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Hello! My name is Roman, I am the co-founder and CTO of Gart Solutions. I just returned from the VDS.tech conference in Valencia, and I want to share my observations and thoughts about the event. As a CTO, I am always on the lookout for new technologies and potential partnerships, so events like this are an opportunity to assess current industry trends and understand where the market is heading.

According to Airbnb Co-founder and CEO Brian Chesky, the format of regular one-to-one meetings with direct reports is fundamentally flawed. He avoids regular personal meetings with employees as much as possible because he doesn’t want to be «like their therapist.» However, psychologists emphasize the positive effect of this practice and advise devoting about 25 minutes a week to such communication. Some companies have already adopted this practice. dev.ua decided to ask Ukrainian team leaders how they feel about one-to-one meetings with employees, whether they see an effective result, and whether they don’t mind spending time chatting.

A flash mob is spreading on social media, with users posting memes and posts with the new hashtag #putindovboyob. This was the reaction of social media users to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s statement on the Russian dictator’s call for a technological battle using the latest Oreshnik missile.

Mobile operator lifecell reported that this week it recorded a significant increase in the number of people wishing to port their numbers to it from other operators. There were so many of them that it significantly exceeded the technical capabilities of the Centralized Database, which is administered by the Ukrainian State Center for Radio Frequencies.

In the first 11 months of 2024, candidates on Djinni reported nearly 9,000 hires, a 20% decline from last year. The decline affected nearly all categories.

Andriy Beschuk, data analytics and automation auditor at Kyivstar, is sure that «working in an office means losing your own life.» He conducted research from his own experience and proved with numbers why this pompous phrase is reality. And IT people came to the comments with their arguments «for» and «against» office work. Which ones prevailed?

The military unit within the Unmanned Systems Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the 59th Separate Motorized Infantry Brigade named after Yakov Handziuk, has opened several vacancies, including a «Programmer». What stack is needed for a candidate, where will they need to serve, and who else is being sought in the unit.

Ukrainian businessman Maksym Krippa, who has gone public with his first major interview, has spoken about how he became the owner of the NAVI esports club and the Maincast company. According to him, after the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, NAVI «cut off all ties» with Russia. This seemed like a bad business decision at first, but later yielded «fantastic results.»

Currently, one of the biggest challenges in recruiting is the high competition among companies for the best candidates. There are many specialists on the market, but finding top employees is quite difficult. That is why it is important to quickly process candidate feedback and guide them through all stages of the offer. Minimizing routine tasks and automating processes will help with this. In this article, Natalia Kravchenko, Recruitment Lead at Boosta, will share tools that help you complete everyday tasks faster.