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Women in IT is one of the hottest topics - it's actually been for a while, and it continues to be. Working in the IT industry all my life, it's really interesting to see how the idea of Women in IT progressed. Well, I never felt that people make a difference whether it's about a man or a woman who applied for the job. Yes, the hopes that the candidate is a good one are lower for a woman: but then in the recruitment interview you have to pay even more attention to what the candidates know, but can or cannot demonstrate on the spot. In the past, you had to search a little bit more in-depth with a woman, as they were more shy, more introvert, and less keen to show off. But in the last few years, I have noticed that the women have made a great progress and started to impose themselves as important values in a company. In the interviews they are more bold, a lot more self-confident than some men even, and show not only a good level of knowledge, but also a stronger will to e...

In this troubled times there is no better topic than the storm that is now in process on all recruitment markets. I am struggling with hiring high quality individuals , both from a job skills point of view , as well as from a personal and soft skills point of view . And yes, the soft skills are really important in my activity, as we work remotely with most of the team members, and need to have good communication skills, really strong proactivity and forthcoming, rather than waiting for things to happen... And it's actually pretty easy to wait for things to happen to you , but they will not do by themselves - and if you expect that the reality tells different from this, then you are working in a really closed environment. I've seen people that did not progress in their work, because nobody was available to tell them what to do next. Well, if you don't know what's next, go and ask, don't sit and wait. But I was talking about the workforce market - it's really w...