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Does the money even matter? What makes developers stay (Podcast)

Written by Nuskha Semaun on 10 June 2019 for Uncategorized

“Money might be a good way to attract young IT talent, but if there’s no such thing as a clear vision or a ‘why’, it probably won’t make them stay very long.”

Not our words, but the words of Joren Verspeelt, one of Exellys’ full-stack developers when he was a guest in the Lazy People Podcast a while ago. In the one hour talk he focused on the problem of talent retention within IT companies. Why are well-paying and cushy jobs being abandoned? And more importantly, what can companies do about it?

Listen to the full episode right here (or on any other audio platform):

Written by Nuskha Semaun Tech Talent Scout

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