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4 Mistakes to Avoid While Job Hunting Abroad

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Olga, Content Architecture Specialist

from no invitations in Berlin to a dream job at Netflix

Olga, Content Architecture Specialist

Nicolas, Business Development Pro

back to corporate positions in the middle of the pandemic

Nicolas, Business Development Pro

Ulyana, Product Manager/award winning HR, Greece

from unsure in Athens to a leading EdTech in Berlin, choosing between several offers

Ulyana, Product Manager/award winning HR, Greece

Leonardo, Lead Software Dev, India

from being ready to work as a regular coder to confidence in Germany

Leonardo, Lead Software Dev, India

Julia, Junior Product and Marketing

from thinking she is nothing special to predictable interviews and offers in Prague

Julia, Junior Product and Marketing

Nahla, Quant Analyst / Coder

from Morocco to Germany

Nahla, Quant Analyst / Coder

Buma, recent graduate

from Bishkek to Berlin

Buma, recent graduate

Vladimir, Business Unit Head MedTech

Vladimir, Business Unit Head MedTech

Rosana

from USA to Europe

Rosana

Liubov, Chemist

from Montenegro to Germany

Liubov, Chemist

Anna, Business Analyst, Pakistan

from unsure with her "online course education" to a job at Gorillas

Anna, Business Analyst, Pakistan

Ivan, Russia

from confused in the new German market to an offer after 1,5 months with us

Ivan, Russia

Dzhanan, Bulgaria

from unsure as a graduate to an offer in an international company

Dzhanan, Bulgaria

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Olga Sokolova

Olga Sokolova

Olga Sokolo­va, cul­tur­al sci­en­tist, HR and CV Abroad co-founder. Olga grad­u­at­ed from Hum­boldt Uni and the Freie Uni Berlin with a MA and worked for Goethe In­sti­tut for sev­er­al years fa­cil­i­tat­ing in­ter­cul­tur­al com­mu­ni­ca­tion be­tween Ger­many and the world.

She re­searched un­em­ploy­ment in Ger­man mi­grant com­mu­ni­ties as a part of the team of a world ex­pert on the top­ic Prof. Uwe Flick. Olga’s in­ter­cul­tur­al com­mu­ni­ca­tion pro­jects got broad cov­er­age in the main Ger­man me­dia. She cur­rent­ly lives in the Ca­nary Is­lands, Spain, prov­ing that skill, com­pe­tence and mo­ti­va­tion meet no bor­ders.

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Elshad Shirinov

Elshad Shiri­nov, a CTO, tech hir­ing man­ag­er with vast work ex­pe­ri­ence in fields like Bank­ing & Fin­Tech, Game De­vel­op­ment and neu­ro­com­put­ing re­search in Ger­many and glob­al­ly. Elshad dou­bled his salary af­ter 2 years work­ing and can teach you how to go to 120k per year as a de­vel­op­er or IT con­sul­tant while still hav­ing a life.

Dur­ing his ca­reer he was af­fil­i­at­ed with brands like Sparkasse, Kon­i­ca Mi­nol­ta and the Ger­man ver­sion of NASA. Elshad preps you for tech­ni­cal in­ter­views, helps you ne­go­ti­ate your high­est pos­si­ble salary and re­views your work con­tracts.