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EQ & AI in Team Performance Software — Key Takeaways from Our HR Tech Event in Berlin
The end of June was a special time for Monterail as it marked the inaugural event of our Digital Transformation Through Meaningful Software series
How UX Interviews Help Develop a Better Software Product
Have a great idea for an app that will revolutionize the world and make you a successful businessperson?
8 HR Tech Trends That Will Influence Your Business in 2020
By design, Human Resources is all about people. But does it mean that we should keep it away from technology? Quite the contrary.
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How to Build a Simple Slack Bot with Elixir Phoenix?
Do you know what happens when you type/giphy sorry no can do in one of your Slack channels?
On Our Way to Longevity—Why We Introduced Sabbaticals to Monterail's Organizational Culture
Earlier this June, we introduced the possibility of taking a sabbatical, available to all employees. A paid, extra month-long leave for anyone reaching their five-year mark with the company,
HR Tech Expert Series: Creating Candidate-First Experience—Interview with Hung Lee
Last year, there were around 600,000 job vacancies in the UK in the digital technology sector alone. According to the Edge Foundation report, 34% of UK-based companies reported finding digital and ICT positions more...
Working at a Software Development Company — Quality Engineer Perspective
Barely half a year ago, I couldn’t imagine myself leaving my job, changing industries, let alone moving to another city! But, the impossible actually happened, and I have spent the past six months working as a Junior...
The Ultimate List: 75+ HR Tech Software Tools for Your Business
Human Resources is all about people. And HR tech is there to support both employers and employees in making their lives easier in the work environment. From searching for the best talents to managing their salaries and...
How UX Interviews Help Develop a Better Software Product
Have a great idea for an app that will revolutionize the world and make you a successful businessperson?
HR Tech Expert Series: Managing Company Culture with Data—Interview with Bunch.ai
Quantifying culture. This term might seem obscure or even make you wonder, how can we measure such an intangible asset as company culture?
Ruby vs Elixir —Which One to Choose and When?
Over the past couple of years, we wrote extensively about Ruby (and Ruby on Rails), so you know we like it quite a bit. We’ve also dabbled some in Elixir (and Phoenix), but never before have we compared the two side by...
React Native vs. NativeScript in 2019 - Which One to Choose?
Cross-platform development has always been tricky—in exchange for lower costs and shorter development timeframes, developers had to sacrifice either some of the performance or some of the user experience. With the...
HR Tech Expert Series: The Role of Data in Employee Engagement—Interview with Peakon
In today’s world, organizations collect and use all sorts of data. And data fuels and sits at the heart of much of modern HR tools. While everyone is more or less aware of that fact, questions continue to abound about...
How to Design Your HR Tech Software—Good UX and UI Practices
It is universally accepted that HR software design must, naturally, obey the general rules of good app design. Whether large or small, rudimentary or feature-rich, they ought to be clear and easy to use in order to...
How to Sell Your HR App —Good Practices in HR Software Communication
We spent the last few months creating a bunch of applications for the HR market, like Cooleaf or Guild. The process required top-notch software design and we hope the final product will draw large crowds of satisfied...
Software Quality Standards—How and Why We Applied ISO 25010
When I first heard about ISO/IEC 25010 in 2017, I was still taking my first baby steps in the world of software quality assurance. The last time I heard it mentioned, meanwhile, was at Quality Excites, the nationwide...
Privacy-Focused Apple Sign-In—What Does It Mean for Your App?
Do you recall those Facebook and Google buttons that allow you to sign in to almost any app nowadays? Well, soon they won’t be the only option available to you and your app users. At the latest annual World Wide...
How to Decide on a Tech Stack Suitable for HR Software - App Examples
The technology stack remains a key issue in almost every kind of application you build. Projected bandwidth demand, Web app type, business goals, potential extensibility—all these variables have to be taken into account...
Why Choose Elixir?
Some time ago, I was discussing the possibilities of Kotlin and Elixir with a colleague. Our rather academic exchange only lent further credence to the notion that every developer has their own specific point of view...