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

Darja Šmite is a professor at Blekinge Institute of Technology in Sweden, Guest Researcher at SINTEF in Norway, and the Co-Owner of Future Steps consulting AB. She holds a PhD in Computer Science from the University of Latvia. 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 (1:20) Darja's professional background (2:53) Becoming a software engineer (11:29) Influence of Darja's parents (20:49) Human aspects of software engineering (24:53) Becoming a researcher (33:27) Mandatory office presence (40:10) Frustrations of software engineers (40:48) "My team is distributed, but I'm still forced to attend the office." (46:45) "I attend the office, but my team members don't like each other." (1:04:43) "We have co-presence online, but we still have to attend the office." (1:14:27) Key trends in research (1:20:34) AI in software engineering (1:27:34) AI's influence on creativity and art (1:35:39) Being an "IT mother" (1:46:34) Working with Spotify (1:51:08) Outro

Viltarė Valatkienė is an organizational psychologist, IT people manager, certified supervisor, and the co-founder of Conscious (“Samoningai.lt”), a project that offers supervision and coaching services for individuals and organizations. SUPPORT UKRAINE VIA: - "Blue/Yellow for Ukraine": https://blue-yellow.lt/en - "Stiprūs kartu": https://stipruskartu.lt - "Red Cross": https://www.aukok.lt/projektai/Musu-sirdys-ir-rankos-Ukrainai 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 (1:50) What is supervision? (14:29) Functions of supervision (14:38) Formative function: knowledge (17:32) Normative function: ethics (24:18) Restorative function: well-being (30:51) Who can become a supervisor? (35:03) Becoming an IT manager (43:12) Experiencing "glass ceiling" (54:05) Experiencing burnout (1:00:35) Project "Samoningai.lt" (1:02:45) Outro