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«PrivatBank» topped the rating of banks operating in Ukraine by the number of technical specialists in IT teams. In total, 73,572 specialists work in the 15 banks included in the list, of which 8,418 are in IT departments.

My name is Igor Horb, I have devoted 16 years to the creation and optimization of IT outsourcing services for business and I want to tell a little more about this topic. Today, the market of IT services in Ukraine is in a phase of active transformation and rethinking. Both approaches to service quality and the very model of its provision are changing. These changes became especially noticeable with the emergence of the concept of IT outsourcing in Ukraine. Outsourcing IT infrastructure maintenance to third-party companies has long become the norm for SMB (small and medium-sized businesses) businesses. In Ukraine, this type of service is at a stage of rapid growth. Even 5 years ago, IT outsourcing was little known among broad business circles, but today the situation has changed radically.

Video Content Production Specialist Myroslava Kosiakova told what helped her survive the sudden dismissal. The specialist worked for two years at the MacPaw company, which recently announced layoffs.

An effective development team is the «foundation» of any technology business. Therefore, it is not surprising that hiring one specialist can cost from $56,500 to $269,000, depending on the position, skills and location. Therefore, to attract top developers and save money, companies turn to IT recruiting agencies or service companies that create R&D centers. There, a team consisting of IT Recruitment Research Analyst, IT researchers and IT recruiters helps to meet these needs. What these roles are, where their responsibilities are demarcated, and what value each brings to the business — let’s figure it out further.

Founder DEVS, Game developer, Middle Unity 3D Developer Yuriy Tkach believes that the current situation on the IT labor market has signs of a black hole. Here are his arguments (verbatim).

Baldwin Oddson, CEO of Musicians Club, a Wyoming-based online musical instrument store, fired 90% of his staff — 99 of 110 employees and freelancers — via a Slack message for missing just one morning meeting at 8:30 a.m. on the 15 November

Often, when talking about a project manager, we focus on his technical competencies: knowledge of methodologies, ability to draw up budgets and schedules, use of management tools. But the success of the project depends not only on this. Today we will talk about less obvious, but no less important hard skills that distinguish a true professional.