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Topic: hiring tips and insights

Tech Hiring 101: Writing the First Message to a Candidate

The first message could be the only info a candidate uses to choose your offer over the many others out there. Here's how to write a great one!

by Robyn Luyt

Topic: tech career insights

Developing Work-Readiness Where It Really Matters

Attitude is as crucial in thriving at work as one's technical ability. This is how Alwyn Van Wyk from Younglings Africa trains grads into "work ready" devs.

by Jomiro Eming

Topic: tech career insights

Hiring for Retention: Build Families, Not Just Teams

The high demand for devs makes hiring hard, but The Gemini Solution's approach to hiring has helped them find the right people, and keep them. Here's how.

by Jomiro Eming

Topic: tech career insights

Developer Salaries: Cape Town vs Johannesburg 2019

Setting a salary benchmark is a daunting task. We've taken a look at the average salaries of developers on OfferZen to help you set the bar.

by Robyn Luyt

Topic: tech career insights

Using Mentorships to Power-up Continuous Learning

Arneau van der Horst from OneDayOnly mentors his interns to effectively practise continuous learning. Here's how you can do the same in your company.

by Jomiro Eming

Topic: tech career insights

How to Turn an Internship into a Success Story

For companies, internships are notoriously difficult to leverage. But Platform45 have managed to turn theirs into hiring success stories. Here's how.

by Jomiro Eming

Topic: tech career insights

Using Modern Processes to Support Dark Age Solutions

Keeping your processes up-to-date can really help to keep you motivated when your tech stack is old. Here's my tips on how I keep my processes up-to-date.

by Gertruida Maritz

Topic: tech career insights

How to Overcome the Difficulties Within Offshore Collaboration

Today, developers can work from anywhere in the world, but offshore collaboration comes with unique challenges. Here's what I learned to overcome them.

by Peter Khayundi

Topic: resources

WTF is a 'WTF lunch' at OfferZen?

It's hard to have a deep understanding of every team, project or process in a company. Here's how we explain WTF every team is doing plus a presentation so you ...

by Robyn Luyt

Topic: tech career insights

Leading a Team - A Short Introduction to CHAOS

Being a leader often means that you are pulled in many different directions. Here's how factoring CHAOS into how I lead has helped me make sense of it all.

by Thilo Muller

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