Hi Reader, Daria’s here. In 2018 I was looking for a business development manager in Nicaragua, and I approached it just like I did in my home country. Did I succeed? No. What helped me succeed was finding a local partner to help with the search, and learning that when someone said mañana, it didn’t always mean tomorrow. I really needed to ask for the date. Lots of companies I know are planning to hire people in the U.S. Most of them will start where I started, with the search itself. But...

Hi Reader, Connecting people is something I’ve always admired in others and always wanted to learn myself. I’m getting better at it by watching the experts. Timur Novopashin is one of them. He built International HR Club while working in-house as a talent acquisition leader. Today it’s a free, curated community of 1,800+ HR and talent professionals on Slack and Telegram, with verified membership and zero tolerance for toxicity. We’re all busy, and when the week fills up, community is the...

Hi Reader, Daria’s here. Most of us still see a full-time job as the safe choice. You get a steady salary, a clear title and a plan for the next promotion. But tech companies cut more than 150,000 jobs in 2024. In Gallup’s Q4 2025 survey, only 28% of U.S. workers said it was a good time to find a quality job. In mid-2022, that number was 70%. When you work for one company, you have one client. If a business leader told you their company depended on a single client, you’d say it’s crazy. But...