Published in InterviewNoodle·Jan 12, 2022Why it might be the best time to hire specialists from Poland?Right now, in my opinion, Poland is at the edge of the biggest emigration wave since 2004, when Great Britain (as a member of the European Union) opened their labor market for cheap, working-class “heroes” from Poland. Today, in 2022 I am also moving out. Because I have answered positively…Hiring4 min readHiring4 min read
Jan 10, 2022I’m moving out of Poland. Here’s why…It’s official: I’m moving from Poland to Spain (more specifically: to Madrid). And it’s not just me: I know at least three other couples, who did the same, since first COVID wave took off in March 2020 in Europe. People are sick — not only because of pandemic, but also…Migration5 min readMigration5 min read
Published in InterviewNoodle·Sep 19, 2021Why technical interview questions never work?Cause there is no single, simple way to examine developers. Here’s why: As a technical weirdo with the twist of social skills I became part-time technical recruiter for my company. And there’s nothing wrong about it. I really like meeting new people, getting their point of view, discovering the way…Interview Questions5 min readInterview Questions5 min read
Feb 19, 2021Recruiters, get drunk and visit LinkedIn. Seriously.With over 250 million monthly active users, LinkedIn is the biggest professional-oriented online platform on a planet. Assuming, that only 0.05% of them are high-functioning alcoholics (HFA), we’re getting 125 000 well situated professionals with dripped career-awareness. Chances are, that they might have visited LinkedIn not being sober. I also…Job Search3 min readJob Search3 min read
Nov 10, 2020AirPods Pro — can they get you mentally sick?My experience with anxiety, silence and dancing like nobody’s watching. — Active Noise Cancellation (ANC) — this headphone technology has been around for a while, but never been so popular at wide consumer market. As a matter of fact, it was popular mostly among frequent flyers, tired of airplane white noise. …Anxiety3 min readAnxiety3 min read
Nov 3, 2020COVID-driven home office: will it increase turnovers?Why recruiters might have more work and employees more opportunities? — With more people working from home, it is now easier than ever to set-up an online interview during working hours. In a completely remote work environment where typical 9 to 5 isn’t the case anymore, talent acquisition teams have more free slots for holding conversations with candidates. Not so while…Covid 193 min readCovid 193 min read
Oct 21, 2020How first 0.05$ from Medium changed my writingI’m a self-taught engineer who has started as Wordpress developer and became Technical Lead in less than decade. You might ask: why in a world I started writing on Medium? The answer is simple: I wanted to experience something new. And since my early days I was obsessed with media…Writing Tips4 min readWriting Tips4 min read
Oct 13, 20201 thing you shouldn’t do on LinkedIn.The story about how to loose dream job with just a single click. — If you have ever felt degraded on LinkedIn, probably it’s because you have made one mistake, unconsciously feeding the algorithm with wrong message. I’m software engineer and I’m getting dozens of messages on LinkedIn each week (no bragging, this is how it is in the IT… for now). And there’s…Linked In3 min readLinked In3 min read
Sep 16, 2020Is Microsoft choking LinkedIn?When big company is acquired by a monstrous company, many things can happen. Not (always) good things. — We all know the Microsofts strategy since Satya Nadela was appointed CEO in 2014: business, productivity and every design that looks better than Steve Ballmer. But since GitHub and LinkedIn acquisition in respectively 2018 and 2016 there has been a tremendous stagnation on both of those platforms.Microsoft2 min readMicrosoft2 min read
Sep 16, 2020Will LinkedIn suffer from parents syndrome?If you’re using Facebook for over 10 years, like me, then probably you remember the time when mother, aunts and uncles were not online. Meaning, that you could post on FB wildest shoots from last Friday night or comment freely on your friends post wishing you were there. …Linked In3 min readLinked In3 min read
