TJF – Tech Jobs Fair is a job fair with a focus on IT and Digital founded by Ashok Dudhat. The first edition took place in Berlin in 2017. The following cities were Vienna, Zurich and Lisbon, all in 2019. TJF has had more than 10 000 visitors in the past years. The company is based in Berlin, where the team sits and does most of the work. TJF also works with local professionals in the different cities where the job fair takes place. TJF provides job seekers an opportunity to browse and apply to some of the fastest-growing companies. For companies, we provide comprehensive hiring solutions and candidates from categories like work students, fresh graduates, experienced professionals and strategic hires for key positions as well as brand awareness. The drive behind our creative process is our focus and strong sense of presence: we work hard to listen to your needs and desires, organizing best event for your goals, counsel you in the best practices and creative hosting along the way, and deliver an exceptional experience for you with a personal attention to detail unlike any other. Tech Job Wall, launched in November 2019 is a platform created to complement TJF by bridging gaps between employers and employees. Tech Job Wall works on two sides: Talent can easily find jobs and get hired, while companies make sure they onboard the right people. With the motto “One Search, Thousands of Jobs”, the platform searches thousands of websites and brings together over thousands of job openings in one simple search. Tech Jobs Wall reaches talent wherever they are – job websites, social media, mobile – and provides precise targeting to match the hiring companies with the right talent.

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Let's learn about via these 83 free stories. They are ordered by most time reading created on HackerNoon. Visit the to find the most read stories about any technology. Tech Jobs /Learn Repo 1. What Does a Blockchain Engineer Do Given the vast potential of blockchain technology, it's no surprise that there is high demand for workers with blockchain engineering skills. 2. 5 tips to get a (tech) job abroad Want to move your tech career abroad? We have 5 simple tips that will help you land your dream job faster, so let’s just dive in. 3. Tips to Develop a Lucrative Career in Virtual Reality Industry We are witnessing a situation in which most businesses are looking to find ways to survive amidst the corona pandemic. However, the current scenario has opened up new opportunities for tech companies that are operating in the Virtual Reality (VR) field. For instance, tourism and property businesses are looking to leverage the potential of the VR technology to sustain their growth during the ongoing challenging times. 4. Algorithms and Data Structures Well, this is where you are separated by the ones who are good or excellent software developers. In this case, I will tell you that at the beginning or at least in my case and I know that most of the time and for most people who I know, you will feel like an incompetent or an idiot. Basically, how is it possible that I cannot understand this and then you get frustrated. 5. 3 Ways to Win the Negotiation for What You Want From Your Next Job If you are tech worker right now, you are in demand. If you are considering moving on to another position, you are going to want to prepare. Of course, you need to burnish your resume and reach out to your LinkedIn network for endorsements. Such things are a given, but if you really want to be a TOUGH negotiator, then certain things must be so. Get your ducks in a row. 6. Top 10 Interview Questions on Spring Boot In this article, we will discuss some important 10 interview questions in Spring Boot. These the entire question is trending with building strong java career in the job market. 7. Switching Jobs in Tech Industry: 6 Key Lessons I've Learned Switching jobs in the tech industry can be an interesting adventure. Learning how to navigate the onboarding at a new company while keeping your health in check 8. I Got a Job as a Developer at 16, and You Can Too This is my story about how I got a job as a web developer at 16 using reddit while having 0 experience 9. Is Cyber Security Hard? How to Find Your Way in Cybersecurity is a broad, changing, challenging and complex field. To get into it, go beyond application forms with the tips described here. 10. How to Ace Your Interview Assignment to Land Your Next Front-end Job Let’s have a quick look at how to make your next front-end interview assignment look as good as possible. 11. How to Get a Job in Tech: Time to Bust Some Myths I initially wanted to be a literary translator. A career choice far away from tech industry. However, a side gig during my studies brought me to freelance writing, one thing lead to another, and here I am. 12. How to Keep Earning a Salary While Transitioning Into a Role as a Product Manager How to switch successfully to a role in product management. 13. Your Job Through the Lens of Artificial Intelligence Over the past few months, journalists have been raving about AI-generated art. 14. How To Nail Your Next Remote Job Interview Let's face it, there's a lot that could go wrong in a remote interview. The technical glitches alone could change the whole tone. 15. The Story of How I Almost Became a Developer The story of how I almost became a developer. Featuring confusion, frustration! Triumph! Coming soon to Netfli.... just kidding. 16. FAQs For a Software Engineering Hiring Manager - Part 2 of 5: Companies & Interviews With over 10 years of experience as a hiring manager for software engineers, I've compiled a list of the many recurring questions I've received from job seekers 17. How to Choose the Best Resume Template to Land Your Dream Tech Job Struggling to decide to find a suitable resume template? Follow this easy guide to pick the best option and create a beautiful resume for your dream tech job. 18. 5 Useful Tips from My Amazon SDE II Interview Experience Amazon SDEII coding and system design interview experience from initial recruiter call to online assessment and onsite rounds. 19. What Exactly is a Tech Job? Any job that deals within the tech ecosystem and requires some basic knowledge and understanding of technology is a tech job. 20. The Best Way to Find Software Developer Jobs in Switzerland If you want to find a job in Switzerland - This step by step guide tells you: how to find job, what is important when applying and what are the formalities! 21. How to Work in Tech Without  Technical Experience Learn what are the best entry level IT jobs. I describe briefly what QA engineer, product owner, scrum master, UX/UI designer, CSM and technical writer do. It's 22. Few Hacks For Your Next Tech Resume Here's every mistake (or advice) I can think of when building your resume based on my humble experience reviewing more than 500 resumes as Head of Engineering at a tech company. 23. Ask for a Signing Bonus, Baby! You are in demand. You have a good paying job right now. Why should you move? Yes, there are lots of reasons, especially in tech to move on to the next job. However, you are under no great economic pressure to do so. 24. 5 Types of Developers in High Demand in 2021 Golang engineers, AI engineers, and mobile app developers are expected to be in high demand throughout 2021. 25. Can You Get A Developer Job With HTML And CSS Only? When I was just learning web development and only knew HTML and CSS, I wasn’t applying for any job, because most of the people told me that you can’t get a developer job with just HTML and CSS. In this article, I’ll analyze that a little bit better and maybe try to prove it wrong. 26. How to Hold on to Critical Knowledge When Employees Leave If you do a good job as a leader, the people you mentor will eventually outgrow their original roles. Some will rise within their departments; others will go on to lead new teams. Many will go on to work for other businesses. 27. How To Recruit Great Scrum Masters Finding a Scrum Master is simple and complex. There are plenty of people out there who call themselves “Scrum Masters”, but how do you know if the person you are hiring really is a great Scrum Master? 28. Tech Jobs Are Among The Best Paying Jobs In 2021 Tech jobs have gained an increasingly important status in the modern world. See what type of jobs are among the best paying ones. 29. Code Isn't the Only Solution; and 8 Other Dev Lessons, 7 Years Later I'm working as a software developer for 7 years. You can read my background and how I got into the industry here. There are a few things I wish I learned earlier. Knowing these in advance would have made my job a lot easier. Some of this might sound pretty obvious, but not for me. If you're in the early stages of your career, doing a few of this will make you stand out. 30. Common MS Excel Questions to Help you Excel in a Data Analyst Job Interview EXCEL Interview Questions for Data Analysts 31. Will the Programmers of Tomorrow Resemble the Lawyers of Today? Now the title may sound a little bit confusing. What does law have to do with programming? How can these two drastically different professions find anything in common in the future? 32. From Happy Hours to Team Size: What Does Tech Talent Actually Care About? Growing a happy, productive tech team (and one that sticks around longer than a year or two) is a balancing act. Because money isn’t always a sole motivator for employees, rising startups and big-name brands are reeling in candidates with value-driven company cultures and incentivizing perks, such as the freedom to work from home, readily available cold (or craft) brew on tap or, in the case of Dallas-based Southwest Airlines, unlimited flights. 33. What Will the Jobs of the Future Look Like? A look at what the jobs of the future will look like 34. A Short History of Graphic Design Jobs Graphic Designers and Artists are in high demand, but with advancements in software and the growth of the internet some fear that these jobs will die off. 35. FAQs For a Software Engineering Hiring Manager - Part 4 of 5: Applying & Job Hunting With over 10 years of experience as a hiring manager for software engineers, I've compiled a list of the many recurring questions I've received from job seekers 36. The Power of Tech Communities And how it led me to a Software Engineering job at one of India’s largest online grocery company. 37. Tips for Engineering Graduates Mechanical Engineering Graduates, here are some tips to kick-start your career. Because we know how difficult and challenging it is in this domain, with so many unanswered questions, especially for beginners. 38. Applying for Research Internships at IITs, IIMs, NITs, and Foreign Universities Hi there! 39. How to Use Retention as a Hiring Metric We believe there is one number that is the ultimate measure of how good you are at hiring: employee retention. 40. 20 Ways to Stand Out in a Hiring Process (That Doesn’t Involve Your Resume) 20 ways to stand out in a hiring process that don’t involve your resume. 41. Are Video Resumes a Good Idea for Fresh Graduates? Most recent college graduates struggle to land interviews, let alone job offers. Sadly, it is difficult to gain experience if no one is willing to give you a chance to work. The challenge lies in landing as many interviews as possible. 42. Tips and Stories on Getting into Tech with No IT Background Are you passionate about technology? 43. Ageism in Tech: How It Feels To Be The Oldest in the Room The phone interview started with the founder explaining the format, followed by the standard “tell me about yourself.” Before the interview, I had done research to know he wasn’t yet 30. It seemed to be his first startup and publicly available information about this venture was minimal. I was excited that I got the phone interview because I knew my previous marketing experience was a perfect fit. I kept my story short by including only relevant startup marketing projects. 44. The Tech Job Market 2020: Can You Still Hit Your Engineering Hiring Goals? COVID 19’s impact in the tech sector highlights its importance in today’s circumstances, increased demand for consumer solutions, need for extra support and security, and clamor for more online services. 45. 9 Best Machine Learning, AI, and Data Science Internships in 2022 Here are the Top 9 ML, AI, and Data Science Internships to consider for 2022 if you want to get into any of these very lucrative fields in computer science. 46. AWS Career Paths: Top 5 Jobs You Can Get With an AWS Certification AWS certification has been rated as one of the most valuable IT certifications globally. One of the key reasons behind this is the huge popularity of AWS systems, and its wide prevalence in the cloud industry. 47. Team Red: Long Lost Contact Linus Chen is a research scientist who was given an opportunity to interview for a Volga during a global pandemic, the largest e-commerce company. 48. How to Find Jobs in the Web3 Industry No experience with coding? No problem. There’s lots of room in web3. Here's a few tips for job searching in the space. 49. Mobile App Development Jobs Trending in 2019 Motorola cut the cord when it placed the first handheld mobile phone call over 40 years ago. Ever since, the race for smarter mobile development lives on. 50. An In-Depth Guide to Crack Any SEO Interview in 2020 So, you have just finished your SEO Training from a well-known institute and are about to give your first interview. But HANG ON! Are you sure you are well prepared for what's coming? 51. Being Confident and Humble Will Help You do Better in Coding Interviews While the hard skills you’ll need to be able to solve technical interview problems are necessary, it’s also critically important to work on your soft skills. 52. 5 Simple Job Interview Tips Disclaimer: this reflects my personal opinions, not those of my employer. 53. Top 10 IT Certifications That Get You The Highest-Paying Jobs in 2021 Let’s discuss the Top 10 IT Certifications in 2021 that offer high-paying jobs including ITIL, CISSP, The AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner Cert, and more 54. Real-Life Stories About AI Taking Human Jobs We have been lied to when told that AI will not take away our jobs. Real life testimonies and experiments prove that AI tools have been robbing humans of jobs 55. What Are The Best Paying Jobs in Tech in 2022? The tech industry has been expanding extensively in the last few decades, creating many opportunities for tech talent. 56. How To Become a Senior Developer: Thinking one Level Ahead The skills needed to get a promotion are quite different from those you need to land a job. Promotions require a different approach to your skills, value, and relationships in your organization. How does one strike a careful balance between passion, ambition, and talent that is needed to get your next promotion? 57. Top 10 Job Boards Where You Can Find Your Next Software Engineering Job I’ve compiled just a few of the best places for you to look for new job openings. 58. How Important is a College Degree if You Want a Job in Tech? Recently, I’ve seen people discuss on Twitter about whether a college degree is required to get into a tech job and if having one gives you any competitive advantage over the self-taught ones. I believe I can add a cent or two to that discussion. I am going to tell my story and experience so it might encourage others. 59. Interview Questions That Suck - "What's Your Current Salary?" Asking for your current salary is not a legitimate question and should be treated as such. 60. How Much Java Do You Need to Master Before They'll Hire You? Let’s talk about job hunting in programming. It’s no secret that software development is one of the most promising fields out there — yet, as hundreds of developers learn the language, it’s easy to feel insecure about job prospects. 61. Your Complete Guide to Getting A Job On Blockchain Blockchain Gaming is One of the Best Methods of Self Employment on Blockchain for People who Don't want A Skill Focused Job AND want to Have Fun while Earning. 62. How I got Interviewed by Fiverr Without Sending a Resume If you are passionate about the Tech sector you have probably dreamed at least once of being a Googler, of being part of the team that will launch the next iPhone or working on the next feature of an app with millions of users. 63. 17 Highest-Paying Cities in the San Francisco Bay Area for Software Engineers A list with 17 of the highest paying cities for Software Engineers in the San Francisco Bay Area. Curate by reports from the verified professionals at Blind. 64. What To Do If You Don’t Have a Summer Internship If you prefer to follow along via my YouTube video, you can watch it here! 65. Everybody Hates Marketers in the Tech World After a few months, I realized I was making more money than I did as a lawyer. 66. Why is There Not Enough Software Engineers? “The tech industry is thriving. It’s expanding almost three times faster than the rest of the UK economy and it’s nearly worth £184bn.” 67. This Job Training Program Is Helping People With Autism Fight Cybercrime For the better part of a year, the 25-year-old wouldn’t respond when spoken to, his father said, and his blue, wide-set eyes revealed little cognition. 68. 5 Upwork Alternative Websites for Freelancers This article introduces 5 Upwork alternative websites for freelancers looking for work in niche fields or people looking for entry-level micro work. With struggling economies in many countries, more and more people are turning to online freelancing as an additional source of income. Upwork is one of the most popular websites for freelancers. However, if you aren’t really getting many leads from that site, there are tons of upwork alternative sites you can try. 69. Looking for a Tech Internship? Try This List of Online Resources I’ve been managing interns for more than a year now. This is my personal collection of resources for students seeking internships in 2019. 70. How To Onboard New Staff Effectively In The Post-Pandemic Workplace What will be the safest way to onboard new employees after the pandemic is over, and in what will be a blended work environment? 71. What is Data Science like at NVIDIA? What is it like to work in big companies like NVIDIA, and how to get there? 72. The Rational Software Engineer: How to Find a Dream Job Rational Software Engineer: How to Find a Dream Job covers how to go through the job search process and identify whether a company is a good place to work. 73. FAQs For a Software Engineering Hiring Manager - Part 5 of 5: On Managers, Growth & Progression With over 10 years of experience as a hiring manager for software engineers, I've compiled a list of the many recurring questions I've received from job seekers 74. A Day in the Life of a Security Operations Center Analyst and How to Get Such a Job The security operation center analyst, often called the SOC analyst, is a lesser-known profession in IT. 75. Landing a Job at Tesla Using Facebook Ads Step by step guide how to stand out of the crowd landing a job with Facebook ads 76. I almost quit my job until I learned from these mistakes. Have you ever been frustrated and felt like quitting? Well, wanting to quit one's job is normal, but little did I know. These are my biggest mistakes & lessons. 77. Reflecting on Five Years of Remote Work at NoDesk This past July, NoDesk turned five. As part of this milestone, I want to reflect on how and why NoDesk came to be, what’s changed over the years, and talk about what’s next as we all look towards the future of work. 78. Why Should You, in Fact, Become a Software Developer There are a million and two reasons why you should study computer programming but let’s break it down into four simple ones. 79. Courier is Building a Healthy, Inclusive Work Culture to Attract Top Talent How do you fairly compensate your employees for a job well done? 80. Career Ladder for Women in Tech: Latest Trends and Research Have your efforts as a woman in tech garnered heightened respect in a male-dominated field? Get to know more about the 2023 career ladder for women in tech here 81. [My Learnings] From Writing My First Line of Code to a $226K Job Offer in 8 Months I got offers from Google, Lyft, Yelp, cloud unicorn Rubrik, IBM Artificial Intelligence, and JP Morgan Chase. My story may help you in your job search 82. Life after the Pandemic: IT Outsourcing Trends in 2020 83. How to Prepare Yourself (and your CV) for Remote Tech Opportunities Do you want to find remote work in tech? Find out the most essential tips, tools and resources to help you prepare yourself and your CV for tech roles. Thank you for checking out the 83 most read stories about Tech Jobs on HackerNoon. to find the most read stories about any technology. Visit the /Learn Repo

83 Stories To Learn About Tech Jobs

Remember the days when everyone was shouting: get into tech? Seems not too long ago. I remember the days in the early 2010s when every startup seemed to be so fresh and new. Everything around me felt like it had broken ground. The people involved were so passionate about what they did. Every business was a mystery in a way. Would this be around in a couple of years? Was this going to change the world? We didn’t know but just went along with the adventure of a rapidly changing world. Nowadays, it seems like the big players are making changes and small guys are all doing the same thing(s). This isn’t the tech scene I signed up for. Everyone wonders where all the jobs are these days. My friends are complaining, my cousin’s been struggling and even my mom’s talked about it. Contrary to what everyone seems to believe, I don’t think it’s the fault of AI—the mythical end of all jobs. t seems like everyone’s blaming this fresh technology for everything, and it’s gone all doom and gloom, as if programming is dead. They say no one is getting tech jobs anymore because of AI, but I want to argue that’s not the case. I think the tech is just slowing down like any big boom. It’s kind of getting hard to innovate. The paper and pen industry once had new innovations, but don’t you think there’ll come a time where we can’t really change the “metaphorical pen” of tech companies? Historically every industry experiences ups, downs and stalls. Some die and some grow. Why don’t we consider that for tech? We’ve had our fair share of progress in the last couple of decades. Isn’t it natural for things to slow down a bit…? I’ve seen this recent boom of tech companies and maybe we should slow down a bit. Maybe we have enough tech companies for some fields. It’s possible our focus shouldn’t be too much on the same types of businesses that we keep repeating. Let me give you some examples. E-mail services How many of these do we need? Competition is good and lowers pricing but we don’t need another service that sends emails. There have to be better ideas than this. I saw a y combinator-funded startup called resend the other day. From what I saw it’s quite fresh, and kind of cool but… was this needed? I’ve seen so many competitors like sendgrid, postmark, brevo, AWS SES, etc. Do we really need more? I can’t wrap my head around the logic of funding a business that’s so saturated. They used to fund cool innovative ideas and now it’s another e-mail service or calendar… Job Boards These are beyond overdone. How many job boards are there? Just yesterday I found a remote board called Work Remote Now! and an AI Job board named Mo AI Jobs they both are new job boards seeing some traction but I feel like I’ve seen enough of these that it’s time to stop. I think it’s best founders stray away from job boards especially tech-related job boards that service remote work or AI or whatever fancy trend pops up next. It feels to me like we’re over-saturated with these. Competition is good but consolidation happens for a reason. I’m not saying different job boards are bad but we could slow down a bit don’t you think? It’s time we consider other businesses. ChatGPT Wrappers Some of these are good but is this even a great business decision? I think there will be a wrapper one of these days that’s just really good at customizing and it’ll kill a lot of businesses. This could even be from open AI themselves. It seems that many of these wrappers are directly competing with chatGPT which is a free service. Unless you train and code your own unique AI I think basing your company off an existing LLM isn’t the best. It’s not hard to learn how to prompt, and do you really think people aren’t going to find easy and free ways to customize their ChatGPT prompts? Why wouldn’t they just pay OpenAI directly and get access to the freshest GPT-4 key? I don’t know, maybe I’m wrong, but I’m seeing too many of these nowadays. I think there are definitely some good wrappers out there, and many tech companies have enhanced their product offerings with ChatGPT, but I have doubts about the other wrappers that seem to exist without a real purpose. Too many people coming in for no good reason How many times have you heard that tech is the only career path forward and that everything else will be obsolete? Quite a lot, right? But what if that’s not the case? What if there are other skills that’ll be needed, and just like the early tech founders and coders, you can get in on a new slice of the pie? Entertainment is growing stronger every day, yet we’re all being taught to code. On top of that, there are other engineering fields seeing innovation, like genetic engineering and materials science. Why don’t we promote those? Isn’t it time our attention shifted to other fields? AI will grow, but let’s be real—it’s a very capital-intensive technology that’s specialized and acts more as an enhancer of current products. It’s not going to be the savior of tech. What tech needs are new products we haven’t thought of yet. That’s hard and takes bold risks, but maybe that’s how we truly innovate and keep the industry alive. Okay maybe there are too many services and we’re getting saturated. what next? Maybe we need to start promoting other careers. Programming jobs and new programming companies are great, but the constant saturation of the same old companies and the oversupply of new grads chasing the golden ticket wage is getting out of hand. Hey tech scene, let’s take a step back, huh? Let’s focus less on the same old and more on the new. And please, don’t create another ChatGPT wrapper. It's getting out of hand. Just my opinion. Who knows, maybe you’ll get rich, but things are getting too repetitive with everyone retreading the same ground. Let’s try something new. Remember the days when everyone was shouting: get into tech? Seems not too long ago. I remember the days in the early 2010s when every startup seemed to be so fresh and new. Everything around me felt like it had broken ground. The people involved were so passionate about what they did. Every business was a mystery in a way. Would this be around in a couple of years? Was this going to change the world? We didn’t know but just went along with the adventure of a rapidly changing world. Nowadays, it seems like the big players are making changes and small guys are all doing the same thing(s). This isn’t the tech scene I signed up for. Everyone wonders where all the jobs are these days. My friends are complaining, my cousin’s been struggling and even my mom’s talked about it. Contrary to what everyone seems to believe, I don’t think it’s the fault of AI—the mythical end of all jobs. t seems like everyone’s blaming this fresh technology for everything, and it’s gone all doom and gloom, as if programming is dead. They say no one is getting tech jobs anymore because of AI, but I want to argue that’s not the case. I think the tech is just slowing down like any big boom. It’s kind of getting hard to innovate. The paper and pen industry once had new innovations, but don’t you think there’ll come a time where we can’t really change the “metaphorical pen” of tech companies? Historically every industry experiences ups, downs and stalls. Some die and some grow. Why don’t we consider that for tech? We’ve had our fair share of progress in the last couple of decades. Isn’t it natural for things to slow down a bit…? I’ve seen this recent boom of tech companies and maybe we should slow down a bit. Maybe we have enough tech companies for some fields. It’s possible our focus shouldn’t be too much on the same types of businesses that we keep repeating. Let me give you some examples. E-mail services How many of these do we need? Competition is good and lowers pricing but we don’t need another service that sends emails. There have to be better ideas than this. I saw a y combinator-funded startup called resend the other day. From what I saw it’s quite fresh, and kind of cool but… was this needed? I’ve seen so many competitors like sendgrid, postmark, brevo, AWS SES, etc. Do we really need more? I can’t wrap my head around the logic of funding a business that’s so saturated. They used to fund cool innovative ideas and now it’s another e-mail service or calendar… resend resend Job Boards These are beyond overdone. How many job boards are there? Just yesterday I found a remote board called Work Remote Now! and an AI Job board named Mo AI Jobs they both are new job boards seeing some traction but I feel like I’ve seen enough of these that it’s time to stop. I think it’s best founders stray away from job boards especially tech-related job boards that service remote work or AI or whatever fancy trend pops up next. It feels to me like we’re over-saturated with these. Competition is good but consolidation happens for a reason. I’m not saying different job boards are bad but we could slow down a bit don’t you think? It’s time we consider other businesses. Work Remote Now! Mo AI Jobs ChatGPT Wrappers Some of these are good but is this even a great business decision? I think there will be a wrapper one of these days that’s just really good at customizing and it’ll kill a lot of businesses. This could even be from open AI themselves. It seems that many of these wrappers are directly competing with chatGPT which is a free service. Unless you train and code your own unique AI I think basing your company off an existing LLM isn’t the best. It’s not hard to learn how to prompt, and do you really think people aren’t going to find easy and free ways to customize their ChatGPT prompts? Why wouldn’t they just pay OpenAI directly and get access to the freshest GPT-4 key? I don’t know, maybe I’m wrong, but I’m seeing too many of these nowadays. I think there are definitely some good wrappers out there, and many tech companies have enhanced their product offerings with ChatGPT, but I have doubts about the other wrappers that seem to exist without a real purpose. Too many people coming in for no good reason How many times have you heard that tech is the only career path forward and that everything else will be obsolete? Quite a lot, right? But what if that’s not the case? What if there are other skills that’ll be needed, and just like the early tech founders and coders, you can get in on a new slice of the pie? Entertainment is growing stronger every day, yet we’re all being taught to code. On top of that, there are other engineering fields seeing innovation, like genetic engineering and materials science. Why don’t we promote those? Isn’t it time our attention shifted to other fields? AI will grow, but let’s be real—it’s a very capital-intensive technology that’s specialized and acts more as an enhancer of current products. It’s not going to be the savior of tech. What tech needs are new products we haven’t thought of yet. That’s hard and takes bold risks, but maybe that’s how we truly innovate and keep the industry alive. Okay maybe there are too many services and we’re getting saturated. what next? Maybe we need to start promoting other careers. Programming jobs and new programming companies are great, but the constant saturation of the same old companies and the oversupply of new grads chasing the golden ticket wage is getting out of hand. Hey tech scene, let’s take a step back, huh? Let’s focus less on the same old and more on the new. And please, don’t create another ChatGPT wrapper. It's getting out of hand. Just my opinion. Who knows, maybe you’ll get rich, but things are getting too repetitive with everyone retreading the same ground. Let’s try something new.

Dear Techies, Maybe It’s Time To Admit We’re a Little Over-Saturated

With the uncertainty in the economy, many companies have not only announced a hiring freeze but are also downsizing their entire divisions and non-profitable initiatives. Elon Musk who took over as the CEO of Twitter slashed its workforce in half. The company laid off 45-50% of the total strength of 7500 employees globally saying it was necessary as the company was losing over $4 million dollars per day. Following Musk’s suit was Mark Zuckerberg who announced the largest scale layoffs in company history in an effort to cut costs. Recently 11000 people were laid off by Meta. After Meta and Twitter, Microsoft, Amazon and other tech companies have fired thousands of employees amidst a rocky macroeconomic environment. Whether you’re forced to find another job or someone who’s doing it as a choice, the process to find another job is never easy. Making mistakes by not following good practices reduces the likelihood of you landing a job on time, builds stress and may even hurt you mentally and financially. If you want to get hired in a company of your choice, follow these practices. The choices you make from this day forward will lead you, step by step, to the future you deserve—Chris Murray Four practices to get hired and land the right job: 1. Spend time on social media consciously Most people turn to social media when looking for a job. While platforms like LinkedIn and Twitter can connect you to others who are in the same boat, give you access to valuable information on potential jobs and may even help you network with other like-minded individuals, not knowing how to use them to your advantage can be harmful and damaging as well. When you’re not conscious about how you’re spending your time on social media, you may end up: Feeling overwhelmed with information overload. There’s just too much content. How do you separate signal from noise? Getting discouraged and scared by consuming content that highlights your fears. If so many people are getting fired and losing their jobs, what chance do you have? Wasting too much time scrolling and reading information or communicating with people who actually don’t add real value. If your goal is to land the right job soon, you need to use these platforms strategically. I am not suggesting you stay out of touch with reality, but drowning in negative information or mindlessly spending time scrolling through feeds will do you no good. Instead, do this: Identify people in your network who are placed in positions or jobs you’re seeking. Leave them a personal note, ask if they have openings and request for introductions and connections to help you land the right job. Avoid people who are just sharing information without being helpful. They are there to gain followers and likes and don’t really care about your job. Instead, look for those who are genuinely involved in making a difference. They will always leave information on how to connect with them or use their network to give you access to job postings and other useful connections. Look up job postings on platforms like LinkedIn and connect with their HR to find out if there’s an opening. When you’re not sure about the future, your mind will automatically try to seek more negative information. Don’t feed its fears. Limit the time spent. Plan what you intend to do once you visit these sites, do just that and then log out. Consciously planning what you’re letting into your life—by avoiding negativity and taking a more balanced perspective—will make you feel in control. A feeling of control will stop rumination by encouraging you to look forward and take constructive action. What we choose to focus on and what we choose to ignore—plays in defining the quality of our life - Cal Newport 2. Prepare a sell pitch You may be great technically, have excellent collaboration skills or you may be someone who is exceptional in managing conflict. But all your expertise, your skills, and abilities are of no use if you can’t also make them visible. The most important quality in an interview is knowing how to sell yourself. You can’t expect others to hire you just because you have been fired or got bored with your previous job. Saying is great. But it doesn’t talk about why they should hire you above so many other candidates. “I am looking for better opportunities” If you don’t know why you’d hire you, neither will they ― Frank Sonnenberg This is where your “personal sell pitch” comes into play—what’s unique about you, what makes you stand out, what you bring to the table and how you can contribute to the organization's success and growth. When answering the question that most employers tend to ask “why are you looking out for a job,” briefly talk about the fact that you’re fired or whatever is the reason for seeking a new job. Then shift gears and divert their attention to your strengths and skills. Only when they see the value you’ll bring to the organization and team, will they fight for you and try to get you on board. 3. Apply the star technique Most organizations ask behavioral interview questions to judge your problem-solving skills, how you deal with difficult situations or evaluate your work experience and general working style. It’s considered a highly effective technique to get to know you better. Using your past behavior as a predictor of your future performance helps determine if you’ll be suitable for the role they’re trying to fill. Your reactions and responses to various situations at work provide useful inputs into how you communicate, collaborate and work with others. Here are some common behavioral interview questions: 1. Tell me about a recent setback at work and how you handled it. Tell me about a recent project where you had to work under pressure. What challenges did you face and how did you overcome them? Tell me about a time when you made a mistake. What did you do afterward? Tell me about a time when you faced a conflict with a coworker. How did you handle it? It’s hard to answer these questions if you aren’t prepared or don’t know how to structure your thoughts well. This is where STAR technique (S = Situation, T = Task, A = Action, R = Result) is highly effective to answer behavioral interview questions. This is how it works: 1. : Present the situation based on the question being asked. Set the scene, share context and give the necessary details to describe what happened. Situation : Describe what was your responsibility in that situation. The interviewer will be looking to see what you were trying to achieve from the situation. Task : What did you do? The interviewer will be looking for information on what you did, why you did it and what the alternatives were. Action : What was the outcome of your actions? What did you achieve through your actions? Did you meet your objectives? What did you learn from this experience? Have you used this learning since? Result Make sure to pick a story—even when talking about your failures and mistakes—with a positive outcome either as learnings or steps you took to improve. 4. Persist and don’t give up Reaching out to people, doing follow-ups, getting a call, preparing for the interview and then showing up is mentally and physically exhausting. As you anxiously wait for the news, what if it doesn’t turn out to be the way you expected? Rejections, no response or long wait cycles are quite common during the interview process. You can’t lose hope. You can’t give up. Be mentally prepared to deal with disappointments. Promise yourself to not stop at the first, second or even tenth rejection. You'll get there only if you're persistent and won't stop trying or as Anna Lembke says in Dopamine Nation “We must be willing to move forward despite being uncertain of what lies ahead. We must have faith that actions today that seem to have no impact in the present moment are in fact accumulating in a positive direction, which will be revealed to us only at some unknown time in the future. Healthy practices happen day by day.” Here are key things to remind yourself when dealing with rejection: 1. Rejection is not a measure of your worth. You can find a job only if you keep trying, not by succumbing to negative thoughts and doing nothing. Everything that seems so hard at the moment or the difficulties you have to face is only temporary. All your effort will pay off once you land the right job. We all want to get the job of our dreams and stay in them forever. But the world is not fair and most things do not end up the way we expected. Instead of wasting time ruminating about the past, follow these practices to get hired in a job of your choice and create the future you deserve—be strategic about social media, prepare your sell pitch, use the STAR technique and don’t give up. Some employers out there do want you. Yes, you. But it's not their job to find you. It's your job to find them. ― Richard N Bolles Summary Finding the right job is a tiring process. When you don’t follow the right practices, your chances of finding the right job not only decrease, the stress and anxiety of an unknown future hurt your personal well-being and mental health too. While social media platforms like Twitter and LinkedIn can be helpful in finding the job you desire, not being strategic about how to use them can lead to mindless scrolling, strong negative emotions and may even confirm your irrational fears. Your skills and abilities matter. But what’s also useful is being able to highlight your strengths. You can’t stand out in the interview process unless the interviewer understands your unique value. Behavioral interview questions are used by most organizations to evaluate how candidates will perform in the future based on their past performance. Use the STAR technique to prepare your response to some of the most common questions. Prepare yourself for the worst and not the best-case scenario. It’s ok to be disappointed when the outcome of the interview is not in your favor, but don’t let that disappointment turn into a defeat. Keep trying and only look forward. Previously published . here

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Let's imagine a company invited you to an interview, and although you were clearly hoping for an invitation, now you are stressed. Below we will look at the mistakes people make during the interviews. Throughout my hiring experience, I have been on both sides of the process, but more often, as a hiring manager and mentor. Therefore, I have accumulated enough knowledge to share. : we will not discuss specific hard skills. There are lots of skill maps for product managers available. I have also written an article on . The text below is a logical continuation. The first part of the text is essential, but . Disclaimer resume writing tips if you are in a hurry, you can skip directly to the case breakdown Interview with a recruiter/HR I don't want to offend anyone, but it is a relatively easy interview so we won't dwell on it too much. Usually, it lasts 15-30 minutes, and the main goal is to verify your overall adequacy, the correspondence of your resume to reality, salary and other questions. : study the company, its mission and products, and salary ranges (for example, on Glassdoor). Come up with questions and write them down to ask at the appropriate time. How to prepare : ask no questions, know nothing about the company, be silent and try to discount the significance of your achievements during a self-presentation. Mistakes : be yourself, open, confident, and maintain a dialogue. You can write a pitch in advance. Don't read it, but it will help you sound more confident. During the meeting you can try to find out the name of the next interviewer to prepare better: watch presentations, articles, or social media profiles in advance. And at the beginning of the following interview, compliment the interviewer on the materials you read/watched. It will help establish a connection. Obvious tips All further interviews These interviews often include an evaluation of behavioural skills and thinking patterns. They will also evaluate your skills: product, project, analytical, and sometimes technical. They usually start with very open-ended questions, gradually testing deep knowledge. It is the part that many people cannot pass, and the reasons can be different, but we will try to increase the chances and make the market even more competitive =) If you are good at solving cases described in a couple of sentences, you will most likely be able to answer specific questions like "We conducted an A/B test. The conversion rate for the first option was 1% and for the second one – 1.2%. Which one is better?" Therefore, we will not dwell on such questions in detail because the variations can be endless. (Answer option: it is worth looking at the sample size, experiment duration, calculating statistical significance, or explaining how to do it). Instead, we will analyze a specific open case. Example case: Build a profitable video-streaming product. Several of my acquaintances received such a task at an interview: The company's founder wants to launch a new product - video streaming and make it profitable within 2 years. You are responsible for it. What will you do? The company already has an audio streaming product with 1 million active monthly users (MAU) who purchase the subscription. During an interview, you are in a stressful situation where you should compose yourself and deliver the best possible result within the given time frame. You are not expected to provide the one correct answer, as there may not be one or may several. The interviewer is interested in understanding how you came to your conclusion, which requires structured thinking and communication, and that's what we will focus on. It's best to start by introducing the existing product if it's part of the case. Presenting and formulating derivatives can help create a foundation to solve the problem. For example: The existing business is almost the same as the case: essentially, we are reselling content from rights holders to end consumers. OK, this means we already know how to stream something lighter than audio content, so some of the necessary technology and product is already in place. We know how to work with subscriptions, which could be handy for video, so we don't need to create a new billing system for the MVP. The subscription model in this example is also subject to doubt. It's the simplest thing we can try, but for some audiences streaming the content with an ad model might be worth considering. We can research a loyal audience. Other elements of this case include: Hidden desire not to start from scratch; Lack of research and strategy. It's unclear how the business owner believed that this was the way to go; Willingness to understand how you will build a profitable business, so you must include an economic component in your response. Next, the task involves building a feature/product. Many people stumble here because they veer from the case into bookish musings. For instance, they provide vague answers like: "We will research to build the product, get results, evaluate development, and achieve success." Or on the contrary, they assume that the initial information is clear and immediately start considering what content they will provide without explaining how they came to that conclusion, except through their imagination and worldview. Let's look at the main mistakes when interviewing for a product manager. And we will understand how to avoid them. Responding with standard reasoning and phrases, forgetting the actual case. Always remember the case and the task you need to solve: in this case, to create a profitable video-streaming product. We already covered this mistake earlier. Being passive and waiting for the interviewer to help you. The interviewer might intentionally provoke you by giving unclear facts, such as "We have 4 developers and 3 tasks, one of which has been estimated at 8 person-months. What will you do?" Or "We have already conducted research: our potential audience is people over 40 who want to relax." These seem like random facts from the interviewer's head. Trusting random questions and facts. In the example above the numbers could be anything, but that doesn't change anything fundamentally. To answer the question and build a Gantt chart, you need to understand if the developers can be interchangeable and what are the estimations of the other two tasks. As for the audience example, it's worth questioning it, as nothing is said about the content providers that we can offer to satisfy this demand, or why it's 40 years old and not 16+, who have endless time to watch everything and anything and can pay for subscriptions with their parents' money. Being a proxy manager. The manager's job is to control, not to be managed. What does it mean to evaluate a task in 8 months? And what will be the intermediate results? It's better to decompose the task into subtasks, for example, up to 3 days, and to set milestones for when even intermediate results should be demonstrated. If you build a product based on these assumptions, you will not be able to manage risks: the timeline will increase from 8 months to a couple of years, and in the end, you will not even get the product you wanted. The manager's goal, in this case, is to make an MVP of the product with minimum cost, preferably in a couple of weeks, and test the value of the hypotheses. Incomplete picture or jumping thoughts. If you do not have a complete picture of the product, it would be difficult to solve the case. Completeness is achieved by filling in unknown parts. The example above is worth finding out how the other two tasks were evaluated. Otherwise, it is impossible to continue working on the case. Sometimes thoughts can jump around because there are too many ideas. But the product manager must be able to prioritize and do it here too. Lack of added value. This mistake is a scourge for many people. When launching a new product in a competitive environment, you must understand why the user will want to pay you and not your competitors. The "tax" on switching from other products should be minimal. Partly for this reason, all services usually make similar products. Secondly, you must have something for which users will switch, such as unique content or an excellent movie recommendation system. Not trying to analyze competitors and the existing audience of the service. Everything is clear from the mistake itself. It is worth extracting the benefit from existing loyal users, including finding the non-obvious things about competitors' services. Identifying only a part of the users. In our case, as mentioned above, we resell content. That means we have users from two sides: content providers and consumers. The product should deliver content on the last mile, just doing it better than competitors for a certain audience. For example, "ivi" launches movies on any TV model. I think this was their golden vein for a long time during penetration into the audience with the emergence of TVs with Android, and competition in this area intensified. Not telling about what will be around the product. Marketing is crucial at launch, so make it a part of the product. How will you eventually bring users to the product? Will customer support be needed? Don’t mention monetization. It's worth mentioning that you will be looking for a positive unit economics model, reducing the cost of customer acquisition. These could be goals for each stage of the product life cycle. For larger companies, it may be normal to start making money only in the maturity stage, while for smaller ones, the budget may simply run out. The more experienced the PM, the closer he is to economics, and the less it floats in the clouds of features or indicators that do not affect it. Failing on questions about A/B tests. If you haven't done them yourself, don't worry. More than half of companies don't have the infrastructure for fair A/B tests. But firstly, you can talk about launches and the subsequent growth/decline of metrics, conclusions and actions. Secondly, you can read up on the theory and show that you understand what p-value, confidence interval, and statistical significance are, and how to calculate them. Answering too quickly on metric questions. Imagine you were asked how to measure the success of a new search version. Or what are the 3 main non-technical metrics like CPO you would like to see on the dashboard every day if you are working on a taxi service? Think about what is critical in both cases. CTR of the first place in search is a good indicator, but there may be repeated searches behind it. And the number of taxi rides can increase due to launches in new cities, so you need to be able to count them correctly. How to practice: Watch how others solve common cases. Before joining a company, I solved many job interview cases. They have answers and comments from other product managers, which is very valuable ; https://www.productmanagementexercises.com/interview-questions You can go on interviews at companies where you don't want to work, but it's not a win-win strategy; Arrange interviews with colleagues or find a good mentor. Like or comment — it's great feedback. And and to get more valuable information. follow me on LinkedIn HackerNoon My name is Lev Zabudko, and I'm a Senior Product Manager at Yandex, responsible for developing music and calling directions in the Alice speakers. I also believe that product managers are △-shaped specialists - the more experience they have from different areas, the more valuable the product is (you can argue about this in the comments).

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Despite recent progress, women continue to confront major challenges in the tech sector. Women in technology have had to battle for their spot in a male-dominated field, from workplace discrimination to a dearth of representation in leadership roles. Many women, however, have persisted and surmounted these obstacles to attain success in technology. This piece will look at the journeys of women in technology, emphasizing the obstacles they encountered, and the strategies they used to surmount them. Men have typically controlled the technology sector, with women suffering discrimination and bias at every level. According to a National Center for Women & Information Technology study, women account for only 25% of the computing population. Despite these obstacles, many women have broken through and made important contributions to the business. Women in technology face difficulties Women in technology encounter a number of obstacles, including workplace discrimination, a dearth of participation in leadership roles, and the gender pay gap. Discrimination on the job Women in technology frequently experience workplace prejudice, such as bias in employment and advancement, unequal compensation, and harassment. According to a Kapor Center survey, more than one-third of women in technology have encountered professional gender bias. Leadership positions are underrepresented Women are also underrepresented in roles of authority in technology. According to a McKinsey & Company study, women hold only 22% of senior-level jobs in technology. This dearth of inclusion can foster an exclusionary atmosphere and perpetuate gender bias in the business. Gender pay difference Another issue that women in technology encounter are the gender pay disparity. According to a Hired report, women in tech make 3% less than men in comparable positions. This wage disparity can have a significant effect on women's income prospects and job advancement. Strategies for overcoming obstacles Despite these obstacles, many women in technology have surmounted them and achieved success in business. Here Are Some Tactics That Women in Technology Have Used to Combat Discrimination and Bias: Creating alliances and networks Building networks and allies is one tactic that women have used to combat discrimination in technology. Women can establish a support structure to help them manage the challenges of the industry by connecting with other women in the industry and developing relationships with supportive coworkers. Looking for mentors Seeking teachers who can provide advice and support is another strategy for conquering difficulties in technology. Mentors can provide insights into the business as well as guidance on job advancement and professional development. Change advocating Many female technologists have also become change agents, using their platforms to promote awareness of gender prejudice and discrimination in the industry. Women can help create a more equitable and helpful business environment by speaking out about their experiences and pushing for policies and practices that promote diversity and inclusion. Technical skills development Finally, learning technical abilities can be a method for beating prejudice and discrimination in the tech industry. Women can show their knowledge and surmount gender bias in employment and advancement by becoming proficient in coding and other technical skills. Female-led startups receive considerably less financing than male-led startups, accounting for only 2.3% of venture capital funding in 2020. This lack of financing has the potential to stifle the development and success of female-led startups. Despite these obstacles, female innovators in technology have achieved considerable success. Women-led startups have developed innovative answers to industry issues, demonstrating that gender diversity can be an important component in driving creativity and development. Female entrepreneur empowerment strategies To support female entrepreneurs in technology, systemic issues that restrict their access to financing and tools must be addressed. Here are some approaches to promoting female businesses in technology: Increasing funding access Increased access to financing is one of the most essential tactics for empowering in technology. This can be accomplished through efforts such as funding programs designed especially for female-led startups and boosting female representation in venture capital organizations. Female entrepreneurs Diversity and inclusion promotion Promoting variety and inclusion in the technology sector can also aid in the empowerment of female businesses. Women can feel more supported and urged to follow their business goals if a community that values varied views and ideas is created. Offering mentorship and assistance Mentorship and assistance can be extremely beneficial to female businesses in technology. Women can gain the advice and resources they need to thrive by connecting with seasoned mentors and establishing a support network of fellow business owners. Conclusion Despite the difficulties they encounter, women have made important contributions to the technology sector. We can enable more women to succeed in technology by tackling the structural obstacles that restrict their access to financing and resources, as well as encouraging diversity and inclusion in the industry. Female entrepreneurs, in particular, have the ability to fuel industry innovation and development, and it is critical that we assist them on their entrepreneurial journeys. 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So, you are ready to create a killer web design and build an online presence. You already have excellent ideas for blog posts and landing pages. Now, it is time to bring this to life with the right web design. Finding a technically skilled developer for your company's website can be a daunting process. You need to look for the right fit as well as the right skill set. As for the skill set, it may be something you know a little about, but may not be an expert. Below are some tips on that best fits your needs. how to hire a freelance web developer Define What Type of Web Development You Need Before you start the process, get a good understanding of these three types of web development — front-end, back-end, and full-stack developers. A front-end developer deals with a website's visuals, layout, and user functionality. A back-end developer handles the technical aspect of the site, while a full-stack developer is an all-rounder. If you can get a , you can avoid the hassle of hiring multiple professionals for your project. However, some full-stack developers lack specific skills and can’t always handle all of the requirements. full-stack developer Depending on the depth of your needs, you may find that you need to hire a team of front-end, back-end, and full-stack web developers. Create a Project Plan Put together a thorough plan. Ensure that you include all of your requirements for the project. This includes everything from programming language skills required to design specifications. Use your plan to create a profile of the person who is the best fit. Whatever your requirements are, you should have a timescale for the project and a well-defined budget. Once you have the plan complete, include it in the project proposal or contract. Let the potential candidates know your expectations upfront. Best Platforms to Get Freelance Developers Knowing where to look for help is the first step in the search. Listed below are popular freelancing platforms with freelance tech professionals from all over the world, including: •	UpStack
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•	Scalable Path A good rule of thumb is to vet any candidates before trusting them with a new project. Review their portfolios, and schedule an interview to ask specific questions. Having them participate in a coding test is a great way to see their programming proficiency. Make sure you have good two-way communication with the candidate. If you have a hard time understanding what they are saying, it will make communicating your business needs very difficult. There is such a thing as someone being too technical. Make sure they can explain complicated processes in a simple way. Good communication is key. Negotiate the Deal Do your homework before you start negotiating a deal. The cost of web development varies depending on the project's complexity and the developer's skill set. Some niches can affect the cost as well. Find out what other website owners pay for similar services. The average market rate may change with demand, so check the prevailing rates and adjust your budget accordingly. Now it is time to negotiate. Be clear and concise on the terms and prices for the project. Be fair, but firm. This will eliminate any misunderstandings or scope creep in the future. Always define your needs, create a plan, do your homework, and be clear upfront. The negotiation process will be much easier. It won’t be long before you will be ready to bring the talent on board and start seeing your business succeed from your efforts. Things to keep in mind before you hire a web developer: • Be clear about your requirements and budget • Vet the candidate with their portfolio, interview questions, and tests • Have good two-way communication • Find out prevailing market rates for similar services • Negotiate a fair deal that works for both sides. Frequently Asked Questions Who should I hire for website development? It depends on your needs – you may be able to get away with just hiring a full-stack developer, but for more complex projects, you might require the services of a front-end and back-end developer as well. How much do web developers cost? The cost of web development varies depending on the project’s complexity and the developer’s skill set. Some niches can affect the cost as well. Do your research to understand current market rates, and adjust your budget accordingly. What qualities should I look for in a good web developer? Look for developers who have strong programming language skills, knowledge of design specifications and frameworks, the ability to write code quickly and efficiently, and a good understanding of web performance optimization and coding standards. Good communication skills are also essential for successful partnerships. By doing your research and taking the time to find the right developer for your needs, you’ll be able to build a successful partnership that will bring your business the success it deserves. Conclusion Finding the right web developer for your business needs can be a daunting task. But with these tips and tricks, you’ll be one step closer to finding the perfect candidate who will help you bring your project to life. Do your research, vet candidates carefully, negotiate a fair deal, and have open communication – all of these steps will increase your chances of finding the right developer for your project. Good luck!

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How do you fairly compensate your employees for a job well done? It’s a question that often gets ignored in favor of the bottom line and one that not enough companies talk about. We’ve never been shy about discussing some of the perks and benefits that come with being a Courier employee, but we’ve never detailed our approach to compensation. It’s time we changed that. We recently received another round of funding and plan to grow our team quite a bit in the near future. And our compensation policy needs to be organized and fair in order to reach that goal. We’ve also officially become a fully remote company. This affects how we fairly compensate employees—do we offer the going rate where our employees live? The going rate of the area where our headquarters is located? Every remote team approaches this issue differently. Our compensation policy and leveling framework are critical for Courier’s success. Here’s how we make it work. Salaries Stay in the 90th Percentile Everyone wants to know how much a job pays before anything else. That’s probably never going to change. At Courier, we know our employees make this organization a success. And salaries allow our employees to live and enjoy their lives. We also want to attract and retain top talent, so we offer new employees salaries in the 90th percentile of San Francisco’s local market rates. We also keep current employees in the same range to keep turnover low and retain our incredible people. Our compensation philosophy at Courier has historically been to target the 90th percentile of market rates. That sounds great, but determining exactly what that means isn’t easy. It can be a complicated process, so we’ll walk you through the factors we consider. First, market rates vary by location. The 90th percentile for a software engineer in California is different from Kansas. So, even though we’re now a fully remote team that hires employees around the globe, we had to choose a location to base our compensation on. Since we originated in the Bay Area, our employees are compensated based on San Francisco’s local market rates. We also consider more factors like the job title and level, as well as our company’s stage—for example, small startups obviously don’t usually pay the same as large enterprises. We are currently in between these two stages, so we need to factor that in while we’re building out our team. We use datasets from our own company history to make comparisons against going rates for similar roles at other organizations. Obviously, there’s room for error here, and the datasets we use from our own employee history are small. But we find that these factors help us keep the most important elements in mind as we decide on compensation going forward. Salary Bands Help Us Reward Top Performers When it comes to employee development and advancement, we want employees to be empowered at Courier. And we want everyone to pursue the track that works for them. Promotions are largely determined by individual performance but not just individual performance. The needs of the team and business as a whole are also large factors in our employees leveling up. We review compensation for each level and role during the second quarter of each year. And every time we hire for a role, we try to review our compensation banding and update it to ensure we’re truly offering our candidates the 90th percentile of the market rate. Many of our employees increase their level without becoming managers. We believe that excellence should be rewarded and that not every employee’s career path looks the same. There are many ways to contribute and develop as part of the team at Courier. That’s why we don’t require employees to be on a management track to get to a new compensation level. Specific titles and expectations for each employee are decided by each team rather than at the company level. There are some nuances to each role and performance that only a supervisor or other co-worker involved in the day-to-day work can effectively evaluate. That’s why we leave the final say to the supervisors running the team. Additional Benefits Sweeten the Deal While salaries are very important—we all need to eat—we know it’s not the only aspect of compensation that matters to employees. Other benefits play an important role in attracting and keeping employees. We offer unlimited paid time off (that includes vacation time as well as sick days). Of course, we also offer robust medical insurance benefits for employees, including vision and dental. For parents who’ve just welcomed a new child into their home, we offer 14 weeks of fully paid parental leave. As we mentioned above, we have shifted to a fully remote company, so our employees can work from anywhere. That’s a major benefit that can attract serious talent. The most recent Gallup survey on the issue of remote vs. onsite work found that , yet many organizations are still pushing their employees to return to shared offices. As a remote-first company, our potential employees know that we will never force them to go to an office. 34% of employees prefer to be fully remote To ensure our employees have everything they need in their respective office spaces, we offer a home office stipend. We also pay for a DashPass for all employees to make ordering lunch throughout the week a little more affordable. And on Fridays, we buy our employees lunch just to say thank you and start their weekends on a high note. Company Culture Plays a Big Role in Our Compensation Philosophy As we define compensation for roles and work to recruit the best employees for those roles, our philosophy keeps us focused on fair compensation and benefits. But we also want to acknowledge that there will always be a subjective element to salaries and the promotion process. This fact often makes people uneasy because it can easily lead to favoritism and competition between teams. In our experience, the best way to avoid that problem is by building a healthy, inclusive work culture. Attracting the best employees to your organization and keeping them around requires a space where support and collaboration are normalized. We lead by example and share our leadership's decision-making process when we make big decisions. What we’ve shared with you is an early framework for Courier. We will continue to iterate on this just like we do with everything else. Expect this to evolve as we grow. 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