What will IT careers look like in the future? Does each developer need to have training in automation, or will individual training sessions be enough? Do you need to become a data crawler in order to learn the ropes of IT Security? Do you need to complete a Master’s in IT Architecture to have a say in Artificial Intelligence? Which learning formats are the right ones and what should I do if your employer is saving money on continuing education and training?

Skills shortage is probably one of the most discussed topics in the media and in German companies. The situation in certain branches is continually becoming more acute, and over the past few years, we have been seeing a worrying trend.

In Germany, agencies and companies are desperately looking for developers, as they can barely fill their vacancies. But how can developers and companies find each other? What kind of skillset is really needed? This time we asked QAware GmbH in Munich, who are specialized in Software Engineering, to answer these questions.

We asked Sabine Jentschke, Director Human Rescources at Syntax Europe, about the current job market for IT specialists, which platforms recruiters use today to find applicants and what requirements are demanded of applicants.

You have found your dream job, successfully overcome the first obstacles of applying, interviewing and getting to know your future employer, and now your employment contract is ready to be signed?

Job interviews aren’t an everyday situation for job candidates. But to me, as a recruitment consultant, they are of course a daily routine. Therefore, I would like to share my experience and tips with you. In the following article, I will tell you about five questions that surprised job candidates in interviews.

If you want to move forward with your career in 2019, you should take the right actions before your good intentions are forgotten. With these four tips you can get a step closer to your desired promotion!

The working world is undergoing a significant process of change. Trends such as digitization and virtual workstations as well as new work processes will bring about further changes. For a long time now, software development has been shifting away from traditional hierarchical structures to agile project organization. But is the classic “Boss”, a person who distributes the work in the team and to whom you regularly report to with the results of your work, becoming a thing of the past?

Once in a while companies are being restructured, processes made more efficient, organizations redefined, and departments merged or, in a worst-case scenario, made completely redundant. Whenever management announces changes, the disastrous sword of Damocles looms over each department along with question “Who will get hit and how?”

In some countries, failure is considered part of the road to success, particularly in terms of entrepreneurship – but in Germany it’s a taboo subject. You avoid mentioning it. According to common consensus, someone who failed just didn’t think things through, was either unobservant or incompetent. This is precisely the mindset that suppresses innovation as it leaves no space for trial and error.