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IT Jobs in 2012: 5 Trends To Watch

Friday, January 20th, 2012

it-careers-2012Without a doubt IT is the most dynamic and promising sphere for carrer growth right now. Below we list imporatnt trends that were used when building HR development strategy for 2012:

1. IT specialists expect faster career growth. They are ready to work on a position no longer than for one year, or even six months. After that - new project or new role within the organization. Absence of opportunities for career and/or professional growth within the previous company is the main reason to change job, according to our job applicants; as well as “When can I expect a promotion?” is one of the most common question we hear from candidates. (more…)

Softheme has become Microsoft Silver Partner

Monday, January 2nd, 2012

mssp_whiteThe destinction received by the owner of Softheme trademark, Software outsourcing House Int., is just another proof of the high quality development services our customers from all over the world can expect.

Software Outsourcing House Int. attained the Microsoft Silver Software Development competency on December 31, 2011.

We would like to thank our clients for giving the relevant references and our software development team members, who undersatnd the value of getting another proof of their competency by taking part in Microsoft certification programs.

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Find us on CareerGuidance.com.ua

Monday, September 26th, 2011

Career Guidance is a virtual employment fair, that helps companies present themselves to a broad audience of job seekers. It is a single point were potential employees can access vacancies of the leading Ukrainian and International companies, get more info from presentations, text descriptions or via live chat with the representatives of employers.

It is the first initiative of that kind in Ukraine, and Softheme could not miss such event. That’s what our virtual booth looks like:

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Softheme presents new approach to test automation

Friday, August 12th, 2011

automated testing outsorcingMost of large software development projects can’t be successful in terms of timeliness without automation testing. Extended line of automation testing tools and techniques allows to apply this fast and cost-saving service to projects of any size and complexity.

Now our clients can leverage mature automation testing services, that include:

  • developing test automation concept;
  • design and delivery of automation scripts with maximum coverage of the app’s functionality;
  • UI automation testing;
  • involving specialists with experience in developing automation platforms for commercial distributed applications;
  • ability to choose from variety of automation frameworks (FitNess, Automated QA, Selenium, Rational Robot) or customize them in accordance with your needs;
  • Agile approach to choosing proper tools/testing methods for each particular iteration of the development process;
  • defining acceptance criteria based on the deep analysis of the business domain;
  • advanced project management, that ensures meeting deadlines and expectations.

Softheme’s automation testing services suit for any type of projects – from from mobile apps to large web portals, from games to enterprise-level software.

You can give it a try by ordering test automation of relatively small part of your application’s functionality, involving 1 person for 1 week.

Flexibility in expanding or reducing teams, personalized approach to pricing and project management allow us to provide truly customized testing services instead of just customizing tools :)

Feel free to contact us by skype: softheme or e-mail: info@softheme.com

Tech talents from non-US are leaving Silicon Valley?

Monday, June 20th, 2011

silicon valley brain drain

silicon valley brain drain

Few days ago I came across very interesting publication on USA today. It says that technical talents are leaving Silicon Valley due to strict immigration laws, high cost of leaving and appearance of better opportunities back home. The problem is so serious that even president Obama has pointed out that immigration reform is essential.

So what’s going on? There are no accurate figures, but the experts questioned by the American journalists claim that the number of foreign-born workers returning to India and China annually is in the tens of thousands. The Chinese Ministry of Education estimates the number of Chinese who returned to China last year was a record 134,800, up 25% from 108,000 in 2009. (more…)

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