You are often in the sidelines and “offscreen,” but how would we ever manage without you? Every day you save users, solving problems, sharing hacks, and reminding us to change our keyboard layouts 😊

Today is yours! Thank you for not leaving us in the lurch and always standing guard over us. We hope you only have the smartest of users, who never ask you the same question twice. We also hope you stay patient with us, when we inevitably do 💙

For the holiday, we’ve collected the most famous stereotypes about this profession and talked to Exadel’s system administrators to challenge them 😏

But before we dispel all stereotypes about sysadmins in our post, let's play and collect our own statistics! So, here we go! 👇

#Exadel_Celebrates

Finally, Exadel’s office is open in Gdańsk - after much anticipation! 🇵🇱

About 30 Exadellers will work there - sharing motivation, ideas and inspiration 💙

The opening was a housewarming party with team-building activities, hearty conversations, inspiring discussion around future plans, cheers, laughter, and delicious snacks 😋 The team then moved to a nearby restaurant and we spent the Friday evening in fantastic company!

We are eagerly anticipating working together there!
Exadel, together we are locally strong and globally great! 🙌

#Exadel_Celebrates #Exadel_Life #Exadel_Poland

We are kicking off a new rubric from our consultant Oliver Davies. Every month he’ll give you some extremely valuable tips on using English at Con calls! 💬

In our working lives today we are always on con calls, video calls, Zoom meetings...whatever you call them! 👨‍💻 And believe it or not, even native speakers of English can feel self-conscious about how they come across online in English language meets.

📌 There are a few things you can do that will help you perform with greater confidence in live video calls, including nurturing a state of mind or attitude, and improving your English by familiarizing yourself with some key phrases.

👉 Be sure to read the whole material on our Facebook

💡 The Three-Point Strategy for Con Call Confidence

1⃣ Manage your Mindset

📎 Before your call, mentally prepare yourself. Think about:
- Your role in the call.
- What you are hoping to gain from the call.
- What you can offer in the call.

📎 Ask yourself:
- What is the stated aim of the call (from the person who called the meeting)?
- Who else will be on the call and what’s my relationship to them?
- What is my expected role in this ‘meeting’?
When you’ve answered these questions in very short sentences, sit back and look at your answers. Already, just by doing this, you should feel your mind becoming clearer and more focused.

2⃣ Prepare your Points
Even if you have a minor role in this meeting, and are not required to say much at all, prepare your points. Group what your main thoughts are into 3 succinct points. The rule of 3 always works as it helps you keep in mind what your main objectives are.

Useful phrases:
🔹 I believe / from my experience / from what I’ve been looking at recently, my instinct suggests that…
🔹 My top three priorities at the moment are….
🔹 My personal goals related to this project are currently…
🔹 I would like to achieve….. through my engagement with this initiative…
🔹 I’m inclined to believe we should do…. going forward / as the next steps / from now on in…

*Practice saying the phrases you write out loud

3⃣ Stay Present in the Meeting
This may sound obvious, but people so often forget it - when you are in the actual meeting itself, from start to finish, employ the skills of active listening.

📎 During the meeting:
- Say something after the call begins - a simple greeting, a confident succinct self-introduction, or a few words of thanks for the invitation.
- Consider what other people’s points are during the meeting.
- If you’re going to comment, build on their points and reference them concisely.
- Give credit to other people’s thoughts, views, statements and questions.

📎 Attending a meeting - Introductory Phrases:
🔹Thank you for the invitation / Thank you for inviting me here today.
🔹 Hi, it’s a pleasure to be here today. My name is…
🔹Thank you for your warm introduction. I am…

📎 Asking for Clarification
Don’t be too shy about asking for clarification if you think you’ve missed something, or would like more information about something.

🔹 I’m sorry, I didn’t quite catch that. Could you repeat that, please?
🔹 Can you run that by me one more time, please?
🔹 I’m afraid I didn’t quite understand that - could you say that again, please?
🔹 I’m sorry, would you mind repeating that last phrase again, please?
🔹 I apologize, could you say that again a little more slowly? I didn’t quite catch it.
🔹 I’m sorry, I’m not sure what you mean by that. Could you explain that a little?
🔹 Could you go into a bit more detail about that? I’m not quite sure I got it.
🔹 Could you please tell me what you mean by the term [term]?

#Exadel_ExpertsAdvice #Exadel_UsefulTips

Check out Exadel’s new, exciting vacancies! 💥
We are always bursting with new ideas, inspiration as we drive to expand - so be part of the game!

Choose the job position that’ll unleash your potential and make you want to quote Mark Twain: “Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life” 💙

🔸 Senior Automation QA Engineer (Java)
🔸 Software Engineer
🔸 Middle/Senior Java Developer
🔸 DevOps Engineer (AWS)
🔸 Senior SDET (Java)
🔸 Senior Automation QA Engineer (Java)
🔸 Team Lead Java Developer
🔸 Marketing Manager
🔸 Administrative Assistant (for Education Department)
🔸 IT Recruiter

👉 Find more interesting jobs on our website.

#Exadel_Hiring