6 myths about contributing to open source

6 myths about contributing to open source

Whether you're a Code Newbie who is just beginning your career in tech or experienced professional, you might have heard various myths about contributing to open source. In this article, I'm gonna demystify some of them for you. I hope that after reading it you'll give it a try and deep dive into an amazing [...]

Red flags in a job interview

Red flags in a job interview

Have you ever left the job interview feeling that something is just not right? Have doubts about joining that company? High chances are you've spotted some red flags. Keep in mind that the recruitment process is a two-way street. It's not only about the company hiring the right person, but also a great opportunity for [...]

Questions to ask in a job interview

Questions to ask in a job interview

You may already know from my 2 previous articles: "How to prepare for a technical interview (and "live coding" part) for a Software Engineer role?" and "Interview preparation checklist" how crucial it is to have your questions ready – thanks to this you not only show your interest but also learn about things that are [...]

Interview preparation checklist

Interview preparation checklist

Congrats on your upcoming interview(s)! Everyone knows how important it is to prepare for them so today I'm sharing with you my ultimate step by step guide with a complete job interview preparation checklist. Good luck with your interviews! 1. Consider doing a "mock interview" A "mock interview" is a simulation of a real job [...]

Hiring Managers, you’re doing it wrong!

Hiring Managers, you’re doing it wrong!

I've officially said "goodbye" to tech recruitment in July 2020. During those fantastic 9+ years, I worked on many hiring projects: from bringing completely new disciplines to the company, building new teams, to help growing existing ones. As you can imagine I had a chance to partner with many Managers and... I decided to share [...]

Career change: my 1st year as a Software Engineer at Microsoft

Career change: my 1st year as a Software Engineer at Microsoft

Celebrating 7 years at Microsoft and my first year as a Software Engineer after the career change: from recruitment to software engineering role at 'Microsoft Teams' Prague team! This post will be a mix of my thoughts/learnings from my 1st year as a Software Engineer at Microsoft: it is not about "I delivered x amount [...]