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The tech industry is witnessing a remarkable phenomenon: the rise of "Rebounder Founders." These resilient professionals, laid off from major tech companies, are transforming setbacks into opportunities by launching their own ventures.

We are launching a new chapter with Underdog.io. With the closing of our acquisition, we're gaining an amazing brand with awesome hiring partners. We look forward to growing the 2nd largest US based tech marketplace in the US.

In this post, we discuss how to enhance your GitHub profile to help attract the eye of employers. With insights from years of experience in hiring for data and software engineer roles, we'll walk you through actionable tips to elevate your GitHub profile. These range from showcasing your coding projects effectively to optimizing your profile's appearance and readability. Whether you're a fresher or an experienced developer, these tips will help you stand out in the competitive tech job market by showcasing your ability to build great projects with code.

In preparation for a new talent sourcing season, we've spoken to over 600 tech professionals, from software developers to product leaders, to uncover what drives their career decisions.

The last 18 months have been challenging for our entire industry. In light of the market headwinds that we've faced, we put our heads together and revamped our 2024 roadmap.

Digital transformation, at its core, is the integration of digital technology into all areas of a business, fundamentally changing how you operate and deliver value to customers. And as businesses rapidly embrace this digital shift, the job market has evolved in tandem, offering a plethora of opportunities for those equipped with the right skills.

We’re getting into the nitty-gritty of exactly what the digital revolution is, what it means for your hiring plan and how recruiters in traditional industries can bypass the communication issues to attract, hire and retain startup-minded candidates.

We’re outlining Underdog.io’s processes for rejecting candidates with empathy in the hopes that it will help you reverse engineer better methods for managing your own process. What we do might not work for you but we hope you can steal an idea or two to build a kinder, more effective candidate experience. Let us know what you think!

As the world undergoes a seismic shift towards digital transformation, sectors once synonymous with tradition and legacy are searching for tech talent. We’ll share the top five reasons why companies in traditional industries are embracing the tech revolution and how your skills can help to revolutionize their future.