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29 January 2019
Why transparency should be a top priority for your company
Being honest and sharing information should always be at the top of your agenda. The world is becoming increasingly closer-knit and the largest...
22 January 2019
14 rules programmers should live by
There are some truly great programmers out there. So, what sets them apart? All successful programmers live by certain rules and applying these rules ...
15 January 2019
How to work from home more efficiently
Here at Exellys, we’re firm believers in the importance of having fun, having a change of environment and mixing things up. But we’re also experts at ...
8 January 2019
Reimagining work in the age of AI
It’s 2019. Take a look around you. Far from being the stuff of science fiction, Artificial Intelligence (AI) has already become an indispensable part ...
17 December 2018
5 awesome last-minute Christmas gifts for your techie friends
Still wondering what to get your techie friend or loved one this Christmas? Well, stop stressing because we’ve got you covered! Techies are...
10 December 2018
Michiel flew all around the globe for a training week
Wanna go into the wide world, ha? We get it. We’re all young. Most of us like discovering new cultures from time to time. That definitely goes for...
4 December 2018
3 Rules for scaling your team for greatness
Digitalization is forcing companies to innovate rapidly. Tech trends are forcing organisations to become leaner and more efficient while at the...
27 November 2018
4 reasons why fun in the office is important
Who has time for fun when there’s work to be done? We do! Our new office is awesome, but, as anyone who visits us soon finds out, it is more than...
13 November 2018
Meet Steve Wozniak in our office
As you may have heard, we recently moved to a brand new office in Mechelen. Next to our tech talent scouts, talent development managers and sales and ...
26 October 2018
A brand new office in Mechelen: a successful opening night
An impressive office, a buzzing crowd and four captivating panel members eager to share their story and love for Exellys on a Thursday night. That is ...
23 October 2018
From computer science graduate to technical consultant
They say first impressions are the most important. So, when Rutger discovered Exellys and everything we stand for, he kept in touch. Because he could ...
16 October 2018
Exellys hacked the Port of Antwerp
As you might have seen on our social media, last week 10 Exellys consultants participated in the ChainPORT Hackathon. Tom Bruyninx, Java API...
17 September 2018
4 reasons why you should become our next Solution Architect
The brightest minds are brought together to create breakthrough technology solutions that advance the way people live and work. A team of doers,...
6 September 2018
Man of steel: Where the steel industry and IT come together
When you match an industrial engineer with an innate passion for oversized swords with an internationally renowned steel company like Arcelor Mittal… ...
3 September 2018
10 questions you should ask yourself after one year on the job
After one year on the job, it’s time for a Q&A with yourself! It doesn’t hurt to look into your rear-view mirror every once in a while. Not to get...
21 August 2018
How a 27 year old consultant ended up working from a beach
Let’s be honest here, if you were to picture yourself in your next IT job, would there be any palm trees, sandy beaches and clear blue water in the...
14 August 2018
Why talent development matters on the job
As a team lead or hiring manager, talent development should be one of the cornerstones of your working philosophy. But what is the tangible return on ...
9 August 2018
You have a limited amount of fucks to give, spend them wisely!
Every year the Exellys team gets a book for some light summer reading. Each book is carefully selected for its valuable lessons. This year, we...
7 August 2018
The five best talks from JS/CSSConf in Berlin
Three front-end developers are sitting on a plane. What happens next? Not too long ago Stijn, Steven & Yoran, three Exellys consultants of the ING...
31 July 2018
How to take your career into your own hands
Exellys has by now become strongly associated with tech, but (and there is BIG but ;-) ) the fact is that although we specialize in matching IT...
24 July 2018
From engineering student to IT system administrator
In September 2017 Maxim started working at Melexis as an IT System Administrator and proud Exellyst. He made what he considers the best decision ever ...
18 July 2018
Life is short, work somewhere awesome!
Having a job means so much more than simply receiving a paycheck at the end of the month. A good employer will give you the opportunity to grow...
10 July 2018
Be smart about your career by starting smart
Our Class of 2016 successfully concluded the two-year Start Smart Programme at Exellys and we're so proud of our graduates. It was a pleasure...
4 July 2018
How our Belgian Red Devils can teach you to be better at your job
We we're watching the game and it’s safe to say that we broke some sweat. But what we took away from this experience is the incredible resilience the ...
12 June 2018
How to ace your exams with time management
Exams aren’t everyone’s favourite time of the year; there’s lots of work to be done, a ton of distractions and constant demands on your attention....
5 June 2018
Are you a nifty JAVA software engineer?
Integrating automation, engineering performant applications and simplifying complex business processes will be your main responsibilities. In...
22 May 2018
Kick-ass front-end developer wanted to join the baddest, raddest team of developers out there
If we say: “bug”, you say: “fixed”. That about sums it up, right? Well, if that is how the overall majority of the company and the customers perceive ...
15 May 2018
Scrum in five minutes
Ever heard of scrum? Small tip: it doesn’t have anything to do with rugby! Scrum is an agile framework for managing work. Today, we’re going to...
8 May 2018
How Mara from Romania became a Full stack Java Developer in Belgium
What if we were to offer you an international professional adventure? Would you hesitate? Mara seized the opportunity and relocated all the way...
24 April 2018
18 job interview tips by Penny, our recruitment manager
You’ve made a great impression at a job fair. Or perhaps you wrote an exceptional letter of application? Whatever the reason, you received an...
19 April 2018
Fast learners, great potentials
“At the very moment, meeting Exellys was a real gift as they helped us to find the rare tech talent we were looking for.”
17 April 2018
The hackathon aftermath
We organised a kick ass hackathon. The challenge? Crack the code of private banking. Not an easy thing to do. Almost 30 young hackers and hustlers...
10 April 2018
Disrupting disruption: What the heck is a Hashgraph?
Hashgraph DLT technology is a superior consensus protocol with a unique data distribution structure. It may be a much better alternative to current...
3 April 2018
Quick wins on LinkedIn for young graduates
"Isn’t LinkedIn for people with at least some professional experience?" Not necessarily. You can hardly create a LinkedIn profile too soon. In...
27 March 2018
Meeting of the Minds: Photo Report
That’s right, Meeting of the Minds. These are our quarterly meetings with all Exellysts: consultants, internal staff and management. A group that...
20 March 2018
Data Trinity: What you should know about the Data Big Three
We are fast approaching the ‘Data Age’, an entirely new era that will see the rise of everything from humanoid robots to autonomous vehicles and...
13 March 2018
How to find the perfect professional match
Matchmaking is serious business, especially when it comes to the graduate-employer relationship. Why? Well, you’re a first-timer, a newbie, a...
6 March 2018
The ultimate guide to finding a Blockchain job in 2018
Given that this particular market is growing exponentially, wanting to get involved is natural. If you are thinking of making a career change, this...
1 March 2018
Google Hash Code: The Exellys edition
Some motivated Exellysts took on the Hash Code challenge on the first of March. Hash Code is a team programming competition organized by Google. Here ...
27 February 2018
7 videos to show you what working at Exellys is like
You can keep reading about what it is we do exactly but why do that if you can just see it? We selected 7 video’s from our YouTube channel to give...
20 February 2018
From engineering student to front-end developer
Surviving your final months as a student, graduating, finding a job that you like and still finding the time to have something that looks like a...
13 February 2018
The art of making a job fair worthwhile
Here is a common misconception about job fairs. A lot of people seem to think that a job fair is just meant to be ‘strolled around’, to get a general ...
9 February 2018
How to go about internships: 6 golden tips
How do you know if an internship will provide you with the experience and accomplishments you’re looking for? Don’t worry, we’ve got your back and...
6 February 2018
Digitalization in the banking industry
Self-driving cars, drone deliveries, smart buildings, and Elon Musk's vacuum tubes. The technology is there and the world is ready. But how does this ...
30 January 2018
Machine Learning is changing the world. This is how you stay ahead.
No machine in the history of mankind has a learning capacity comparable to the human brain. Not yet. But things are changing.
23 January 2018
When alliances are formed, both companies and employees grow
Many companies are working hard on rethinking and rebuilding their employer-employee relationship framework. The Alliance, a book by Reid Hoffman,...
16 January 2018
4 Industries that will never be the same after Blockchain
You might first have heard of blockchain in connection with the cryptocurrency Bitcoin. It seems to be in the news more frequently nowadays, and...
3 December 2017
Why engaging your employees is vital
In the current business landscape, competition for both customers and employees is fiercer than ever before. Despite this, we see more and more in...
15 November 2017
Technology and innovation will save the day
Exellys attented the Web Summit in Lisbon this November, the Walhalla of all things tech. It was an amazing event and we were blown away (yet...
2 November 2017
This is why an IT Talent Scout at Exellys is so much more than a recruiter
We at Exellys, are passionate about attracting, selecting and matching IT graduates and young IT professionals with the perfect job at the right...
27 October 2017
11 tips to superpower your LinkedIn presence
You’ve done it. You finally made a LinkedIn account and filled in the key details in your LinkedIn profile. Then, you made your first connections and ...
17 August 2017
Robotics: join the (r)evolution
From Star Wars to superhero movies, robots are never very far away in modern life. But this is fiction. Right? It will be reality sooner than we...
2 August 2017
5 reasons you aren’t coaching employees to excellence
Coaching your employees has clear advantages. It provides positive support, feedback and advice to improve people’s personal effectiveness, increases ...
26 July 2017
Java 9: All you need to know about the features and release date
The upcoming Java Development Kit – JDK 9 will be packed with amazing new features, including modularization, a read-eval-print, ahead of time...
3 July 2017
Talent is overrated, so start smart
Do you need to be born with the seed of success already in you? If you feel like you’ll never have what it takes to be a good data...
26 June 2017
Hunting for your first job in IT? Here’s how you start.
Finding your perfect job is never easy. But, don’t despair. The good news is that you have your future in your own hands! You’re in the driver’s...
9 March 2017
5 reasons why your best talent quits
From my personal experience with coaching over 300 young and promising talents, I see five common problems in organisations that make young...
12 January 2017
5 reasons why it’s hard to find talent
Skilled blue-collar workers and commercial profiles are the hardest to find. But IT talent doesn’t exactly grow on trees, either: IT specialists come ...
6 January 2017
How to use personal branding for a flying career start
As a young graduate, you may think personal branding is not really any of your concern. Think again. First of all, personal branding is rapidly...
27 December 2016
Building the bridge between business and IT
One year ago, Lissa and Vincent started working for Exellys as IT business analysts for Umicore. Umicore is a worldwide and BEL20-listed company that ...
1 August 2016
Raf Seymus in Knack GO Startersgids
For organisations, talent is key to make a difference. But in reality they usually look for ‘experience’ and work-related knowledge. That...