A story about online onboarding from the experience of our HR team member, Bojana Mrđa.

The face-to-face kind of interview sounds unusual nowadays. It is researched that 63% of HR employers held online job interviews in past year. But how does it look when you don’t have a chance to meet the interviewer and future colleague in person?

I had a chance to experience that. I felt how it looks like to start a job in new firm in conditions we live in today and if you are interested in having a job at enjoy.ing, let me escort you through online onboarding process - from the very beginning of the selection process, over the interview and to the job accepting and starting.

Selection process

In my case, whole process of selection and recruiting took very long. Due to the global pandemic of COVID-19, my first and last interview were months apart. Despite that, I have been getting every information needed from employees of enjoy.ing and I have not felt neglected during that long period.

This gave me a look into the company’s culture - the company that takes care about its employees, about the communication and relationship between employees, clients, candidates, and co-workers.

Interview

Although I got used to face-to-face interviews, I had a very pleasant experience with enjoy.ing! The stage fright was present as much as in classic interview, but online interview brings comfort and decreases the tension. The behavior of the candidate and the interviewer can be noticed as much as in live conversation.

The process of selection also included technical knowledge and role play. That was my first time as a candidate with that kind of interview and it was held live. I was extremely nervous because of it, but after that I had a very pleasant feeling because the colleagues immediately gave me feedback about my results.

After getting and taking the job offer, communication continued to be great! Technical processes such as contract signing and borrowing equipment went easy, which just improved my first impression of enjoy.ing.

enjoy.ing the new start

My first day at enjoy.ing started with a morning meeting where I was welcomed by whole HR team. This was a usual meeting over Teams, but this welcome meant a lot to me as I was a new employee at that moment. They all made me feel like part of a team. Clear instructions about onboarding process, timeline and open communication brought the feeling of comfort to ask a question when I need to and to share my opinion with the rest of the team.

After one week of work, I have got a 360-degree feedback from my colleagues. They have also asked for my feedback, experiences, and notices. I was very delighted by validation and respect of employees and of everyone’s opinion. Having in mind my previous experiences, I did not expect this well-designed introduction into business. I have got plenty of time to research, try and to finish my tasks on time.

I am aware that it will not always be ideal, that there will be unattainable deadlines, but the fact that the company takes care about its employees is one of the most important things in a relationship between an employee and employer.

P.S. Onboarding for techies at enjoy.ing differs a bit - it suits to their roles in companies. But, from what I heard from colleagues, feeling of being welcome and appreciated is the same.

Author: Bojana Mrđa, Junior Recruiter at enjoy.ing

Last week, the first Open Day was organized at the enjoy.ing office in Kragujevac.

On that occasion, a presentation of the company was held so that guests could become more familiar with the specifics and working conditions at enjoy.ing, which has been operating in Kragujevac since March 2019. Currently, development teams in Kragujevac are working on 4 projects in the fields of digital and investment banking, e-learning and online photo services. More information about technology was provided by colleagues working on these projects.

At the moment, there are 17 colleagues working in Kragujevac, and further expansion of the team is planned.

enjoy.ing has 3 development centers in Serbia – Belgrade, Nis and Kragujevac and has more than 260 employees.

More information about currently open positions can be found at https://www.enjoying.rs/open-positions/

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As a technology partner of the Belgrade Marathon for the second year in a row, we can point out that we have a deeper cooperation through new functionality that our colleagues have developed for the jubilee 30th Belgrade Marathon.

For this year, Belgrade Marathon has a new system for the registration of runners, and in addition to this functionality, we facilitate the work of volunteers in the Registration/EXPO center, through the development of modules for fast and efficient issuance of race packages for the participants. The basis of our last-year cooperation were mobile apps for Android and IOS devices that have been developed again from the beginning to make better basis for further improvements. We developed a tracking system for Android users, and expect to release a new version for IOS users.
The second part of our cooperation is related to the competitive part. We are proud that we had 33 runners in all categories (marathon, half marathon, relay half marathon). Our girls won 2nd place in the women’s relay race, and our colleague Predrag Vlatković ran entire 42km for the first time in his life. :)
We spent a great time at our checkpoints in City Center and New Belgrade, where our runners were supported by colleagues, family members and DJ who was playing from music station in front of our offices.
Photos speak for themselves :)

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ogether with colleagues from the Executive Search company Stanton Chase, we hosted a HR conference with the theme “Different HR Approaches Depending on Industry”.
The 14th HR Conference was opened by Maja Manojlović Anđelković, Principal Consultant at Stanton Chase, who welcomed everyone and expressed her satisfaction that we are gathering for the first time in the IT company.
Then the participants were welcomed by Mirjana Parpura Đorđević, HR Director in company enjoy.ing, whereby the program could start.

The conference started with presentation of the company enjoy.ing. The first speaker, HR Director Mirjana Parpura Đorđević introduced us in detail to the company’s business and presented  HR team.
Ana Ćorić, Recruitment Lead, told us more about the specifics and challenges that IT companies face when searching for and recruiting staff in this industry.
Finally, Maja Stojanovic, HR Business Partner – People Development Lead, spoke about the organizational culture, learning and horizontal mobility of software developers
Panel discussion was moderated by Maja Manojlović Anđelković, Principal Consultant at Stanton Chase,

Panelists – Iva Karadzic – HR Business Partner, Air Serbia, Daniela Zekic – HR Manager, Phosphea Danube, Valentina Kalaj – HR Specialist, Devtech and Maja Stojanovic – HR Business Partner, enjoy.ing
Following topics were discussed:
• How many experiences in different industries are used in HR work

• Similarities and differences in HR practices in different industries
• How much HR work depends on the industry
• Whether IT expansion is based on traditional HR tools for recruitment, motivation, performance, stop being used
• Which factors influence the work of the HR – the economic situation in the country, number of employees, retention rate, etc..

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Last weekend, enjoy.ing Family Day was held at Ada Safari in Belgrade.

Great weather and good mood, they allowed us to enjoy socializing and have a good time.

See how it all looked in the gallery below.

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Another annual party is just over!
Had a great time last Friday at the Promenade event center.
Photos speak more than words.

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It is June 2020. COVID-19 situation in countries enjoy.ing has offices in is the following: Serbia and Switzerland are keeping some limitations, but measures are relaxing; Romania has State Alert.

enjoy.ing team is conducting a research and it shows our colleagues are mostly satisfied with WFH experience, but would like to go back to the offices. They miss their colleagues, they say.

Challenge alert for enjoy.ing management: we should enable working from the office for those who want it and should determine certain rules, but we should improve the WFH experience for colleagues who’d like to stay at home, too.

Cheers to that.

Let’s get these chairs rolling

Entire enjoy.ing is planning to go back to the offices this Autumn, but there is still no determined date. Next decisions will depend on official recommendations and situation in each country.

However, successive comeback starts in three, two, one…

What does it mean in the situation when COVID-19-related behaviour became everyday pattern?
enjoy.ing welcomes “the new normal” in few modules:

• WFH squad: we’re upgrading home-office experience for them. They’re provided with working chairs, monitor(s), keyboards… Colleagues in the same room will still be missed, but there are pets, noisy neighbours and online communication as an imitation.
• WFO squad: caution is a key word for this team. enjoy.ing won’t fully pack offices. Maximum capacity is 20%, masks are mandatory for close contacts. Not to mention disinfection. We have reduced the use of common areas such as elevators.

WFH/ WFO couldn’t be IT without IT (department)

Let’s play that game for kids. We’ll give you three words and you’ll try to guess what we’re thinking of. Words are: VPN, equipment, support.

That’s right, it is an IT department. At enjoy.ing they are responsible for nudging you to contact help desk. They’re the first stop in case of difficulties. And much more.

Whether you chose to stay at home or to WFO, you cannot miss this guys and situation is almost the same with whole COVID-19 team.

What’s HR got to do with it?

Well, who else will remind you to follow the rules, follow the rules, follow the rules? Who else will design patterns that meet your demands and make sure all of us are acting responsible?

enjoy.ing HR is mixing and matching preferences of our colleagues. During overall WFH period, we did it while trying to fulfil daily to-do-list, plus to cook and have a meal with our family. During semi-WFH, semi-WFO interval, we’ll try to do it even better.

Because, lockdown proved one important thing: good communication with your people is the most valuable item and every company should nurture it in regular or state or state of emergency. Whether you’re sharing memes, information about COVID-19 or clients unexpected cancelation, you must be true to you colleagues.

Welcome to the old-new normal.

Author: Mirjana Parpura Đorđević, HR Director at enjoy.ing

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You are young, smart, and ambitious. You’re finishing or finished your studies and now you’re looking for an experience. What to do? Where to start? Whom to approach?

You either already experienced mentioned situation or you are going to face it. Here’s one tip for you: enjoy.ing organizes various internship programs for young software engineer offering them experience in .NET, QA, Java, JavaScript and even more.

Here is a story about one of them.

Why is internship helpful?

Internship is a crucial step for anyone pursuing career advancements in the field of software development. Story by my internship fellows and my story confirms that.

Even though I have a degree in this field, I didn’t know a lot about real work.  I suppose many people face the same challenge. Because of that, enjoy.ing internship program is an excellent way for young professionals to learn about what to expect.

During this program, I gained better insight into the dynamics of the industry – how external factors can influence daily routines and the importance of flexibility and being able to adapt.

Accepting the offer.

I’ve heard about enjoy.ing a few years ago, when my dear friend Aleksa, a member of the enjoy.ing team, embarked upon a journey similar to mine.

A pleasant working atmosphere, enabled by the company employees and the excellent knowledge share system, which was in development for years by experts in various fields all contributed to my experience with enjoy.ing. Even though, I’ve never worked there, I’ve already had great impression about company.

I had also learned about the company through social media and, given my excitement, I had decided to become a member of the team. During the entire process, my decision to join them has only more and more solidified as a sound one.

About enjoy.ing internship program and company in general, you can be informed in many ways – Facebook, enjoy.ing website, LinkedIn.

Internship in 12 Weeks.

Day 1/90 – Getting to know the interns and employees has made the process much easier. When I had gotten to know the mentors that were there for us from the first until the last day, I realized just how crucial it is to build a good working atmosphere and that everyone enjoys what they are doing. This helped alleviate the awkwardness present whenever you start doing something new.

During the next couple of weeks, we worked with mentors who have more than 15 years of experience in software engineering (Predrag Vlatković, Zoran Siljanovski, Goran Simić – thanks a lot for sharing tips and tricks with us) through the workshops in order to solidify the knowledge gained and we were introduced to new things that were going to be the focus of the following period.

An important part of the learning process is the experience that these people have accumulated, as well as advice about what approach to learning is best suited to certain clients and situations – this is something that we just could not know before.

Day 30/90 – The workflow of projects and how they are organized was not something I knew a lot about before the internship. I would single out working on an internal project slated for production as the most important part of the internship.

We were acquainted with how work on a certain project is organized and the importance of communication and knowledge sharing. We had learned to organize our time, among many other things. We developed our own programming skills, learning how to write code that can later be read and upgraded, we were familiarized with patterns that make software development easier and technologies that we would not be able to come into contact with outside of the internship, which is one of the points of the entire process.

Working on a project from the ground up is really an excellent experience through which one not only develops programming-related skills, but interpersonal skills such as communication, teamwork and constructive problem-solving. Cheers to our HR team who were always there for our dilemmas and problems.

Day 60/90 – When we talk about accepting change, being innovative and dynamic in this field, we only superficially knew what that was about before the internship. The emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic was a true test of such skills.

That is when we truly learned how quickly things can change in this industry. We saw that in our older peers when they changed clients and introduced new technologies. Our team as well had more responsibilities related to team organization, communication and goal-tracking.

Working at home ushered in great changes. It was an excellent experience but also a crueler example of just how much this field is dynamic. This is when our abilities to organize our work and to accept change were put to the test.

The impact of the situation varies individually. Some people enjoyed working from home more than others but, personally, I believe that it can be very productive if we are well-organized.

The end.

The team worked as per the guidelines from the mentors and the HR department which was concurrently a part of the Product Owner team. During the internship, we were occasionally given valuable feedback and precise guidance on how to improve our skills. In the end, our mentors presented their own impressions of working with us and a report of our advancements.

The end of the internal project and transitioning to more concrete projects is something that we were all waiting for. Even though our group did not change much, our surroundings did, which presented a whole new set of adventures through which we will learn and develop.

I want to mention that the company overcame all disadvantages of the market and offered everyone to climb the ladder.

At the end of the process, I can say with confidence that I’ve learned a lot more than I expected in the field of programming and technology, aside from shaping my preexisting knowledge and developing personal traits crucial to further advancements, that I had already mentioned.

Throwback.

Looking back, I would single out the following points as crucial to the success of this process.

• Communication and interpersonal relationships – one of the reasons why you will truly love this job and stay motivated in key moments.
• Experience and knowledge shared through the “knowledge share” system which is continually being developed – development of new and existing programming skills as well as advice from peers that is shared selflessly.
• Asking questions – a very important trait that we gained. Pertains to both learning and further work endeavors.
• Adapting to and being aware of the latest trends – this is crucial for long-term development.
• Expressing one’s own opinion – enjoy.ing appreciates openness and developing this trait has a big impact on further endeavors.
• A chance to work on meaningful projects – an opportunity to gauge our own knowledge and to utilize acquired knowledge.
• Mentorship – the last, but definitely not the least important point. The first steps in this field are made easier by these people. I am very glad that my starting point was in this place.

After everything above, as well as the offer extended to me after the internship to utilize the latest technologies and to get to know a new team of excellent professionals which will continue to guide and teach us, I have decided to join the enjoy.ing team and to continue my career with them.

Less important.

My name is Miloš Prolić.

As I love to learn new things and do not like to box myself into a very specific field, the IT industry was alluring to me from an early age as it is a perfect opportunity to learn and grow and is definitely a field in which everyone can flourish in a certain way.

I would recommend the internship to everyone who is just beginning their career and want to discover what they truly are interested in. I would say that an internship program is a crucial starting point in every facet of the IT industry.

Author: Miloš Prolić, Software Engineer at enjoy.ing

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A story about the first enjoy.ing years, written by our CEO Nenad Jović

It was 2015 in Belgrade. We’ve had enthusiasm, idea, great colleagues, friends, our clients’ trust and youngculture’s heritage.

Many thoughts, questions and ‟what if” concerns, but as they say, “luck follows the brave”. We had our clients and colleagues who trust us and helped us to achieve almost impossible! Five years later, this is the story about enjoy.ing, thrustful nearshoring partner, our people, projects, successes, and everything that modestly stands behind that English world.

For me personally enjoying can’t be expression determined by vocabulary’s definition ‟taking delight or pleasure in an activity or occasion”. Yes, it is a pleasure, but it is also a pride, triumph, future and much more.

In case you haven’t met enjoy.ing, now would be a good time.

enjoy.ing’s DNA

enjoy.ing originated from youngculture – strong and respectful company founded in early ‘00s. Luckily or not, but circumstances changed causing us to react and vary a bit.

Good news for at-that-time initiators and now managing team: 80% of youngculture colleagues trusted in our vision and decided to become enjoy.ing colleagues.

When it comes to fellow workers – there is one who could be real enjoy.ing chronicler. He started in 2004 as official number 1 employee, junior engineer at youngculture and now he’s successful and respectful Manager of the largest enjoy.ing squad.

Today, we’re hiring 250 co-workers in four offices at three locations – Belgrade (times two), Niš and Kragujevac and we’re more than happy to successfully implement distributed work at different lengths. Distance between two Belgrade offices is app. 200 meters and between Belgrade and Zurich is more than 1.200 km, but our colleagues’ performance is the same.

Our clients and partners are mostly from Switzerland, but we’re also doing business with the whole DACH region, Netherlands, Great Britain, Italy and else.

They’re distinguished by the industry, too.

We are well known and recognizable partner in airline industry. Working with Lufthansa and its daughter companies, we solidified in the field offering not only software development, but business services, too. The most of our people works for finances – e-banking, insurance, and comprehensive insurance. These, two sectors might be the biggest, but our creative people meet the needs of e-learning, e-commerce, packaging, telecommunications and even more.

How do they do that? Well, they’re smart, highly educated and trained to use over 200 technologies.

enjoy.ing is a mix of different subcultures. Someone loves basketball, others play violin, like to read, walk, extreme sports or running marathons and some just love movie marathons. We are compound of well-educated people blessed with youth curiosity and enthusiasm combine with pure experience and wisdom.

Together with NSM Engineering and youngculture, enjoy.ing is a part of NSM Group.

Stability is eternal, everything else is transient

During these 5 years (16 if we include youngulture) I’m proudest of stability we’re offering to our colleagues. Yes, we know, IT industry is all about creativity and innovations. That categories are essential, but without solid ground to lean on they are nothing more than catalysator to chaos. Stability is what make us feel secure and give us freedom and opportunity to dream and achieve great results.

What else make us great?

‟Open door” policy: Our managing team is always available for all colleagues. They can approach us, ask us whatever they want and share with us praises and critiques.

Open-mindedness: For example, our managing team doesn’t always have the same opinion, but we respect each other decisions. The most important thing is that all of us are looking towards the same direction. In unanimity, there is no going forward.

We’re not only geeks: you probably know the stereotype about programmers who’re looking at a screen and types keyboard for the whole day. Mentioned stereotype doesn’t apply to enjoy.ing colleagues nor developers in general. Our colleagues are made of engineering, families, friends, and hobbies. Some of our colleagues like extreme sports others are former professional sportsmen even representatives, musicians, professional military members, hunters, etc.

We, as company, strongly support their free time. We learn that in order to have good and happy employee you need to respect their private time and support them! That is why work-life balance principle is something we’re especially proud of.

And did you know that our colleagues made registration and mobile application for Belgrade marathon (http://www.bgdmarathon.org) and project Petlja (https://petlja.org) in their spare time?

What to expect from enjoy.ing?

Each new year, birthday, or an important anniversary, inevitably questions are: What is the plan? How is it going to be?

When it comes to enjoy.ing we plan to keep the same principles we took over from youngculture and we’ve been nurturing over these years. We want to stay true to our colleagues and clients, to support knowledge, education, talents, and good ideas.

Nearshoring is something we’re recognised for and it will definitely stay part of our business model. But, we want to expand it even further. I always say, my idea is to offer some expert service or product which will give an added value to our clients and existing business model.

However, new markets, new services, new colleagues and portfolio enlargement are our long-term goal.

Fun fact: Story of two “brothers”

My name is Nenad Jović and I am enjoy.ing CEO. My colleague is Nebojša Jović and he is NSM Group’s CSO. We are not brothers.

When I met him, 10 years ago, he gave me a business card. That is where we concluded we have the same surname.

At first, everyone thought we are brothers, and it was exhausting to explain over and over again to almost everyone we’re not brothers, but at some point, it became easier to just say: ‟Yes, we are”. Today we have one more “brother” with us, so it is much easier to explain coincidence.

At the end, I have to mention…

It would be unfair from me not to mentioned that success of enjoy.ing wouldn’t be possible without great people I work with! I have to say that my management team is my second family and I would not succeed without Mirjana, Sanel, Marko, Nebojša and Oliver! My gratitude has to go also to all my partners our line managers and teams leads who are always on frontier of our business, paving path to our solid and bright future!

Many thanks to all 250 of our colleagues for being with us and make enjoy.ing what it is!

Thank you all for amazing 5 years.

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