Agata Lewandowska

Client: Agata Lewandowska was head of administration and facility management at the Polish affiliate of a multinational engineering and technology company.

Industry: Manufacturing, Non-Profit, NGO

Function: Management, Consulting, Technical Management

Challenge: A relocation to Geneva combined with the outbreak of the pandemic made for a very difficult job search for someone with a thin network outside of her home country.

Process: The Career Plan helped Agata articulate her professional identity and she embraced TCD’s networking process.

Landing: Agata Lewandowska was head of administration and facility management at the Polish affiliate of a multinational engineering and technology company.

When her husband was offered a job in Geneva, Agata quit her own job in Warsaw and looked for a new one in Switzerland, but job hunting was challenging in another country.

“I updated my CV and applied for numerous positions, but I got no responses at all. Nothing. It was like I was sending applications into the depths of the universe,” said Agata. “Many people told me I should forget about my experience and apply for junior roles, but I didn’t want to take a huge step back in my career. After three months, I knew I needed help.”

“I had a list of top-level headhunters from my MBA program, but I didn’t want a headhunter. I wanted a job. Headhunters just try to fit people into jobs that are available. I wanted an organization with a different approach. The Career Doctor was the only company of this kind that I found.”

„After about a month, I could see things starting to roll. I would talk to someone, who gave me the contact information of someone else. It was a really precious exercise.”

“My career coach saw a position for process optimization at a major non-governmental funding organization and connected me with the recruiter. This was the first job I applied to for which I felt my skills matched 100% and which also matched my requirements. It seemed perfect for me.”

“I used to wonder who on earth would pay for a coach. I felt that I could always motivate myself – but that isn’t always the case. I often felt so discouraged. But my career coach gave me strength and optimism after every conversation. She made me feel that I could do it,” said Agata.

„The Career Doctor was so valuable because it offered me a different approach. I’m not yet comfortable with networking, but I’m sold on the process, and I’m going to keep working at it.”

She is now an operational efficiency consultant, helping the organization streamline operations and optimize administrative functions – a role that intersects her values and her professional interests.

„Everything about this job is perfect. It’s a values-driven organization. I work in a very international team. The job checks all my boxes.”

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