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[IT] Salary is not the only recruitment criteria

Mon, 08 Feb 2021 07:07:00 +0000

Because of my professional background, I’ve worked for a lot of companies, either as a service provider or internally.

Salary is often:

A taboo subject, you should not talk about the salary you receive and even less with your colleagues
Seen as the only criterion for recruiting: If we don’t recruit, it’s because we don’t pay enough, if employees leave, it’s because of the salary

Today, I give you my vision on this point.

"We need to recruit women in IT."

Fri, 17 Jul 2020 19:45:09 +0000

I see and hear regularly that “we need to recruit more women in IT”. However, there is a lot behind this sentence.

In this post, I will give you my opinion on the presence of women in IT jobs.

False preconceptions

For several decades now, we have been repeating over and over again that IT is a man’s world, we repeat it so much that we end up believing it’s real…

Is teleworking (really) the answer?

Wed, 08 Jul 2020 20:00:00 +0000

Since the beginning of containment (in France, 2020/03), telework has become the norm for many, including myself, however, the return to the office is looming, and I can already hear the first discontents about it. A short post about my point of view.

Let’s talk about CoVid

With the spread of CoVid and containment, teleworking has become mandatory for many companies so that they are not forced to close down. Some companies even boasted that they were in the business of teleworking the most when 2 months earlier they were struggling to allow 2 to 3 days in a month… but nevermind.

Containment: Danger to SI

Mon, 23 Mar 2020 07:49:00 +0000

For a week now, many of us have been housebound. Telework has been the weapon that many companies have drawn to keep their business going, so many do not understand why some companies that used to do little or no telework are now able to operate full telework. Similarly, some do not understand that even in the IT field, there are still people who have to work on-site. A brief overview…

The impostor syndrome

Mon, 24 Feb 2020 06:57:00 +0000

Just over a year ago, I started this blog. More than a hobby, it has helped me to gain confidence in myself and my abilities.

I’ve already talked about it in the past, because of my non professional training, I’m often surrounded by highly qualified and competent people, and I’ve always had this discomfort of not feeling in my place, of being an impostor in my position.

A human problem more than a technical one

When I look, however, in all my missions, I have very rarely had negative comments. My clients have always been satisfied with my work. Nevertheless, I felt like I was usurping a job that I didn’t deserve as much as people who had studied long and hard to achieve it.

"When I grow up, I want to be a YouTuber."

Mon, 30 Dec 2019 07:21:27 +0000

Today, I am proposing a post inspired by a sentence my wife recently wrote, who works with children in primary and nursery schools. When she asks what the children want to do later, the answer is often the same: YouTuber.

This article is written in collaboration with Julien Monrousseau, an operations analyst friend of mine, who is launching his little YouTube channel centered around video games.

YouTube, Star “2.0” creator

Seasonal jobs, gateway for pirates

Thu, 11 Jul 2019 20:18:49 +0000

With the summer vacation period beginning, it also means the start of seasonal employment. But beware, it also means that this is the gateway for pirates!

Ignorance of the company

By definition, the seasonal worker is not particularly familiar with your company, working methods, contacts etc… This means that he will probably be more sensitive to phising attempts. Why is this? Someone who does not know the company’s habits might not be surprised to receive an email with an Excel invoice file attached, for example, if they are unaware that these are not your ways of working.

Chaos day, a tool to bring Devs and Ops closer together?

Tue, 09 Jul 2019 07:50:10 +0000

I’ve been with my current employer for several years, and I’ve noticed, as with other employers, that there are unfortunately divisions between developers (Devs) and production engineers (Ops).

A different role in IT

Can you really blame people with different jobs, training, expectations and goals for having difficulty understanding each other?

Be careful, I’m not throwing stones at either side, but I have to admit that the roles of the two parties are not the same, even though dev and ops are complementary in order to have an efficient and effective production, while being innovative.

IT Recruitment: The Roles Have Reversed

Wed, 15 May 2019 20:52:17 +0000

Like many people in today’s working world who are being hunted today, I am present (among others) on social networks such as LinkedIn. However, because of my professional background, I am one of those people who had a hard time getting their first job.

I am indeed one of those people who do not have a higher diploma, my schooling having stopped at the baccalaureate.

2006: First job - Hotliner

In 2006, I landed my first job, I was a hotliner, I answered calls to help individuals on their computers and EGP (Consumer Electronics - TV, DVD player etc…) for the Fnac and Surcouf. To get this job, I had to send a hundred CVs and cover letters.