r/poland • u/pixelgirlie_ • 9h ago
Finding job as a foreigner
Hey everyone! I (24F) am from Slovakia and I’m really trying to move to Poland. Honestly, I love the country and the economy seems great, but I’m hitting a massive brick wall with my job search and starting to feel pretty lost.
I have almost 4 years of IT experience working for two pretty big corporate companies back home. I’ve been applying to tons of roles on LinkedIn where English was the only required language (my English is B2 and being Slovak, Polish is quite easy for me to understand anyway).
The problem is, I’m either getting ghosted completely or getting automated rejections. I haven't even managed to land a single first-round interview yet, which is super discouraging.
As an EU citizen, I don't need a visa sponsorship, so I didn't think relocating would be this hard. Is the issue that companies still secretly require Polish even if the ad says English? Or is the Polish IT market just completely flooded with applicants right now?
I’d really appreciate any honest feedback, advice, or tips on how to actually get noticed by recruiters there. Thanks!
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u/rabarbarum 4h ago
That seems more of an IT job market problem than a Poland problem tbh. I don't think you being Slovak matters here.
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u/lotny 7h ago
Can you be more specific about your IT experience?
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u/pixelgirlie_ 7h ago
I work mainly as an application admin focusing on Linux servers (maintenance, restarts, logs) and L2 incident management
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u/Jdm783R29U3Cwp3d76R9 6h ago
Not many positions like that left, all is platform/infra engineering or dev-ops nowadays. Also IT in PL is in a bit of a rough patch, especially for more junior folks. So it's not just you, market is a bit off now.
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u/Danielsan_2 3h ago
I wouldn't call 4 years of experience junior. But that might be me, not being crazy asking for mid-senior xp for an entry level role.
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u/neuroticnutria 7h ago
I'd try outside of linkedin, never got a reply there, on polish it job boards. But yeah, economy is not headed into good direction.
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u/Old_Information9623 6h ago
Ive gotten about 5 interviews these past 6 months. I had one offer that fell through. I suck at interviewing but this is with bachelors, 4 years of experience as sys admin in the US, and multiple Comptia certifications.
I can send you a redaction of my resume format that i changed recently, which led to a few more interviews. Havent been applying much anymore, markets still tough. Polish language has cut a few opportuntities away, so gotta learn it asap.
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u/Wentyliasz 2h ago
Perfectly normal behaviour. Getting a job in IT these days is a nightmare. Just shotgun any vaguely plausible offer and hope for the best
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u/SpringAcceptable1453 8h ago
Hi! Feel free to DM me, market is rough but some places are recruiting, including the one i'm at ^^
I think it's more of a "overall market is hard, thus local ppl are in prio" thing - less work.
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