kood/Connect Technical talent discovery event on March 4, 2027 in kood/Jõhvi
kood/Connect, now in its 5th year, is dedicated to bridging the gap between tech talent and the industry in a job fair format.
It features a bustling booth area where attendees can meet companies, where students and alumni can showcase their technical, communication and product thinking skills, plus a separate chill lounge area for casual networking and refreshments.
Described by an industry representative: “The event had a very positive atmosphere, with students highly motivated to network, ask meaningful questions, and talk about the learning process and their visions for the future.”
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Why companies are joining kood/Connect?
- Access to technical talent – //kood has community of more than 700 diverse range of tech talent – from aspiring software developers taking their first steps in tech to alumni already excelling in their tech career.
- Find interns or full time junior/mid-level technical specialists.
- Give industry-specific challenges, discover most driven talent.
- Cost-effective recruitment – Skip expensive and time consuming candidate filtering process – get access to talent with practical skills.
- Showcase your brand – your company will be prominently featured in all our kood/Connect communications, including social media, our homepage, newsletters, and more – reaching an engaged audience of 12 000.
Get the most out of kood/Connect – bring a challenge!
Give an industry-specific challenge – students will take it on, build solutions, and showcase their demos at the event.
Companies can submit their challenge one month in advance, no later than January 25. 2-4 people work on a challenge from Feb 1 to Feb 28. During this time, participants form teams and prepare their solutions for the kood/Connect. Presentations take place live at the event on March 4 – we set up special areas into each booth. Each company can have up to 6 teams, with 15 minutes for presenting and 15 minutes for Q&A per team.
Companies must pre-register if they wish to offer a challenge
Talent profile
- Average age 29
- 33 different nationalities
- 22% of the community are women
- AI-Ready Product Engineers
- Proficient fundamentals and backend
- Strong communication, team skills, end-to-end product engineering.
- Used to working on practical projects from day 1.
- Various professional backgrounds ranging from healthcare, education, sports, sales to IT
What is included?
- Booth space
- A dedicated spot for your team (preferably including technical and HR roles) in our demo area to showcase your organisation (furniture and monitors available on request).
- Power outlets, possibility to add custom solutions
- 1 technical challenge per company – submit here
- Interview area
- Backstage to recharge & refreshments
- Kitchen area, free parking and elevator for easy access.
Participation fee
Standard price: 1300€ + VAT
Early bird offer (until 11.01.2027): 1000€ + VAT
Organisations with existing partner agreements: 0€
Organisations with previous partner agreements: 700€ + VAT
Governmental institutions: 700€ + VAT
Ready to /connect?
Next kood/Connect is on March 4, 2027.
Write to our Talent Manager Karmen Tigas (karmen@kood.tech)
