Hey Dear, There’s a very high chance that at some point in your career, you’ve heard that not all jobs are advertised. And maybe you even know someone who got hired “out of nowhere.” The company wasn’t hiring, there were no open roles, but the timing and the match were too good to ignore. That’s not a fairytale. That’s exactly what happened to me. The birthday party that turned into a job offer Back in the days when I was still doing recruitment directly for game studios, I got a job that was...
10 days ago • 4 min read
Hey Dear, 5 weeks ago, I packed my life into one suitcase and flew 11,230 km away from home.I've always wanted to experience the life of a digital nomad. I've had this dream for years. But I thought it was just a whim, a fantasy. So I buried it deep down. Until life happened and turned it into a now-or-never moment. There wasn't going to be a better time. So I bought the tickets. To Bali.For two months. I’d never lived outside Poland.Never even been to Asia. No plan B.Just a ticket, a pulse,...
16 days ago • 1 min read
Hey Dear,In my first corporate gig, I had a boss who taught me everything. She was extremely understanding and taught me everything I needed to know about the job, the behaviours, and literally everything I needed to know about navigating the corporate world. And then, when our project ended, she gave me such a good recommendation to the other manager that I got the other job I was applying for. Literally, months after I was hired at the other project, he told me that the process was down to...
21 days ago • 2 min read
Hey Dear,This one’s a bit personal, and I can't promise it's an easy read. But I believe it will help you, so hear (read?) me out. Let’s talk about sadness. The burrito problem One time, my therapist asked me a simple question: “What’s sadness for?” I froze. See, I’ve always had a complicated relationship with sadness. I knew the logical answer. But for me, it felt tied directly to weakness. I hated the sad version of myself. The blob wrapped in a blanket like a burrito, staring at the...
about 1 month ago • 3 min read
Hello Dear,Hope you have a fantastic time. Today, I wanted to tackle a subject that comes up in 9/10 cases when someone asks me to check out their CV. Profile summary/BIO - call it however you want. From my perspective, it's one of the most important pieces of a CV for a couple of reasons:1) It's on top of the first page, so there's a very high chance someone will read the first sentence (if they read 2nd depends on how much they liked the 1st, but we'll get to that) 2) When written properly,...
about 1 month ago • 7 min read
Hey Dear, Been a while, I had some private stuff to figure out. But we're back and ready. I'm currently in Indonesia checking out the digital nomad lifestyle.Not yet sure how I feel about it, but ask me in a month and I'll probably have a more precise answer. Anyway, my life is one thing, but I did have couple of similar conversation with the people I work with. They were all revolving around one simple question: How do I figure out what I actually want to do in life? And that's what today's...
about 1 month ago • 3 min read
Hey Dear, You’ve probably been in this situation. You’re sending out CVs left and right, hoping for any reply. Weeks go by. Nothing. Silence. And then - boom. An interview invite. And not just from any company. It’s from the one you’re actually excited about. You prep like a maniac. You research the company, stalk your interviewer on LinkedIn (you should!), go through every page of their website. You’re ready. The conversation starts. It’s going well. There’s chemistry. You start thinking,...
3 months ago • 3 min read
Imagine waking up in a cold, dirty cell.The walls are cracked and stained, the floor muddy and damp.Air is heavy, and it has a weird smell of mould and basement dust. You have no idea how you got there. A voice from behind the bars tells you where you are and says: “You're free to make one call. Someone to come get you.”Then they slide a phone toward you. Who do you call? The difference between a good and a great When I was at the Games Industry Conference in Poznań 2 years ago, I attended...
4 months ago • 4 min read
Hey Dear,Last week, we covered how to write "Open to work" posts. If you missed it, you can read it here: How to write Open to Work post This week, I wanted to give you a peek behind the curtain and show you how recruiters search on LinkedIn and what you can do to increase your "findability". Not sure if the word even exists, but we'll roll with it. Oh, and I'll bet dollars against peanuts that you never even thought number 3 on this list was relevant. There are 2 LinkedIns And you're on both...
4 months ago • 7 min read