AfinIT

31/12/2022

Thank you to all our clients and candidates for your involvement and for the great accomplishments throughout 2022.

See you next year for more AfinIT!

27/12/2022

Recruitment 3.0 is a new perspective on talent acquisition that combines recruiting methods with employer branding to help companies recruit great employees while reducing hiring costs and time. Generally speaking, Web 3.0 will shape many changes in the recruitment process, among which:

1. Expansion of talent search
Recruitment in Web 3.0 is very informal, since most Web 3.0 groups are formed on
Telegram, Twitter and Discord, recruitment is also more often done there.

2. Access to a talent pool
Employers can directly consult the profiles and experiences of candidates via the
blockchain, and the results cannot be falsified. They can objectively evaluate the skills and experience of candidates through their Web 3.0 profile. This speeds up the hiring process and reduces time spent on assessment tests and interviews.

3. Decentralized recruitment
With the emergence of decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs), potential
employees are viewed as collaborators, not actual ones, and the freelancers do not
have to pay to contact employers. With this approach, talents can connect with clients through decentralized networks (rather than freelancing sites).

4. Artificial Intelligence technology
Effective selection of candidates based on defined criteria, creation of databases of
candidates, conducting interviews and solving participant’s problems are amongst the most important AI value-adds in recruitment.

These solutions will make a difference in reducing the time and effort required to
complete these time-consuming activities.

26/12/2022

2 words that are the key to success according to Greg Savage: Resilience and Bouncebackability.

1️⃣ Resilience in recruitment means de-powering what you can’t control and owning your own response to the situation

2️⃣ Bouncebackability or the ability to bounce back: Recover quickly from a disappointment and approach each new situation without being hindered by previous disappointments

25/12/2022

Merry Christmas!

23/12/2022

6 abilities IT recruiters should master 🎯

1️⃣ Identify a need & define a job requirement
2️⃣ Ask the right questions to your hiring manager
3️⃣ Identify two or three must have competencies. Distinguish them from the “nice to have”
4️⃣ Use the right keywords to find candidates
5️⃣ Pitch the opportunity to potential candidates
6️⃣ Match candidates with the opportunities

21/12/2022

5 skills required for a job in edge computing

1️⃣ Programming, application development and application architecture
Low-code platforms won’t eliminate the need for people with sharp software engineering and architecture skills.

2️⃣ Networking and connectivity
The remote nature of many edge environments requires serious networking and
connectivity skills, adapted for new requirements.

3️⃣Infrastructure knowledge (compute, storage, data protection)
Organizations will need to be able to deliver the necessary infrastructure resources on site. IT pros who are willing and able to adapt deep data center experience might find there meaningful career opportunities.

4️⃣ Platforms (operating system, virtualization, containers)
Certain skills that are in high demand in cloud environments will also be handy in edge environments. Again, standardization and consistency at the edge will be key.

5️⃣ Security
Edge security will be of the utmost importance. As a result, security experts will be in high demand too. Security skills and knowledge in the matter are a must-have if you are looking for a career in edge computing.

19/12/2022

5 tips to make you stand out through your resume

1️⃣ Include a mission statement
Outline your personal brand and be confident with your goals and future role. Show
recruiters you know what your ambitions are and how you plan to get there.

2️⃣ Think of personal branding
Create a strong and impactful profile summary. Keep it concise and make sure it is
specific to the role you’re applying for. The more specific, the more you’ll catch the eye of the recruiter.

3️⃣ Tailor your resume
Tailor your resume to each specific role and company. Your skills and examples of your previous work should align with the role and the culture of the position/ company you are applying for.

4️⃣ Be human
Let the reviewer see beyond your resume. Don’t hesitate to include the things you care about and your personal projects. Mention what you are busy with outside your job, such as charities, hobbies, and personal interests.

5️⃣ Keep it brief but impactful
Your resume should be short: Keep it digestible and comprehensible. You want to make it easy to interpret for your reader.

16/12/2022

5 essentials for developing the skillsets of IT professionals

1️⃣ Create “learning” communities
Create communities around various IT-related for people to interact, learn, collaborate, and even design organizational improvements. Let them be creative and come up with new ideas to improve your business.

2️⃣ Allow staff to take initiatives
Allow your staff to take initiatives or to subscribe to relevant IT trainings by themselves. Foster ownership of their own development and learning process. Make sure also they can allocate the necessary time and budget into these trainings.

3️⃣ Provide technology education programs – with coaching
Building up practical learning opportunities and other training resources necessary is essential to create a team that has the proper credentials (skills and practices), not just on paper but also to favor for practical & visible improvements in their day-to-day jobs.

4️⃣ Leverage internal coaching opportunities
Assign managers and other senior staff to areas of expertise. Empower them to coach the next generation of IT employees. With on-staff experts providing training themselves, you’ll develop a culture of continuous learning and growth.

5️⃣ Adopt an agile mindset
Real agility requires trust, quick response and communication. A certification can’t teach that, but a coach can. Think less of flashy perks, yet more of valuable development opportunities for employees.

02/12/2022

Retaining IT talents: 3 tips for better training opportunities

Employees need to see a future in your company if you want them to stay. One of the best ways is to provide them with training and development opportunities, especially in ICT.

IT is changing fast and skills such as "agile methodologies, continuous integration and systems integration" are often learned on the job.
Evolution is sometimes so fast that by the time these skills get acquired, they become already obsolete. The only solution is to live in a constant state of improvement.

Some tips for IT professional development training:
1️⃣ Allow your staff to take initiatives
It is important to let your employees develop their skills by giving them a certain degree of independence. A CoP (community of practice) is for instance a very good way to let your employees interact, learn and collaborate. Employees can own their own future and skillset development

2️⃣ Allocate resources to self-learning
In order for your staff to have the opportunity to create a CoP, you need to give them the resources they need.
It is worth giving each employee a training and development budget without direct control. Allow them to choose what they want to improve as they probably know better what they need to upgrade and what they are interested in

3️⃣ Internal coaching
You certainly have experts among your staff. Give them the means to mentor the next generation of IT profiles. That’s how you develop a culture of constant learning and knowledge transmission

28/11/2022

4 ways remote leaders can build soft skills.

Leaders need to make extra efforts to maintain relationships and build strong teams in a remote work setup. Here are some tips on how to do it :
1️⃣ Prioritize post-meeting interactions
The famous “meeting after the meeting”. Ask your coworkers how they feel about the decisions made or about how the meeting went in general

2️⃣ Proactively engage with your team
Regularly schedule feedback sessions and one-on-one meetings. Gain and maintain the trust of your staff. Show them you understand their feels and concerns

3️⃣ Be fully present
Even during video calls, remain present and focused on the conversation. Keep your eyes on one screen and be attentive when other people are talking, eliminate distractions around you. It will help you to listen better and be engaged

4️⃣ Seek out in-person opportunities
When you can afford it, bring your team together in person to reconnect. Time spent together builds trust, relationships and better communication. We are all human beings who need direct physical interaction, and work is no exception to that

25/11/2022

Have you ever heard of executive recruiter Ken Ferguson's "C's" of job satisfaction?

He shares 3 criteria that determine how happy and engaged you are at work:
1️⃣ Content: This is related to your current job. Make sure to remain stimulated and satisfied. You feel like you are progressing and that what you do makes sense?
2️⃣ Career: This one is about ambition and opportunities. Is your current job contributing to your career ambitions? Will it bring you to where you want to be in a few years from now?
3️⃣ Culture: Do you have fun at work? How about your relations with colleagues? Are you in an environment of trust and mutual care?

Keep these 3 C's in mind. They are key in your current working life but also for future interviews

18/11/2022

📣 We are looking for a Full Stack Python/ Spark DEV for large Data applications 📣

✅ This role is part of a team central to the core applications.
✅ The 15-people team is organised around Agile/Scrum.
✅ You will be part of the daily meetings, demos, retros but also take part into business and technical architecture meetings.
✅ Your development scope will be large: from data engineering to business related applications.
✅ You will follow up on projects from needs assessment, development to testing, demos and delivery.
✅ You will play an important role in the development of new services in the Cloud.

If you own a Bachelor or Master in IT combined with 7 years of professional experience and experience in Python (min. 3 years of experience), Spark, SQL server, Azure DevOps toolchain... This job offer is for you.

For more information, click here 👉 http://bit.ly/3Xio7f5

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