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It’s no secret that at the moment Ukrainians are suffering due to a terrible war on the territory of their country. Of course, the whole situation has a very negative impact on work. Constant stress and moral fatigue have never helped people. That is why, in such difficult times, managers and business owners need to set up the work process as best as possible.

Workload balance
Try to find a balance in the workload of workers. You should not, for any reason, sharply increase the load on your team. On the contrary, for productive work in war conditions, it is advisable to put less workload on your team and only return to the usual mode of operation over time. Appreciate, help, and teach your employees

Transparency of rules
The rules must be clear, accessible, and understandable to everyone. Rules regarding the organization of the work process, payment of wages, deadlines, etc. should be announced and discussed during the interview with the future employee.

Employee support
After February 2022, many people found themselves in various and sometimes dire situations. That is why it is always worth offering and providing support to your employees.

Communication
Communication plays a critical role and is an integral part of effective situation management. A close-knit team will easily cope and endure all the most difficult tasks if communication is properly built. During the war, when many people had to move from other regions without friends and loved ones, communication at work saved their lives from loneliness.

Employee development
Many people mistakenly believe that during war, education and improving skills are not of much use. This is not true. Good managers know that the more a person learns new things, the better and more productive he will work, and therefore bring more benefit to the company.

Discipline and motivation
You need to motivate your employees but do not forget that motivation is a short-term phenomenon, so it is best to establish discipline in the team. Indeed, during the war, many companies switched to a remote work format, and this greatly affected a person’s discipline and performance.

Develop empathy
Be an empathetic leader and promote inclusion. Allow your team to participate in decision-making and keep employee benefits top of mind when implementing new initiatives and policies.

Making mistakes is a necessary learning process.
Your employees shouldn't be afraid to make mistakes for fear of getting fired. Let your employees know that mistakes are normal in the work experience.

Our devoted readers may have noticed that we often mention Kyiv and speak about Ukraine in the context of its capital. It should come as no surprise as Go Interactive was founded in Kyiv and our head office has been operating in the heart of the country since 2010. On the other hand, we pay significant attention to the state of the Ukrainian IT sphere in broad lines and an article about other major cities was a matter of time. In this detailed 1500-word material we share some insights about major IT cities in Ukraine apart from Kyiv: Lviv, Kharkiv, Dnipro, and Odesa, and why you should entrust your project to Ukrainian dedicated specialists.

Beyond Kyiv: Ukrainian IT cities and dedicated developers Kharkiv, Dnipro, Odesa, and Lviv cities in Ukraine and their IT potential for Western companies and startups

Exactly one year ago in June 2023, we created an introductory material about the nature of Research and Development centers in the IT sphere and their prospects in the nearest future. This week we went further and decided to share some insights into the operation of our R&D center in Kyiv, Ukraine, which has been successfully operating for more than a decade, despite the cone-and-go trends, the calls of the COVID era, and the ongoing war. Let’s discuss the everyday activity of Go Interactive’s software development teams, the insights from the Ukrainian IT labor market in its current 2024 state, and our vision as an experienced R&D center operator, who has been helping Western companies set up remote dev teams since 2010.

One day of operation of Software R&D center in Ukraine Go Interactive shares its experience in running a Software Development R&D center in Kyiv, Ukraine since 2010

Since the launch of our blog in 2021, we have spoken a lot about ‘how to do it right’ techniques in hiring dedicated developers in Ukraine. In our new material, we highlight common misunderstandings, misjudging, and mistakes that Western companies and startup owners experience in the process. Setting up an offshore staff is not a trivial task in itself and you can take advantage of the experience of other entrepreneurs before you. In 2024-2025 a rising number of European, American, and Canadian countries are willing to hire Ukrainian IT talents, so do not hesitate to fulfill your ambitions with us.

How to avoid mistakes when hiring Ukrainian developers How to avoid misjudgments and mistakes when you decide to hire dedicated Ukrainian developers

While we often speak about expanding the in-house staff of tech companies by hiring an offshore development team, startup owners and entrepreneurs-pioneers are another target group we closely cooperate with. Where established companies can afford certain risks, start-up projects have to carefully study the pros and cons, because a second chance may not present itself. In our new detailed material, we highlight both rocks underwater and the obvious advantages of hiring dedicated Ukrainian developers full-time or on a fee-for-service basis for your start-up. These recommendations are equally applicable to entrepreneurs from the European Union, the United States, Canada, or elsewhere.

Hiring Ukrainian dedicated developers for startups The pros and cons of hiring dedicated Ukrainian software developers when launching a tech startup

Back in 2021, when we launched our company’s blog, the first topic we touched on was the difference between cooperation models in IT outstaffing. While discussing hiring a team of dedicated software developers from Ukraine in all our materials, it is time to get into detail about what it means for Western companies or entrepreneurs to establish cooperation with a Software Development Tech Partner in Ukraine in 2024 and beyond. The pros and cons of this model of cooperation, debunking of popular myths, and tips to those who are ready to listen.

Software Development Partner from Ukraine in 2024 Tips, insights, and myths debunking about cooperation with a Software development partner in Ukraine

We have touched on the topic of Mobile development and its prospects in Ukraine many times, though today the focus of our new material is specified to .NET development. What are the general trends in this field in the IT sphere in 2024 and beyond and how Ukrainian .NET developers can boost your in-house staff on a remote dedicated basis?

.Net and Mobile software developers in Ukraine in 2024 The pros and cons of hiring talented .Net software developers from Ukraine in 2024 and beyond. .Net and Mobile Developers in Ukraine

For most people outside Ukraine, the local IT recruitment may seem complex and challenging, especially during the ongoing war. On the other hand, hiring Ukrainian software developers has become a trending tendency in the Western world and it will evolve in the near future. In this detailed 1500-word article we share some insights from our 13 years of work as an IT recruitment Agency from Ukraine. Let’s touch on the state of the labor market in the country, the average wages, and superpowers of Ukrainian developers such as high adaptivity, profound English, and diligence. Practical pieces of advice are granted as a cherry on top of the material.

https://gointeractive.co/blog/it-recruitment-agency-ukraine

6 insights from a Ukrainian IT recruitment agency In our blog, we repeatedly touched upon the topic of IT recruitment agencies in Ukraine (if you still don't know what it is, we advise you first to read the relevant article on this topic https://gointeractive.co/blog/it-recruitment-in-ukraine). Since this topic is quite multifaceted, today's "facet...

Even though startups have become an integral part of our lives, many potential entrepreneurs hang themselves in doubt regarding launching new future-oriented projects. We created this detailed written material for those enterprising, resolute, and often adventurous people who want to launch their startup but still have not made up their minds about the process of hiring talented performers. It should come as no surprise that our suggested solution deals with hiring dedicated Ukranian developers.

https://gointeractive.co/blog/programmers-for-startup-from-ukraine

Programmers for your startup: hiring Ukrainian developers A relevant (as for 2024) self-help guide on how to launch a startup with the help of dedicated Ukrainian developers

This detailed self-help guide will lead you through hidden reefs and peculiar considerations regarding business team building in Ukraine in 2024 and beyond. For the record, it may be equally useful and insightful to business owners and managers who already work with a team of dedicated Ukrainian developers or entrepreneurs still lost in thoughts of contemplation. Putting faith in Ukraine and its IT sector is a modern success story with a happy ending.

https://gointeractive.co/blog/business-team-building-ukraine

Ideas for business team building in Ukraine in 2024 While entering a new 2024, we prepared a check-list of ideas regarding business team building in Ukraine while hiring dedicated Ukrainian software developers

We are happy to announce that ‘Go Interactive’ is preparing to participate in CES 2024, the most prominent tech event of the year, which will shake the IT sphere on January 9-12 in Las Vegas.

Our representative Margo Prais UI/UX Designer is participating in the exhibition and would be delighted to meet our business partners and entrepreneurs from the US and other countries. For all who still make up their mind about hiring professional IT consultants from Ukraine, don’t hesitate to get acquainted with Margo.

The family of Go Interactive sends our heartful regards and warmest wishes to everyone who stays with us in 2024 and beyond. Hold on to your close ones and dreams. Putting in the words of W***y Wonka’s mother: ‘It’s the people you share it with’.

Happy New Year 2024

Life and the world around us are often far from perfect. We may face challenges and setbacks and Ukrainians have firsthand knowledge of this in the past two years. At the same time, it is about people with whom you share Christmas traditions, whether decorating a tree, baking Christmas cookies, exchanging gifts, or wearing a Deer Sweater.

Go Interactive sends kind Christmas regards to all our colleagues and friends, partners, and clients.

For those who stay in touch with our updates, relevant figures and insightful numbers should come as no surprise. Go Interactive has been helping Western companies hire Ukrainian developers for more than twelve years and this December we share the relevant survey of the state of the IT market in Ukraine. The most practical part of this extended material is an illustrative comparison of the average salaries of software developers in the United States compared to the cost of hiring dedicated developers from Ukraine for 2024.

Cost of hiring dedicated developers in Ukraine in 2024 An ultimate guide on hiring software developers in Ukraine in all key technologies with exact prices for 2024

Calling things for what they are, most Ukrainians used to regard Thanksgiving Day as a reference to American movies, crispy family dinner, and in recent years as a calendar appetizer for Black Friday sales.

The year 2022 has changed the way we take things and appreciate support and commitment. This November we understand this centuries-long tradition to thank life and other people for what you have a shade better.

The professional family of Go Interactive sends the kindest regards to our business partners, clients, friends and supporters, and competitors in the United States. Though we can join you only virtually, and the time still has not come for the festivities in Ukraine, we share your warm family holiday.

Happy Thanksgiving Day 2023

While generally we address entrepreneurs and startup owners from the tech sphere specifically, this material is intended to evoke a response from people who may still need clarification about doing business in Ukraine and about the IT sector as a promising direction. A pinch of history, relevant statistics from the Ukrainian tech sector, a bit of humor, and a portion of encouragement for head-scratchers.

https://gointeractive.co/blog/organize-team-for-business-ukraine

How to organize a dedicated team for business in Ukraine Tips on organizing and managing a team of dedicated software developers in Ukraine

As you may have heard from us multiple times, Go Interactive has been helping Western companies hire Ukrainian developers since 2010. It is worth noting that most of our business partners in the first years of operation came from the United States. The rising demand for high-class specialists in the IT sphere in Europe has been a trend for the past three to five years. In 2023, the relatively new dimension of ‘nearshoring’ software development fits perfectly with Ukraine, a country that has asserted its place in the family of European countries.

https://gointeractive.co/blog/nearshoring-ukraine-europe

Nearshore Ukraine: European IT outstaffing to Ukraine An ultimate guide on outstaffing your IT services or R&D center to Ukrainian developers in 2023 and beyond

Tech Giants their businesses in Ukraine (Part 2)

In the first part of this series of materials, we underlined key factors why Western companies set a high value on doing business in Ukraine and investing in technological R&D centers even during the ongoing war. Leaving the stories of five tech giants behind, let’s today discuss the experience of Sony, Cisco, Dell, and Oracle corporations in the context of outstaffing their business to Ukraine, uninterrupted support, and faith in Ukrainian tech talents and IT specialists.

Tech companies and seccuessful R&D centers in Ukraine The story of Dell, Cisco, Oracle, and Sony: their IT investments in Ukraine and the R&D centers they created

In this detailed self-help guide, we put together reasons to prefer a dedicated team model over freelancing in 2023 and beyond. Among the studied issues are arguments to outstaff at least a part of your business or project to Ukraine and why Ukrainian dedicated developers may bring efficiency and cost-cutting evolution compared to conventional in-office personnel.

Hiring dedicated team in Ukraine: building up integrity A detailed self-help guide on why the dedicated team model works in the IT sphere and how to hire Ukrainian dedicated developers

It stands to be mentioned that many of our professional family in Ukraine were born after August 24, 1991, in an independent country. Whether a young twenty/thirty-with-something software developer, a teacher, a child, an elderly generation, war veteran: today all Ukrainians are united in a measure never given before.

Unfortunately for the XXI century, an era of artificial intelligence and space missions, Independence is not taken for granted: it could be lost or deprived of or, as with Ukraine, fought and lived for.

Happy Independence Day of Ukraine 2023
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This week we step aside for a while to speak about world-recognized technological companies, which are proud to work with Ukraine. The opening article focused on Apple, Microsoft, Google, IBM, and SAP, their investment history, R&D centers, outstaffing of their services to Ukraine, and the support during the War in 2022-2023 and beyond. Let’s find out just how much tech titans appreciate working with the Ukrainian IT sphere and what example they encourage Western companies to follow.

World Tech Giants and IT Outstaffing to Ukraine Reasons why Tech Giants give preference to Ukraine as an outstaffing destination in 2023 and beyond