Inside Nearshoring

Welcome to the Inside Nearshoring! In this episode, we are talking about the nearshoring in a nutshell with Anna Ivanchuk, Senior Business Development Manager at Mobilunity. We’ll dive into the specifics of recruitment on the Japanese market, define the difference between European and North American clients, and share advice to potential remote development team services clients.Timestamps:00:00-00:50 Welcome to Inside Nearshoring! Please, introduce yourself.00:51-01:39 Nearshoring vs Offshoring — what is your definition?01:40-05:44 Why companies located pretty far from Eastern Europe may be interested in considering their remote development teams being placed in Ukraine, Poland, Romania, etc.?05:45-10:25 What are the differences between Ukrainian and local developers from the point of view of the Japanese client?10:26-15:37 Could you please explain how come the one billion nation with such a huge capacity on its own labor market is coming to Ukraine and what's your take on it?15:38-18:40 Whether you consider clients from close countries with the same price range and mentality to be somehow more or less attractive to a typical nearshoring business in Ukraine?18:41-21:43 European and North American clients — is there a major difference in their business approach and if yes what these are?21:44-24:12 What do you find the most challenging and complex part of the sales process?24:13-27:41 Think about an ideal client. Can you describe one?27:42-30:29 Returning back to the before pandemic times is there anything that you as a professional and as a representative of nearshoring company that you are missing from those times?30:30-32:31 What advice would you give to somebody who is thinking whether or not to try nearshoring services?32:32-33:35  Conversation summary.Watch the full episode:    • Inside Nearshorin...   And subscribe to our channel to be notified about new interviews and video shows:    / @insidenearshoring   #nearshoring  #developers #nearshoringcompany #itnearshoring #ukrainenearshoring  #remotedevelopers #hiringprectices #hiringasoftwaredeveloper  #softwareengineering #hiring #hireadev #managingremoteteams #nearshoresoftwaredevelopment #howtomanageadistributedteam #distributedteams #remoteteams #japanesemarket

Hello, guys! This is Inside Nearshoring online show and in our new episode we are talking about professional development, having nonIT past experience as a Software Engineer, and about Ukrainian developers with our guest — Roman Ivanytskyi, Mobilunity Front-End Developer. Timestamps: 00:07-01:36 Welcome to Inside Nearshoring! Please, introduce yourself. 01:37-02:48 Can you reflect a little bit on whether it brings you some additional value as a developer, your past experience as a marketing manager or maybe it's not? 02:49-04:03 Do you think it is a typical learning curve while a developer learns all the obstacles, all the details of the project and then  improves himself or herself with the technical skill in the borders of the same project? Does this duration of learning be limited to one or five years? 04:04-06:15 How likely will the big project be willing to change a technological stack from one framework or programming language to another in three or five years for example? 06:16-08:17 What reasons could be given to the client to continue working with the same team and giving them an ability to learn while shifting to another framework and not hiring a new team? 08:18-09:54 What happens with a developer who stops learning new things? 09:55-11:00  What are the typical sources of your knowledge improvement? 11:01-12:28  What's your attitude towards the professional conferences? 12:29-14:01 Based on your experience working for different companies from all over the world, what is the big difference between Ukrainian developers and experts from other countries? 14:02-15:21 Do you consider soft skills of a person much or do you usually interview experts for the technical skills and let somebody else think about how the person would match? 15:22-17:49 Do you find the people who switch their career from non-technical fields into software engineering to be capable of bringing a synergy from their past knowledge or usually they tend to become good developers and just equal to any normal person in this profession? 17:50-19:21 What's your attitude to NoCode systems? 23:18-24:10 Did you ever think of moving to another country to be staying somewhere in a product or service company? 24:11-24:50 What is the main reason for your choice to stay in Ukraine? 24:51-26:46 Working directly with the client or working through the nearshoring (offshoring) service provider — what may be the pros and cons of every approach from the perspective of a developer? 26:47-27:32 Conversation summary. Watch the full episode: https://youtu.be/t3M4aj2QrpY And subscribe to our channel to be notified about new interviews and video shows: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClRmlZQ-SsSkTPMkYsF04YQ/featured #nearshoring  #developers #nearshoringcompany #itnearshoring #ukrainenearshoring  #remotedevelopers #hiringprectices #hiringasoftwaredeveloper  #softwareengineering #hiring #hireadev #managingremoteteams #nearshoresoftwaredevelopment #howtomanageadistributedteam #distributedteams #remoteteams 

Welcome to the Inside Nearshoring! In this episode, we are talking about the non-technical roles in the nearshoring field with Kateryna Boiko, Mobilunity Marketing Director. We’ll dive into the specifics of recruitment, onboarding, and the working process with Ukrainian-based remote nonIT teams. Timestamps: 00:00-2:18 Welcome to Inside Nearshoring! Please, introduce yourself. 02:19-4:25 What is the place of non-technical roles in the nearshoring field? 04:26-6:21 Most of the European companies are still hesitating to nearshore non-technical experts. What could be the reasons? 06:22-9:02 What do you think are the professions that could be the best fit for the staff augmentation model to our potential clients worldwide? 09:03-12:11 What services can be picked up in Ukraine particularly in regards to outbound marketing? 12:12-12:50 Is it true that in your company there is a lead generation activity that brings you some quality leads and you continuously work on this? 12:51-14:56 How capable the nearshore team might be in providing both parts of the service — mechanical or creative? 14:57-17:38 How confident can I be about the team for outbound marketing that I placed somewhere nearshore that they not only do the mechanics but also can come up with a creative that actually will convert this into a proper sales funnel? 17:39-19:17 How much time may clients need to invest into working with the remote non-technical team? 19:18-22:17 What is your opinion and experience in the ability of Ukrainian experts to speak other languages besides English? 22:18-23:40 Are there other advantages our region of Eastern Europe may have compared to other destinations for non-technical processes outsourcing? 23:41-25:31 How can a company like yours be an assistant to verify the market and whether it will be possible then for the client to run their own operations in your country without getting your lifetime assistance as a vendor? 25:32-28:42 What can you highlight about Ukrainian talents so our listeners understand what they should expect and what they should not be expecting from the people hired here? 28:43- 31:05 Some of the clients could consider a vendor not only as an opportunity to hire software engineers, but also like the ability to develop their Ukrainian team with non-technical sub-teams. Is it the right approach or does it eliminate the focus of the vendor and the client themselves? 31:06-32:51 May you please give advice to our listeners who are not yet certain about Ukrainian talent but thinking about nearshoring? 32:52-34:02  Conversation summary. Watch the full episode: https://youtu.be/WzrvyA5QVdY And subscribe to our channel to be notified about new interviews and video shows: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClRmlZQ-SsSkTPMkYsF04YQ/featured #nearshoring  #developers #nearshoringcompany #itnearshoring #ukrainenearshoring  #remotedevelopers #hiringprectices #hiringasoftwaredeveloper  #softwareengineering #hiring #hireadev #managingremoteteams #nearshoresoftwaredevelopment #howtomanageadistributedteam #distributedteams #remoteteams #nonitnearshoring #marketing

Hello, everybody! This is Inside Nearshoring online show and in our new episode we are talking about 3Rs of nearshoring, driving factors for considering nearshore model and  very much more with our guest — Jakub Ruzicka, Head of Engineering, Fintech, Czech. Watch our video to find out more about work with remote developer teams and get some advice from the nearshoring expert. Timestamps: 0:01-1-39 Welcome to Inside Nearshoring! Introduce yourself, please. 1:40-3:10 How are you relevant to nearshoring? 3:11-4:24 If you get an amazing developers team with a low price now, but in a year of successful work you need to pay way more. Would you agree on this? 4:25-7:20 How would you ever measure the success of your remote team? 7:21-9:40 Estimate and delivery — how matched they are? How to understand that the estimates are reasonable? 9:41- 12:53 As a Czech company do you see any kind of difference when an Eastern Europe candidate knows that their client is also from Eastern Europe, not the Western part as usual? Do you need to sell more to get the candidate? 12:54-17:03 Which types of clients may exist and which of them you belong to? 17:04-19:37 Why the nearshoring business focuses only on recruiting but pays much less attention to retention and relationships? 19:38-21:34 Would you agree that managers who work with remote teams ignore the essence of HR work? 21:35-24:49 How should an organisational structure be changed in the tech department to actually manage all the remotely spread teams around the world? 24:50-27:03 What is the business reason and the main driving factor for you to think about nearshoring? 27:04-28:16 What is the split between ladies and men in your technology departments? 28:17-31:10 What advice would you want to give to the candidates who apply from all over the world, for example to your company? 31:11-33:51 How does your team lead usually prepare herself or himself for the interview with a candidate? Is there a technical assessment or some other tools to help with the right decision? 33:52-34:26 Could you consider the high skills in Counter Strike like a benefit for a candidate? 34:27-36:51 What advice would you give to businesses who are not yet doing nearshoting but thinking about that? 36:52-37:27 Conversation summary. Watch the full episode: https://youtu.be/91hTFjYs2zw And subscribe to our channel to be notified about new interviews and video shows: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClRmlZQ-SsSkTPMkYsF04YQ/ #nearshoring  #developers #nearshoringcompany #itnearshoring #ukrainenearshoring  #remotedevelopers #hiringprectices #hiringasoftwaredeveloper  #softwareengineering #hiring #hireadev #managingremoteteams #nearshoresoftwaredevelopment #howtomanageadistributedteam #distributedteams #remoteteams

Welcome to the Inside Nearshoring! In this episode, we investigate software engineers' motivation with our guest Ihor Pysmennyi, Lead Backend Developer, in a Belgium project. We’ll dive into recruitment, onboarding, and the working process itself through the software developer’s eyes and learn what really matters for developers while accepting the job offer. Timestamps: 00:13 - 1:29  Introduce yourself, please? What technologies are your primary? What kind of expertise do you have as a software engineer? 1:30 - 4:00 “Java is fun”, is that right? 4:00 - 7:18  Recall of times when you searched for a new job - what kind of experience was that? 7:20 - 14:38  What criteria in the company are important to you as a software developer? 14:39 - 19:06 Please reflect a bit on who you mean speaking about working for a company - Mobilunity (or like nearshoring provider) or the end client? 19:07 - 22:30 Can you list down some of the things that are very important for the new person to be given right away? 22:31 - 29:08 Can you compare Ukrainian software engineers with anyone else you ever worked with? 29:09 - 30:07 An advice to some business thinking about Nearshoring to Ukraine - what would it be from you? 30:09 - 31:21 Conversation summary Watch the full episode: https://youtu.be/DXKXnItBenw​ And subscribe to our channel to be notified about new interviews and video shows: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClRmlZQ-SsSkTPMkYsF04YQ/. #nearshoring  #developers #nearshoringcompany #itnearshoring #ukrainenearshoring  #remotedevelopers #hiringprectices #hiringasoftwaredeveloper  #softwareengineering #hiring managerinterviewtips #hiringmanagerinterviewquestions #codinginterview #remotesoftwareengineer #hireadev

In this episode, we switch roles and take an interview with our (typical) host Cyril Samovskiy, Mobilunity Founder and CEO. We’ll look behind the curtain of Mobilunity, see how the IT nearshoring company works with clients from onboarding to retention, and reveal secrets of making remote development teams happy and engaged. Cyril shares his thoughts about the problems that companies may face while outsourcing / outstaffing in various countries and efficiently coping with them. You’ll get some insights and advice on Ukrainian remote teams management and many more. Time stamps: 0:54 - 2:34 Introduce yourself please and also tell us about Mobilunity. 2:35 - 6:52 Could you please describe how you process a new client? 6:53 -9:24 How do you manage remote teams? Are you using any platforms or tools? 9:25 - 12:14 What is the best the client can do for his team, built in Ukraine? 12:15 - 17:55 What are the advantages of being an outsourcing / outstaffing company? 15:43 - 17:55 Bad experience in outsourcing / outstaffing. 17:56 - 21:06 What does your HR Team do to keep your staff happy? 21:07 - 24:36 How do you cope with cultural differences? 24:37 - 27:52 What is your opinion on developer relocation? 27:53 - 30:12 What is the best advice you can give to a company considering going in this direction? 30:13 - 30:51 Conversation summary #nearshoringservices #nearshoring #nearshore #nearshoringcompany #itnearshoring #ukrainenearshoring #outsoursing #outstaffing #remoteworks #remoteteams #remotedevelopers #hiringprectices #outsourcingservices

In this episode, we discover the pitfalls and possibilities of hardware engineering. Today’s special guest Illia Kukharenko, a Hardware Engineer on a Swiss Project, shares his opinion about education, prospects of a career in hardware engineering and gives priceless pieces of advice. We’ll discover the Ukrainian hardware engineering labor market and investigate it for nearshoring possibilities. Watch the episode and get insights into hardware engineering with us! Time stamps: 1:31 - 2:59 University degree in Ukraine, was it enough to become a commercial hardware engineer? Compare to other educational systems, if you know? 3:00 - 3:59 Students who study in their senior years have the opportunity to practice their skills with good mentors from the industry. And at the same time, they can do some kind of commercial work or is it purely for education? 4:00 - 4:33  Why do people who graduate from these courses choose the company organizing these courses? 4:34 - 5:19 What hardware startups/products with Ukrainian roots would you be proud of as an Engineer? 5:57 - 7:21 Nearshore software development vs nearshore hardware engineering. Are there different approaches? 7:22 - 8:27 How frequent may some exchanges happen between headquarters and any destinations while nearshore hardware engineering? 8:28 - 9:30 What project should have to attract hardware engineering talent in Ukraine? 9:31 - 11:27 How dynamic is the hardware design domain? 11:28 - 12:44 What advice would you give to people looking for hardware engineering roles at a global international company? 12:45 - 14:03 What advice would you give to potential clients considering Hardware Engineering? 14:04 - 15:08 Conversation summary #hardware #developers #hardwareengineering #hardwareengineer #hardwaredeveloper #electronicshardwaredeveloper

Henrik Pedersen lives for 2 homes - Denmark and Ukraine - and thus, his experience and insights may be of a good value to Danish businesses thinking about Nearshoring. Henrik shares his precious experience working both with Ukrainian and Danish IT markets and describes the differences in business culture, approach, and mentality. We’ll see what concerns Danish people may have while considering nearshoring in Ukraine and why they may prefer Ukrainian software engineers as their tech team augmentation. Time stamps: 0:26 - 1:50 Short intro. Who are you and what do you do? 1:51 - 3:18  Is it because Ukrainians and Danes are so much different or so much alike? What keeps you magnetized to Ukraine? 3:19 - 5:10  What Danish brands, which are already present in Ukraine, can you bring up? 8:35 - 10:19 What are the perceptions about Ukraine of a typical Danish person in Denmark who manages the department or runs a small business? What do they know about Ukraine? 10:20 - 12:00  How do clients from Denmark feel about collaborating with Ukrainian development teams? How do they feel if Ukrainians are their colleagues? 12:01 - 14:37 Is it typical for a Dane to be open in communication and invite employees to Denmark to parties? As Mobilunity clients do that! 14:38 - 16:37 What is the biggest challenge for Danish business in using nearshoring from Ukraine? 16:38 -18:17 What advice would you give to Danish business thinking about trying a nearshoring model with Ukraine specifically? 19:25 - 20:34 Conversation summary from Cyril, Show Host #nearshoringservices #nearshoring #itnearshoring #ukrainenearshoring #denmark #ukrainenearshoring #nordic #scandinavia

This episode is dedicated to women in technology and gender equality in IT. With our special guest, Viktoria Volyanskaya, we’re going to dive into a crucial topic of what it’s like being a Woman in Tech and get some insights through Vika’s story. She’s going to tell us about her personal journey of becoming a front-end engineer, sharing her opinion about women place in technology world and compare it to men’s one, and telling us about her vision of the tech industry. Time stamps: 1:13 - Tell us a little about your story of becoming a front-end engineer, of becoming a professional in this particular technology? 2:18 - Can you tell me if mathematics is being widely used by you in your common work on a day-to-day basis? 3:04 - Do you agree with the opinion that the tech profession is mostly for the man? Reflection on the topic: “Women in tech”. 3:39 - Did you graduate from university with a degree in programming or a non-technical degree? 6:09 In your university class what was the approximate split of girls and boys? 7:16 - In your opinion, why women who have received a technical education don’t get into this profession as their occupation? 8:27 - Do you think the industry needs to change or does it not apply to the industry itself so that we have more women in this profession? 13:55 - When you have technological argues with your colleagues in our team here, in other teams, in some communities of developers do you feel any biasedness of your opponent just because you are a woman? 14:59 - Conversation summary ##Womenintech #WomeninIT #Womencoders #genderequality #genderbalance #whatit'slikebeingawomanintech # beingawomanintech #girlswhocode #girlswhocode#femaleengineer #female engineers #femalesoftwareengineer #womenintechnology #womeninengineering

In this  episode we connect with  David Gilgur, Founding Partner at Blue Lake Accelerator and Founder of VimesVC, a UK-based consultancy agency- where we discuss a bunch of hot questions relevant to startup product development, being noticed by VCs, and of course how it all relates to nearshoring. Originally from Ukraine, David shares his insights on the changes he’s seen in the startup landscape, (compared to European and US based  startups) and along the way shows how the thought processes of investors should adapt to the changing times, if they aim to find the next unicorn and of course. Watch the whole video interview here: https://youtu.be/gzuMJt5_OaM Learn more about the Blue Lake Accelerator at https://www.bluelakeaccelerator.com/