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In May 2020, a couple of months after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, DevStyleR talked to our CEO Alexandra Mechkova about how the pandemic changed the Academy and the IT sector. From the interview, you’ll learn why the IT sector remains among the least affected by the COVID-19 crisis and how it changed the hiring strategies across the entire ecosystem.

With the continuously growing demand for IT talents and compensations higher than the average for Bulgaria, more and more people pursue dev careers. For some of them, this would be their first job, but others are changing their career paths. So, how to become a developer? The answer comes in an interview with Martin Veshev for Money.bg. Watch it!

At the end of 2017, Telerik Academy – one of the leading tech-ed organizations in Bulgaria – was spun off from Progress as an independent organization led by the four founders – Svetozar Georgiev, Boyko Iaramov, Vassil Terziev and Hristo Kosev. In an interview for “Capital” Alexandra Mechkova, Telerik Academy CEO, talks about how the Academy grooms holistically prepared IT talent through intensive tech and soft skills trainings.

Europe needs more people with digital and ICT skills. Bulgaria is no exception. Read how Telerik Academy grooms successful Master Junior talents through our specially designed six-month program Alpha. Get inspired by the stories of Maria Dineva and Alex Parvanov, who decided to switch to software developers after working in a completely different field.

Telerik Academy won the grand prize among all categories and competing against 70+ companies across different industries – “Best Company of 2020”. The Academy took home yet another award – “Best Company of 2020 in the Education Category”. The ceremony brought together 400 people, eagerly awaiting the announcement of the winners.