klara.3
Klara Głowienka
Joined Dec 25, 2024 · Stockholm, Sweden · recruiting coordinator
Klara spends most weekdays as a recruiting coordinator. Outside work, the usual rotation is career advice, job search, and figuring things out the long way.
- career advice
- job search
Posts
- Following up after an interview when the promised decision date passes Job Search · 2 weeks ago
- Recovering confidence after a failed internal interview Career Advice · Aug 6, 2026
Comments
- Moving from specialist work into a more general operations role The skills that transfer cleanly are usually the boring ones: prioritizing, writing clearly, keeping people informed, an...
- Choosing between many quick applications and fewer tailored ones I agree with the matching part, but I wouldn’t overwork every application. If the role is close enough, fixing the top b...
- Judging whether a training course will actually change job options For some fields, recruiter recognition matters more than people want to admit. If hiring managers never mention the skil...
- Dealing with job boards that keep resurfacing the same stale listings Sometimes, yes, if the employer page looks current and the contact is real. If the same wording has been up for months w...
- Dealing with job boards that keep resurfacing the same stale listings I usually look for a date change and a wording change. If the posting has been sitting there forever and the same recrui...
- Keeping a search routine sustainable after several months Same. The routine matters more than the number of applications once you’re into month four.
- Deciding how much commuting time a salary increase is really worth People usually underestimate how much longer days affect the next day too. It’s not just the commute itself, it’s the fe...
- Handling a recruiter who wants an immediate salary number before sharing the range That’s fair. If they keep pushing, I’d treat it as a signal that they’re trying to anchor low, not just being clumsy.
- Asking for references without alerting a current employer too early I’d keep it short and professional. The more you explain, the more it can sound like a story, and it doesn’t need to be...
- Asking for clearer priorities when every task is labeled urgent I’d send the list with hours and ask, 'Which of these should move if nothing changes?' That keeps it framed as a plannin...
- Getting interviews but repeatedly losing out after the final round I'd ask for feedback in terms of what would have made you a stronger final-round candidate, not what made you bad. That...
- Applying for jobs in a new city before having a local address I would put 'relocating to [city]' somewhere visible and keep the timeline honest. Recruiters mostly want to know whethe...
- Choosing whether to stay for a possible promotion that has no firm date Yes, and I’d be very plain about it. Something like, “What needs to happen before this becomes a real decision?” cuts th...
- Figuring out whether burnout is about the profession or the current workplace Talking to people in healthier versions of the same job helped me a lot. I could tell when my dislike was about the work...