November 2011
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Signing up for a bank account and a National...
When I came to The UK it was obvious I needed a NIN and a bank account to recive my salary. While getting the first one made no problems at all, the bank account part was a little… hard.
Getting the National Insurance Number is easy but it takes time. First you have to call the Job Centre so they will schedule you an appointment. I had to wait 25 days for the meeting. Then I’ve...
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Finding a place to live in The UK
When I’ve finally received the job offer from Wiggle in London it was time to think about finding a place to live. I’ve still been in Poland so I’ve decided to look online.
The result was: None. It’s simply impossible to find a flat/room overseas. I can imagine that it would be easier if I was a super model or a well known fashion designer, but being a programmer from...
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Differences between PL and UK interviews
Before we start I would like to point out that I’m doing generalizations here and I’m sure that there are exceptions to what I’m saying in this post. There are different approaches to the junior and senior developers. What you can ask a senior you don’t ask a junior. I’m just writing about what has happened to me.
The most common thought about good developers I have...
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Looking for IT job in UK from across the sea
When I’d been at my previous job I’d decided that after one year I will go and look for something else. I’ve been a contractor so I’ve been really well paid but the work itself’s been boring and not very self acomplishing. After 10 months I’ve said to myself - “OK - In Poland it usually takes 2 months to track down a good job offer and negotiate a deal,...
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Welcome to United Kingdom!
On the 2nd of October I’d moved from Poland to London permanently. I’d done it for a specific job offer at ecommerce company called Wiggle Limited. During the last month I’ve been gathering information to write a couple of informative posts.
There are lots of things to tell that may be useful for other people in the IT industry that are considering a move.
In the next posts...
