Representing North Macedonia at the FITCE 2022
Representing North Macedonia at the FITCE 2022
IT Labs’ CEO, Branislav Gjorcevski, represented North Macedonia at this year’s FITCE expo, which was held on the 19th and 20th October at the Broward County Convention Center.
During the FITCE (Florida International Trade Conference and Expo), Branislav had the chance to promote North Macedonia as part of The World Expo Marketplace and network with local and international exhibitors.
In his presentation, IT Labs’ CEO talked about the investment and business expansion opportunities in North Macedonia – from the business climate and the incentives that are offered to foreign investors, all the way to his experience in growing business in the country.
Huge thanks to North Macedonia’s Honorary Consul General Ms. Dana Klein, for this amazing opportunity to be part of the Expo, represent North Macedonia, and have a platform to talk about the potential for investors, a great honor for the entire team at IT Labs.
IT Labs at the Omega Consulting Team Training
IT Labs at the Omega Consulting Team Training
IT Labs’ Blagoj Kjupev (CIO), Ivana Shuleska (PM), and Miki Jovanovski (TL) attended the Omega Consulting Team (OCT) training session that was held from the 6th until the 8th of October in Smederevo, Serbia.
Our team, together with representatives from other companies had the chance to learn about new sales, marketing, and leadership techniques, follow a panel discussion on crucial topics regarding leadership, as well as conducting a case study (in teams).
We’re thankful to OCT for giving this amazing opportunity to our team members to learn and develop as leaders and managers! See you next time, OCT!
IT Labs at the Regional Job Fair!
IT Labs at the Regional Job Fair!
IT Labs is part of the Regional Job Fair that will be held from the 17th until the 21st of October, and we’ll be present there – on our digital booth, presenting ourselves – our mission, vision, and goals.
As a company that has teams and offices in both North Macedonia and Serbia and is looking to grow and expand with local talent, we’re glad to have the opportunity to show what we’re all about and what we can offer to all experienced techies looking for a fresh challenge, and of course, to all the juniors making their first steps in the tech world.
For all interested, feel free to check out our virtual stand, or simply contact our Talent team at talent@it-labs.com
A Meet-and-greet, Something to Eat, and Loads of Ideas: A Recap on Our Open Day Extravaganza
A Meet-and-greet, Something to Eat, and Loads of Ideas: A Recap on Our Open Day Extravaganza
We called it an open day – a chance for people to come and meet our teams and get acquainted with the IT Labs way of doing things, but our doors are always open to curious minds and inquisitive souls.
No, we didn’t hold an hour-long presentation on our mission and vision, but we did talk a lot – and got to meet some amazing people from other industries, companies, shared ideas with them, opened doors for potential collaboration, and as per every Extravaganza – we had a really good time.
One other thing we focused on was showing and sharing our Re:Imagine Session concept – they’re already underway, and they’re something we’ll keep on holding so that we give – leaders, people with concepts and ideas, and people from different walks of life – the opportunity to tell their story, their findings, ideas, and find people they can work with, supporters, or simply just give people a new perspective on things.
A big thank you to all who made it to our Open Day Extravaganza – we’d love to see more of you and develop our relationship. And to all those who didn’t make it – we’re here for you and we’re inviting you to come and meet us, we’d love to talk to you.
Here’s a video that catches some of the fun we had.
IT Labs at the NiCAT & RNIDS Business Club
IT Labs at the NiCAT & RNIDS Business Club
IT Labs’ Lead QA Engineer, Radmila Petrovic, and Junior QA Engineer, Aleksandra Radojevic took part in this year’s Business club, which was held on September 30th, at the Tami Residence Hotel in Niš.
The Business Club was organized by the Nis Cluster for Advanced Technologies (NiCAT) and Serbian National Internet Domain Registry (RNIDS) as an event that’ll be one in a series of more, all designed to bring together members of the NiCAT cluster and other actors from the high-tech domain in the region, with the purpose of sharing experiences and promoting the exchange of experiences at an expert level.
With NiCAT, IT Labs signed a collaboration agreement, and at the Business Club we’ve also as presented our vision, mission, and values. We were introduced to the audience together with another company as new members of the cluster, after which lectures from other members were held.
The business club event also provided a networking opportunity where likeminded people and companies from the region had the chance to connect.
A big thank you to NiCAT and RNIDS for this lovely event and the invite – see you next time!
From Interns to Employees: A New Batch of Enthusiastic Techies Just Finished Our Internship Stream!
From Interns to Employees: A New Batch of Enthusiastic Techies Just Finished Our Internship Stream!
Bright minds with bright ideas – it’s the simplest way to describe all the interns we had in our latest Internship Program. Starting from June 20th and finishing on September 20th, a total of 9 bright-eyed tech-lovers walked into our offices and set about cutting their teeth in the world of tech.
For this stream, we had three streams – QA, Fullstack .NET, and Fullstack Java – and they all worked on the same project – THE CUBE. What’s THE CUBE? We’ll just say that it’s a ‘marketing tool’ because we can’t really get into details, as this was a real project, but the interns took care of it basically from the start – all they were given was an idea, and they built the whole thing from scratch: the front, the back, and did all the testing in between – with the guidance of mentors and seniors, of course.
And after finishing the 90 days, some of these fantastic young techies decided to continue their tech journey with IT Labs – so kudos and a warm welcome to Valeria Chuiko, Petar Partaloski, Viktor Ciforov, Marina Pesic, and Dragan Petrovski!
A big thank you to all the interns for choosing IT Labs, and of course, special gratitude to the mentors – Simona Stavreva (QA Stream), Martin Trajkov (FS Java Stream), and Dragana Petrushevska (FS .NET Stream) who selflessly shared their knowledge and guided the interns along the way!
We Ran the 2022 Wizz Air Skopje Marathon!
We Ran the 2022 Wizz Air Skopje Marathon!
It’s something of a tradition of ours – every year we have IT Labbers who love running, participating in the Wizz Air Skopje Marathon, and this year was no different. On October 2nd, it was go time.
Properly prepared with hours of running behind them, we had team members participating in the half marathon and the 5k race, huffing and puffing from start to finish, rubbing shoulders with other runners, and enjoying the competitiveness, beautiful weather, and the joy the most popular marathon in the country brings!
The Skopje Wizz Air Marathon has a rather interesting background – with the first marathon dating back to 1997, when it was named “Skopje Marathon”, becoming the first international marathon taking place in Skopje. The marathon wasn’t held from 1999 until 2006, and in 2007, the EU ambassador and the Skopje mayor restarted the initiative, and since then, it has become a landmark event – with the number of participants rising year after year.
We have the pics to bring you bits of the amazing atmosphere of the day!
IT Labs part of IT4charity 2022
IT Labs part of IT4charity 2022
Each year, IT Companies gather for the same reason. The reason is called IT4charity – an organized event to raise funds for people in need. Their main goal is to engage IT companies in Macedonia to collaborate and participate in this event for a greater purpose.
During the summer, our company took part in the IT4charity 2022. This year’s goal was to help the children without parents or parental care that are supported by SOS Children Villages Macedonia.
How did we contribute? IT4Charity had teamed up with Challenger, and by collecting points for each passed GREEN kilometer of the employees the companies participating donate funds to SOS CHILDREN’S VILLAGE
We participated by doing different physical activities, we tracked and gathered points that not only saved the earth from carbon print but also contributed to the donation to SOS kids’ village.
Once a week, we gathered in the City Park to have a nice hike along the Vardar River, or some of us were members of the ‘Bike Gang’ who rode a bike route of at least 20 km in total. Even individually, we did that. Walking the dog? Put that tracker on. A night out on your bike? Put the tracker on.
We were able to donate enough money, as a team, so the children’ everyday living expenses such as food, clothing, electricity, etc., will be covered for a certain amount of time. IT4charity has been occurring once a year for many years now, and each time, the number of participants is bigger.
We are beyond proud and grateful for the efforts of our kind-hearted and physically active colleagues. We encourage them, and you, to participate in an even bigger number next year because the more the better.
If you see yourself as part of this kind-hearted group of people, check the current vacancies below.
If you see yourself as part of this kind-hearted group of people, check the current vacancies below.
Hiking and Foraging Mushrooms: An IT Labs Day in Mavrovo
Hiking and Foraging Mushrooms: An IT Labs Day in Mavrovo
When in nature, enjoy it – and that’s exactly what we did on our day in beautiful Mavrovo. A group of us got there early in the morning, in our hiking gear, ready to explore the trails!
On the way up, we enjoyed the beautiful scenery, and some of our team members who are acquainted with nature actually managed to find and forage some mushrooms! We got the pics to prove, right below.
All in all? It was a day of bonding, having fun, helping one another to get through the demanding slopes and steep parts of the trail, reaching and enjoying places that offered breathtaking views, and we capped it all with a hearty lunch in one of the wonderful restaurants below.
We’d go on and on to explain and capture the energy and enjoyment, but the pictures below should paint the picture.
You want to be a part of something like this? Join us and be part of the next hiking trip.
You can do it right here!
We got open positions
IT Labs Go-kart Races: First to The Finish Line
IT Labs Go-kart Races: First to The Finish Line
The thrill and excitement of F1 racing are unique – there’s the rush, it’s demanding, and the bragging rights belong to whoever crosses the finish line first or gets the best time. Now, F1 racing is not something you can just go to a racetrack and do – but you can do the next best thing: Go-kart racing. And we did just that.
On a sunny day, we gathered at a racetrack, we got our balaclavas and helmets, and we took to the racetrack in groups, all trying to beat the clock – and their competition.
The results? A great experience filled with adrenaline, showing our competitive spirit, and trying our hand at one of the most physically and demanding sports!
We started out with two groups of 10, and the best 4 from each group made it into the final, where they hashed it out for the winner.
The winners are as follows:
- First place – Marko Hristov
- Second place – Nomche Bezhanoski
- Third place – Kristijan Vasilevski
You think you can beat them in a go-kart race? Join our ranks and be part of the next racing event we have.
You can do it right here!
We got open positions
