#19 - Algirdas Zalatoris: Career in Tech Recruitment

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