction in which a Reddit user shares life hacks that helped him get an offer from global tech corporations.

Python Engineer Oleksiy Diryavskyy shared on LinkedIn that he changed his approach to work — now he works mostly standing. But over time, even that became inefficient, so he asked his colleagues what approaches to work they use to keep their physical condition intact and their productivity high.

UI/UX Designer Victoria Boyarchuk shared her experience of finding a customer on Upwork and volunteering to work for a small fee without assessing the scale of the work.

Artem Nikityuk, Talent Acquisition Lead at consulting and auditing company Deloitte, shared a screenshot of a correspondence with a candidate who responded to a vacancy. The applicant’s response was in a somewhat unusual manner and Artem asked how other colleagues and experts felt about this. Which IT professionals shared their impressions and were any of them outraged or surprised?

Jade Bonacolta started her career at LinkedIn and earned five promotions in 6.5 years at the company thanks to her three-step strategy for preparing for management meetings. She now leads North American marketing at Google.

On Djinni, 32% of job seekers are women, the same number of hired female IT professionals. In technical specialties, the share of women decreases with increasing category and experience, while the number of female junis has increased.

I often say that people are the most important thing. Because in fact, if you take almost any «smart» company that provides services, what would it be without people? Brand, website, portfolio. Therefore, finding, selecting, training, and developing a team is one of the main tasks of a manager, not only at the beginning of a business, but throughout its life. And if we add to this the world of crises, changes, and competition in which we exist, then even technology and resources do not exceed the importance of the team. So, how do you turn a group of professionals into a true single organism capable of overcoming the most difficult challenges?

HR and People partner Anastasia Nakonechna is sure that we need to keep up with the changing world, and with it the rapid changes in processes and the team. She admitted that it is business literature that is difficult for her to constantly stay in focus. Therefore, the specialist is constantly looking for alternative sources of information. She shared a selection of resources that help her not to get lost in this HR-management chaos, and will be useful to other managers, leaders or HR people.

Getting fired is almost always unpleasant. What if you get fired again from a new job in a few months? What if there are several such cases in a year? This is exactly what happens to Senior Project Manager Mykola Kalakutsky, who has been looking for a job for the fourth time since June 2023. We decided to find out from him the details of what happened during his work, as well as ask experienced recruiters how this could affect his future employment, whether such a candidate is interesting for a potential employer to consider for the PM position. As well as how recruiters generally treat candidates with similar experience and whether they remain relevant in the labor market.

Marketing expert Valeria Golivets said that she quit her job in the first few months after getting a job. The residents of Aitovo also shared their stories.

Product Designer at Plerdy Vitaliy Dubeyko told how he faced pain in his arm and neck, creating an «Instagram-perfect» workplace. Other IT professionals also reported on their health problems. They also shared life hacks that help them protect themselves from diseases.