#19 - Algirdas Zalatoris: Career in Tech Recruitment Happy Developer Podcast

Algirdas Zalatoris is a digital nomad and senior technical recruiter
with a background in psychology. During his career, he worked at several
famous technology companies, including Booking.com, Revolut, and
Toptal."




PODCAST LINKS:


- Podcast website: https://en.coach.lt/podcast


- Spotify:
https://open.spotify.com/show/6rjyBLyFAFdIln9gMND6ss?si=d31721bcbfce491d


- Apple Podcasts:
https://podcasts.apple.com/lt/podcast/happy-developer-podcast/id1609951211


- Google Podcasts:
https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9tZWRpYS5yc3MuY29tL2hhcHB5ZGV2ZWxvcGVyL2ZlZWQueG1s




SOCIAL:


- LinkedIn (company): https://www.linkedin.com/company/coach-lt/


- LinkedIn (personal): https://www.linkedin.com/in/godliauskas/


- Facebook (personal): https://www.facebook.com/povilas.godliauskas




CHAPTERS:


(0:00) Intro


(0:57) Who is Algirdas?


(2:37) Algirdas as a developer


(5:18) Recruiting Kotlin developers


(7:57) Pulse of the talent pool


(19:40) Standing out from the crowd


(29:05) Standing out as an engineer


(33:55) Considering ethical aspects


(43:37) Challenging company's tactics


(51:13) Dealing with unreasonable requests


(55:15) Algirdas's biggest career mistake


(59:06) Advice for (junior) tech recruiters


(1:13:29) Challenging vs. getting into conflict


(1:16:12) Recruiter vs. recruitment partner


(1:28:14) Learning technical concepts


(1:36:53) (Not) burning out as a recruiter


(1:43:15) Life as a digital nomad


(1:52:35) Favorite podcasts


(1:54:17) Outro