MTDV-Relocation

Sharing insights we got about IT-Reloation

Hello!
I'm Artem

Why?

Where?

How?

Ultimate goal is improving quality of life

Why?

Access to EU/US IT market 🚀

Why?

Life Experience 🌐

Social/Medical insurance ☂️

Access to EU/US IT market 🚀

Citizenship 🛂

Just for fun 🙃

Why?

Life Experience 🌐

Social/Medical insurance ☂️

Access to EU/US IT market 🚀

Citizenship 🛂

Just for fun 🙃

We will discuss it later

EU IT market 🚀

Germany

Netherland

UK

* (Brexit, prices, visas)

Poland

*

Switherland

LV/LT/ES

EU IT market 🚀

Berlin, Munchen, Hamburg, Frankfurt

Amsterdam, Utrecht , Roterdam

UK

* (Brexit, prices, visas)

Wrozlaw, Lodz, Krakow

*

Bern, Zurich, Geneva

LV/LT/ES

❓ Your option

- Quality of live/Cost of living

- Quality of live/Cost of living

- Size of IT market

- Quality of live/Cost of living

- Size of IT market

- You have a job offer there

How do I get an offer?

Let's make a step back         

Let's make a step back         

and get some context

You may have relevant IT experience

Outsource vs Product

Outsource companies

- Customer company is the 

- Service for cash

- Project-based 

- no maintenance

- can be stopped/replaced

- time-limited 1-2 years avg.

Product companies

- End customer is the 

- Selling final product

- Core business oriented 

- close to end customers

- better understanding of purpose/mission

*

Startup
vs
Corporation

- Small teams/less buerecracy

*

- Small teams/less buerecracy

*

- Process/Policies/Hierarchy

- Process/Policies/Hierarchy

How to prepare?

MTDV Levels

MTDV-Achievements link

More about MTDV.IO

Language

In most cases - official language is 

In most cases - official language is 

with some exceptions:

- Language is a requirement

- Company is not in a big hub

- You already know local language

Main requirements

- Minimal self-introduction 

- Tech conversation on interview

- Show motivation to work for employer X

Main requirements

- Minimal self-introduction 

- Tech conversation on interview

- Show motivation to work for employer X

Tips:

- Write Q&A script beforehand

- Dive into Eng a week in advance

- Don't care about grammar, express your point

Make good first impression with your CV

Brush-up your CV

CV makes people to          you or
reject           you

Give it some time!

Checklist:

No grammar mistakes, good fonts and formatting

Checklist:

No grammar mistakes, good fonts and formatting

High quality photo (use photo studio)

Checklist:

No grammar mistakes, good fonts and formatting

High quality photo (use photo studio)

Show your motivation in summary

Checklist:

No grammar mistakes, good fonts and formatting

High quality photo (use photo studio)

Show your motivation in summary

Relocation itself is not a good motivation

Checklist:

No grammar mistakes, good fonts and formatting

High quality photo (use photo studio)

Show your motivation in summary

Use moderate number of tech buzz-words

Relocation itself is not a good motivation

Checklist:

No grammar mistakes, good fonts and formatting

High quality photo (use photo studio)

Show your motivation in summary

Use moderate number of tech buzz-words

Write about your impact on previous project

Relocation itself is not a good motivation

Checklist:

No grammar mistakes, good fonts and formatting

High quality photo (use photo studio)

Show your motivation in summary

Use moderate number of tech buzz-words

Write about your impact on previous project

Relocation itself is not a good motivation

Opensource!

Checklist:

No grammar mistakes, good fonts and formatting

High quality photo (use photo studio)

Show your motivation in summary

Use moderate number of tech buzz-words

Write about your impact on previous project

Relocation itself is not a good motivation

Opensource!

Make it simple to reach out to you! Links, Emails

Checklist:

No grammar mistakes, good fonts and formatting

High quality photo (use photo studio)

Show your motivation in summary

Use moderate number of tech buzz-words

Write about your impact on previous project

Relocation itself is not a good motivation

Opensource!

Make it simple to reach out to you! Links, Emails

Bring CV to condition when you like it :) 

Skills

Skills

Tech
skills

Soft
skills

Skills

Tech
skills

Soft
skills

Skills

Tech
skills

Soft
skills

Skills

Tech
skills

Soft
skills

MTDV-Achievements link

More about MTDV.IO

Tech skills

1. Tech interview level is lower

2. Cracking coding interview  (Top companies)

3. Still take some time to prepare!

Soft skills

1. Show you are a good person

2. You are motivated to make           better

3. You have a "Cultural fit"

Wow I have Interview !

- Pre-screening

bullshitting about motivation, basic tech check

- HR interview

again motivation, "cultural fit", expectations, language

- Tech interview/Code challenge

Show your best! Do it as PROD system

- Talks with decision-makers

You are almost there! Don't do stupid things. 

MTDV.IO

Slack community

Support content

Personal
coaching

Visit mtdv.io

More info:

Visas

EU 

US

Blue Card
http://www.eu-bluecard.com/

Work visa

L1, H1B

Green Card
lottery

Motivation

Relocation is an adventure, you should be ready for that!

Deliberate decision

1. Relocation  will push you from the comfort zone, be ready

2. Think long-term, asses benefits, short-term 5% tax is better than 20-40%

3. Take into account your family, they should see the benefit 

4. You will need to learn and grow, there is no way around

Relocation is important step in your life! Think first!

Money and cost of living

Taxes

Links: DE, NL, PL

Health insurance

Often covered by gorvement

Apartment cost

Links: DE, NL, PL

Cost comparation

Link (may be not precise):
https://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/

Other costs

Insurances, fees, taxes, etc

Integration

1. Takes time

2. Easier in bigger cities

3. Language is the key

4. Expect different mentality

MTDV help

If you want us to help you, reach out!

Thanks

Q&A?