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Vítáme Vás u naší první epizody v češtině!📢 Naším dnešním hostem je Jitka Tarhonská, šéfka personálního oddělení v EPAMu Česká Republika.🙋‍♀️ S ní probereme čím se zbývá EPAM, a zda-li jsou u EPAMu zaměstnanci spokojení! Příjemný poslech!🎧

Mastering the language of your new country is a big part of your integration journey. At EPAM Czech Republic, we have Czech language courses for EPAMers and their family members so they can feel at home in Prague. However, we still hear a lot of myths about the Czech language. We’ve sat down with our Czech language trainer, Jakub Seiner, to understand how to learn Czech quickly and enjoy it. Times...

To mark Girls in Information and Communication Technology Day (ICT), we asked inspiring women of EPAM from Central Europe to share their thoughts. We wondered: what influenced them to pursue a career in IT, the impact of their role at EPAM, and their vision of women in tech! Timestamps: (00:00) – Intro (0:45) – Meet Barbara Boros, a Technical Product Manager, People Team Lead at EPAM Hungary (08:0...

What do you really need to know to ace your tech interview at EPAM? Today we look behind the scenes to learn what happens during a tech interview at EPAM and how decisions are really made. Our tech interviewer, Illia Sudakou, is a Lead Software Engineer at EPAM Prague. He has conducted more than 200 technical interviews so far. With him we inspect some common tech interview myths and discuss the c...

Illia Sudakou is an experienced Lead Software Engineer at EPAM Czech Republic. He joined EPAM more than five years ago, relocated from Belarus, and has been working at EPAM Prague for almost two years now. Illia has experience with the whole lifecycle of Java-intensive projects: from coding to leading a team of four professionals and conducting tech interviews. Let’s explore more about his profess...

Moving to a new country and gaining unique professional and personal experience with EPAM can certainly be an exciting adventure. In this interview, we discuss relocation with Alexandra Skryabina, a Senior Business Analyst at EPAM who recently moved to the Czech Republic from Belarus. Our expert is Krystsina Katouskaya , Senior Learning and Development Specialist, also relocated from Belarus to EP...

Today's interview features Alexandra Skryabina , an experienced Business Analyst at EPAM Czech Republic. Without further ado, let's take a closer look at Alexandra's life and the exciting work she does at EPAM!

Rachel O’Ryan has an exciting life. Born in Great Britain, she studied in Cambridge. After her studies, she moved to Krakow, Poland, and she has been living there for almost two decades now, experiencing a new culture and a new language by herself. For more than four and a half years, Rachel has been helping EPAMers to develop their English skills. Today, Rachel is ready to help us overcome our la...

Today we are wrapping up the first season of the IT coffee break and the year 2021, with this one question special: “What was your most memorable moment of the year 2021?” We asked this question to our amazing colleagues of EPAM Czech Republic, who have been co-hosting our IT coffee breaks this year. Happy Listening! (00:00) – Intro (00:30) – Most memorable moment of the year 2021 for Anastasiia V...

Olga Kudriasova is a talent acquisition manager at EPAM Czech Republic and Slovakia. For almost ten years at EPAM she stated a lot of questions to potential EPAMers. However, today, Olga answers our inquires as we inspect some common hiring myths and discuss the career opportunities at EPAM. Keep listening to learn more and share your thoughts in the comments. Timestamps: (00:00) – Intro, ‘This or...

In today’s special program we explore how the winter holidays are traditionally celebrated in the Czech lands. Our experts on Czech Xmas are amazing People Team of EPAM Czech Republic . We talk about Christmas traditions, food and drinks, films and music, decorations. And also share laughter and Christmas stories. So get yourself in the Christmas spirit and enjoy Christmastime with EPAM family!

Olga Kudriashova is responsible for a perfect match - finding the right person for the job. She connects EPAM with great professionals to drive new projects forward. Olga also leads and manages a pool of Talent Acquisition specialists (TAs). Let’s learn more about Olga and her work at EPAM! If you prefer reading you can check out the interview here: https://community-z.com/communities/epam-czech-r...

Adrian Benko is a Lead Software Test Automation Engineer at EPAM Slovakia. Apart from being responsible for the app's quality on his project, he also leads and manages a pool of seven very talented Quality Assurance specialists (QAs). Adrian is an active member of the QA society: a mentor, a regular conference speaker, a lecturer and a blogger. Together, we are inspecting some common Software Test...

Pawel Labaj, the Lead Software Engineer at EPAM, has almost 20 years of experience in IT. Besides being a Lead engineer, Pawel shares his knowledge as a mentor at our eKids training programs. He is also a proud father of two teenage daughters. One of his daughters has just won the bronze medal at the European Coding Championship. Curious about how to inspire kids to join the program, open kid’s cr...

Fall has just begun, and for many of us, it means 'back-to-school.' Today we continue our "Ask the Expert" series with digital parenting tips from psychologist Dániel Tóth. If you missed our first digital parenting story with Dániel, be sure to check it out here and let's dive into a new lesson on digital parenting together! · (00:00) – Intro, ‘This or that’ game · (02:00) – What can parents do to...

"I see a lot of positive changes and we should be very proud of that . " – Zoltan Szeni, Vice president and Head of People in Europe and the Middle East, shares his insights of his 5 year-journey with EPAM. Zoltan Szeni has many years of international work experience, a client-serving mindset, and a business background. We sat down with Zoltan to hear about his five-year journey at EPAM, last year...

"At EPAM we set the bar extremely high when it comes to software engineering." – Zoltan Szeni, Vice President, Head of People, Europe and the Middle East, talks about EPAM-ers and his role at EPAM Zoltan Szeni has more than 20 years of business experience in consultancy, change management, HR, and organizational development. Now, Zoltan is combining his knowledge in his current role as Vice Presid...

Oleksandr Tsykunov, Senior Software Engineer at EPAM, has been relocated to Prague and has been with EPAM Czech Republic for 2.5 years now. We spoke with Alex to learn the details about family relocation and life in Prague. Keep listening to learn more!  · (00:00) – Intro, ‘This or that’ game and Alex’s Backstory · (02:00) – Why the Czech Republic? · (02:55) – Relocation to the Czech Republic...

In this episode of the IT Coffee Break Podcast, we celebrate Plastic Free July and discuss Corporate Social Responsibility programs with S hamilka Samarasinha, Head of Corporate Social Responsibility at EPAM. We discussed education programs, environment initiatives and Social innovations as EPAM’s response to COVID-19. Tune in and Happy listening with @epam_czechrepublic! · (00:00) – Intro, ‘This...

The 21st of May is the United Nations World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development. This year at EPAM, we celebrated with a cultural festival and a cultural awareness week. We sat down and talked about cultural diversity at EPAM with one of the festival's organizers and speakers, Krystsina Katouskaya. She shared how to be effective in a multicultural business environment, what ste...

At EPAM Czech Republic, we are thrilled to be long-term partners with the non-profit organization Czechitas. Together we inspire and empower new talents. Since 2017, as part of our Corporate Social Responsibility program; specifically the education pillar, our EPAMers have been helping Czechitas by consulting, sponsoring educational events and providing the help of our mentors and volunteers. We h...

Even 25 years after its initial release, Java is still one of the most used development languages worldwide, ranked number 3 by TIOBE index this year. Becoming a Java Developer has proven to be an excellent career move for Martin Sladek, a Senior Software Engineer at EPAM. Martin has more than 13 years of programming experience and specializes in the financial services domain. He is always learnin...

In the world full of devices and data, coding has become the new Latin and a must-skill. That is why EPAM has a world-wide eKids program for children where kids can start coding and discovering the digital world from the early school-age. As parents, how can we support creative learning and digital literacy? How should we be smart about kid's screen time? How can we become a better digital parent...

2021 is a big year as we celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Agile Manifesto. Today we reflect on Agile working and living with our expert Tomas Zenkl, Senior Agile Coach at EPAM in the Czech Republic. Tomas has a tremendous amount of passion and level of Agile knowledge: more than five years of Agile coaching experience and lots of training and certificates under his belt. What does Agile mean...

What is changing in the world of security now? What opportunities do we have at EPAM for careers in security? And what is the best advice to improve security when you’re working from home? We addressed these questions to our experts from EPAM Poland’s Service Delivery Manager, Ihar Zharkouski, and Lead Security Systems Engineer, Evgenii Brovchenko. Keep listening!