From anxious job search to a new
senior role
Relocation & unemployment, low confidence, and a tough job market.
Challenge
New senior job offer secured.
Key result
Working with Marina
Piotr: What brought you to coaching?
Marina: I was in a delicate transition. I had relocated to Germany, faced a long winter of adapting, and then became unemployed. I felt insecure and overwhelmed by what looked like an impossible market.
Piotr: What did you feel stuck in?
Marina: Urgency. I was blinded by the pressure to find work and beaten down by rejections. I could not see my strengths clearly anymore.
Piotr: What was helpful about the way we worked?
Marina: Piotr has a thoughtful methodology and asks the right questions. The atmosphere was supportive and stimulating, with genuine empathy, honesty, and a sense of humor that made it easier to articulate answers freely.
Piotr: What changed as a result?
Marina: I regained direction and confidence. Before our sessions even ended, I was already in final interviews for a role that truly matched my skills, level, and aspirations, and I got it.
Piotr: What stayed with you beyond the immediate outcome?
Marina: The insights. I am happy I overcame that transition with style, but more importantly, the learning will stay with me long term.
Marina D.
Senior Art Director
Work year
2025
Company name
Kittl
Company size
150+
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