Talent Service, 415 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA (2026)

10/12/2022

Ready? Steady? Vote!

We’re thrilled to announce we’ve just launched Talent Service on Product Hunt! Now we only have 24h to attract Hunters’ attention and become the product of the day.

Would really appreciate your support ❤️

Here’s a link to our launch, click UPVOTE.

https://www.producthunt.com/posts/talent-service

09/20/2022

Meet a new talent on Talent Service. David Tobrise is a 42 years old director of Technology and Product from Nigeria. He has 14 years of experience as a professional Software Engineer and Manager. David is now working at a Californian Nigeria based company.

“Currently I am responsible for supervising team leaders, team members and product’s managers. Also, I’m the head of Client Delivery Management. It has been 8 years since I took a manager’s role, and 14 years since I started my career as a developer. Throughout these years I have changed many IT roles, from a Fullstack Engineer to a Head of ICT & Engineering.

I found out about Talent Service on Facebook and was attracted by the job openings. I am looking for such positions as an Engineering Manager, Team Lead, Java Engineer or Developer.

For me, a good job would be as a Software Engineering Lead with room for research and development. I am open to relocation as looking for a job opportunity in Nigeria is a bit difficult. As I see it, working means creating value. However, it is often seen as input efforts which may or may not generate value. Even though there is a shortage of developers, their salaries here are pretty low, around $25,000-35,000. Therefore, I am open to overseas offers.

The idea of reverse recruitment behind Talent Service is a good one. It helps companies to make themselves attractive and employ people who want to grow with them. The truth is, there is no perfect developer, every IT talent is constantly learning and developing.

I hope that Talent Service will fulfill my expectations.”

David is skilled in Java, Spring Framework, PHP, DevOps, JavaScript, Python, Database, IT management.

09/13/2022

One of the most wanted destinations for any IT start up or talent. We have collected some info on visa regulations.

Once you get an offer to the US, getting a visa is not a problem. If you are coming from Europe, note that nor all countries have embassies issuing visas. Several types of visas might be of interest to you:

Visa H-1B. Visa for qualified specialists of certain industries (IT, engineering, math, etc.)

Requirements: a high level of qualification, high education or relevant work experience, job offer, readiness to work in the US for 3–6 years.

Visa H-2B. Visa for temporary workers.

Requirements: a job offer, employer’s confirmation, readiness to work in the US for 1–3 years.

Visa O-1. Visa for people with extraordinary ability.

Requirements: you can prove your skills, you have at least a verbal invitation from your employer, readiness to work in the US for 3–4 years.

Visa EB-2 (A). Visa for immigrants with a master’s degree and higher or a bachelor’s degree plus over 5 years of work experience.

Requirements: a job offer.

Visa EB-2 (B/C). Visa for professionals.

Requirements: should meet at least three criteria: PhD / 10 years of work experience / professional license / wage corresponding professional skills / membership in professional associations / awards and prizes / extraordinary ability

Now that you’ve studied all types of visas, it’s time to apply for a job in the US on talentservice.com.

09/02/2022

Connecting with the right talent or company has become even faster than before. How come?

▪ Talent Service now allows companies to send quick offers by providing just contact information and a brief job summary, whereas talents can just click ‘Apply now’ to directly inform a company they are interested in the job;

What’s more?

▪ New roles again! Designers and Marketing specialists are now welcome to Talent Service. Hire a specific specialist you need – we have elaborated all possible design and marketing roles.
▪ Log in with your LinkedIn or Google accounts. As simple as that!
▪ More accurate filtering. Filter talents by frameworks and technologies you require.
▪ Design improvements. As usual, we aim to make your experience with Talent Service smoother.

08/11/2022

Talent Service HRD Liliya Yakupova has contributed to a big interview of the Authority Magazine. In it, she shares her thoughts on the future of work and top trends to follow. These are 5 trends she suggests,

▪ Work from home culture

According to a Microsoft survey, 52% of people are thinking of switching to a full-time remote or hybrid job this year;

▪ Diversity

This is just a necessary precondition of a socially responsible business.

▪ Automation of many professions

More people will have an opportunity to get a well-paid job in the future, as highly-predictable jobs will be replaced by automation.

▪ ESG development culture

Environmental, social, and corporate governance is an important factor as 86% of employees say their employers aren’t doing enough to combat climate change.

▪ Reskilling

A 2019 PwC study found that 74% of surveyed employees were willing to learn new skills or retrain entirely to improve their employment prospects. At the same time, 87% of CEOs say that they notice skill gaps in their teams.

To read more thoughts on the future of work, tap a link: https://medium.com/authority-magazine/the-great-resignation-the-future-of-work-liliya-yakupova-of-talentservice-on-how-employers-and-b6fb73b16093

08/09/2022

Have you been waiting for updates on Talent Service? Here you go!

▪️ 6500+ new talents registered on the platform in July! It is twice more IT tech specialists than there were in June.

▪️ Open jobs number has doubled since June. Now we have 2200+ job postings on Talent Service. You can check them on talentservice.com/vacancies.

▪️ What’s more? We have added new roles. Now employers can find Analysts they’ve been searching for so long. Moreover, companies can build a whole team of managers with our help as we have added these roles to the platform: a Product Owner, a Delivery Manager, an Account Manager, and a Scrum Master!

Don't forget to register on www.talentservice.com, we cannot wait to hear a story of you getting a great job match.

07/29/2022

Meet Syed, a 22-years old full stack developer from Karachi, Pakistan.

“As many developers I started my journey in IT by learning things from the Internet. After some time of self-teaching, I mastered Python and went to freelancing platforms to get programming experience. First time I was struggling to communicate with clients but then my self-presentation skills evolved and 2 months later I got my first freelance job.

In my country, it’s not easy to find a programming job. Somehow companies don’t assess programmers for hard skills and give them a set of random interviews instead. This process is annoying and can take 2-3 months. I appreciate hiring platforms such as Talent Service because it gives you a fast and proper assessment for hard and soft skills and helps to find a company that would be a right fit for you.

Since early 2021, I have worked with multiple clients, adopted the best experience from my Silicon Valley colleagues and got a full-time remote job in a London-based startup. The experience I’ve had is amazing, and I’m ready for my next journey. I’m looking for a full-stack developer job, my technologies are Python, JavaScript, HTML, Css, Django, Flask and more. Open for remote job or relocation ✌️

Find my CV on Talent Service: https://talentservice.com/talents/62a2368908cfbd5642c7b3f0

07/28/2022

We have made a guideline of how to build a SaaS product that will be in a demand. Just a short reminder that Talent Service is a SaaS product, too.

What steps would you take if you’d have decided to build one?

▪️ Define your product's value

As simple as that. Nobody wants to build a product nobody needs. 🤷‍♀️

▪️ Define your target audience

Make assumptions on what requires your product may cover. 🧑‍🤝‍🧑

▪️ Validate your hypothesis and choose the tech stack.

You’ve decided what features you’re going to release in the first version and how (frontend, backend, database, hosting provider) — time for the action. ✔️

▪️ Find specialists who’ll build it for you.

You don’t have to start a whole company. Hire freelancers or contact a company specializing in digital transformation. However, make sure they follow the best practices (look at what stakeholders do). 🛠️

▪️ Test the product once it’s built.

Check your MVP on the target group, keeping in mind they are the masters of the situation. 👑

▪️ Now you are ready for the launch and eternal product improvement. 😀

07/25/2022

Talent Service aims to make the best user experience both for talents and companies globally. And results of the first day after a new release (July, 20) proved it: we got 335 new talents registered on the platform in a single day! They came from different places around the world, from China to the US.

New great updates on the platform:

▪️ We have launched a recommendation system that offers talents the most suitable jobs posted on the platform. The recommendations are displayed in a talent’s profile and job catalog;
▪️ We have added new job opportunities. Now, IT managers and DevOps engineers can match with the employers on Talent Service too;
▪️ Also, you can enjoy our updated design that has become even more welcoming.

By the second day after release (compared to the last week):
▪️ The talents registration rate has increased by 93%
▪️ The conversion to registration has reached 73%
▪️ The cost of one registered user has been halved

Talent Service permanently develops, and we cannot wait to share more updates with you!

Check what’s new on talentservice.com.

07/19/2022

Olie is our Junior Marketing Manager. She started her career in Talent Service 5 months ago, and has recently changed her position within the company. Here’s her story.

— How did you start your career in Talent Service?
I sent my resume to Talent Service. Furthermore, I was so eager to become a part of the company that called a recruiter who received my application documents. After interviews with a Senior Marketing Manager and HRD, I got a job of Lead Generation Specialist. My task was to interview talent about their job expectations and process the data afterwards. Interviews with talents helped me quickly learn all specific terms.

— When and how did everything change?
When I started my journey at Talent Service, I was told there might be two possible career prospects: recruitment or marketing. My choice was marketing, as some of my friends were marketing specialists, and it sounded familiar and exciting. I got a promotion quite fast, after four months only I became a part of the Marketing Team.

— What are your tasks now?
I am a Marketing Specialist now, my new tasks have nothing to do with what I had been doing before the promotion. Now I work on About Us page and product presentations, look for conferences we can participate, manage social networks. Of course, I was puzzled when I was given my new tasks, but I like that they provoke my independence. I’ve become a pro in Miro, YouTube tutorials helped a lot with it!

— Who is your mentor?
Our Senior Marketing Manager mentors me and sends materials, actually it’s in our corporate culture to exchange knowledge. For example, I have a friend in Analytical Department, and she is always open to sharing her experience.

— What was the toughest moment within these five months?
It was my second day at work, when we switched to remote work due to the corona case, so we could not attend the office for almost a month. However, the whole recruitment crew was here to help.

— Career plans?
I’d like to improve practical skills and communication. Also, I dream about building my own team where I will inspire my peers, not only be inspired by my great coworkers.

07/18/2022

One of the common mistakes in scheduling meetings is the lack of time. Any person planning a meeting expects that all members will be involved, short-spoken and motivated. Quite often, this perfect planning ends up with no results. We suggest that you keep in mind various distracting factors. And here they are:

▪️ Start (20 mins)

5 mins to wait for those who are coming late, 5 mins for Lauren to fight her mic settings, 5 mins listening to Armen’s “oops, my Miro board is not working today…” And finally all of a sudden it’s someone’s birthday –– 5 mins more.

▪️ Explanations (+5 mins for each task)

People tend to ask questions after you give a task, so don’t forget to set time for it.

▪️ Splitting into groups

If you are planning to use breakout rooms, set time to divide participants into rooms and time for the discussion itself.

▪️ Sharing the results

To deal with a tough task, having questions and discussions is extremely important. Think of how long it may take beforehand.

▪️ Setting goals (at least 20 mins)

The trickiest part is planning further tasks and goals. Making up action points, deadlines and receiving the team’s commitment will take at least 20 mins.

P.S. Our favorite part of scheduling meetings is planning time for a talkative workmate, who may remember an anecdote in the middle of discussion. If you stop your peer, he/she may get offended and shirk the discussion.

Try to follow these tips, and you’ll see how good timing results in effective and meaningful meetings.

07/13/2022

Here are some communication rules we follow to make people feel comfortable when working in teams and interacting with their coworkers. We hope they will bring positive changes to your regular workflow.

▪️ Should you have any question or issue, do not wait for your peers to come up with the solution, make your own suggestions first, so that your workmates could choose from your options;

▪️ When communicating in messengers, some people send a hello-message and then start typing the description of the issue itself. Don’t be these people;

▪️ When you suddenly have a brilliant idea late in the evening, send delayed emails not to bother your colleagues on their free time;

▪️ Do the search before asking a question;

▪️ Employees of international companies work in different time zones. Instead of remembering the time difference, always clarify the convenient time with a person first;

▪️ Before scheduling a meeting, think about the number of participants, timing, duration, goals and results you want to reach. If you invite 10 people to a 30-minute Zoom call and do not set the goals, it will not be productive;

▪️ Does your question require a meeting or can be resolved in a short message/email?

▪️ If there is even one employee who works remotely, other members of a team settled in one office should connect to the meeting separately from their personal devices;

▪️ Check your camera and mic before you join an online meeting. Make sure there is no background noise.

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