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Starting out in engineering can be both thrilling and a bit daunting. How to distinguish one tech hype from the next? What to do with those tricky career decisions that will inevitably come your way? Fear not, we’re here to help! We sat down with Andreas Stryz, Chief Technology Officer (CTO) and co-founder of FINN, who has extensive experience as an engineer and in technical leadership. He shares his thoughts on the power of giving autonomy, the impact of no-code tools, and focusing on the tech you love....

Talent acquisition is a super critical function for any organisation that aims to attract and retain top talent in an increasingly competitive marketplace! The traditional approach to talent acquisition has been very labour-intensive and time-consuming, involving daily manual screening of resumes, conducting interviews, and evaluating candidates based on both subjective and objective criteria. However, advancements in AI are creating massive disruptions to the way organisations approach talent acquisition, providing a more efficient and effective way to identify the best fit and best add candidates for the job....

On the first day of my six-month internship in Product Management at FINN, I came in only to find that the team I would be joining didn’t have a full time Product Manager (PM) yet. So, would I be happy to fulfil the PM role myself for a few months? I hadn’t expected to get the chance of having so much responsibility in an internship… 🧐 From business administration to product Hi, I’m Paula 👋 and I have a background in business....

Everyone has an idea of what tech recruitment is. But much like how people only like photographs of themselves that they look good in, tech recruitment tends to vary from stakeholder to stakeholder and organisation to organisation. Let’s start at the very beginning: technical recruitment is the process of hiring technical talent for organisations. This process can include recruiting for roles such as engineers, developers, as well as data scientists. Moreover, it can encompass both internal recruitment teams, external service providers, and individual headhunters, depending on the nature, urgency and level of the roles in question....

A few weeks ago, a visitor to our Munich office asked me how to hire and retain good engineers. It’s a tough question to answer because there is no step-by-step plan to convince people to spend the majority of their daily waking hours on your project or company. Especially if they should be invested in it for a few years. What I learned from recruiting and being a People Partner for multiple start-ups and big companies, is that sometimes a great company culture or a competitive salary doesn’t yet by itself lead to accepted offers and happy colleagues....

Applying for a job can be stressful, especially attending interviews. That’s why we published this article to help you engineers out there looking for a job to increase your chances of passing an interview. How FINN does tech recruiting The recruiting process at FINN is made up of at least 4 steps. Broken down, it looks something like this: Based on what is written on a CV, recruiters will determine if a candidate meets the minimum competencies and experience needed for the job....

Hello, lovely fellows! My name is Monica, and I have lived my whole life in Cairo until I relocated to Munich this March to start my full-time job as a Frontend Engineer at FINN. In this article, I am going to share with you my whole journey, how it all started, insights into our FINN culture, challenges, and some strategies that helped me adapt faster. Getting the job As a fresh graduate in computer science, my first job requirements were simple: I needed a place where I could work on a real-world project that uses cutting-edge technology, and be flexible enough to allow me to explore a variety of fields until I found my preferred expertise area....