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Work in Estonia Talk episode with Marcus Turovski and Andrew Whyte from ERR News, which is the Estonian Public Broadcaster. Marcus is an Estonian who works at ERR as the Managing Editor. Andrew works as a Senior Editor in the ERR News multicultural team. He grew up in the UK and has been living in Estonia since 2009. He has also work experience as a copywriter, English teacher, journalist, and proofreader.

We also chat about:


Why does ERR publish news in English?
Learning words like “Üraskikahjud” and “mõõk”
Why did Andrew think Estonia had a lot of stones?
What makes Marcus feel shocked regarding foreigners and sour creme?



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Work in Estonia Talk episode with Kairi Tamm and Daniel Carvalho from Glia. Kairi Tamm is an Estonian who works at Glia as the People Operations Manager, and Daniel Carvalho grew up in Portugal and now works at Glia as an Engineering Manager. He has been living in Estonia for 5 years and says his primary motivation to move to Estonia was his Estonian wife. He also says: snow in Estonia is not the problem, but the cleaning is.

Other topics we chat about:

• Why did Daniel become an Estonian expert at the bathroom?

• What should every Estonian know about Portugal?

• Ways that Glia makes everyone feel part of the company?

• What is on Daniel’s Estonian bucket list?



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Work in Estonia Talk episode with Marge Rehepapp and Alex Ball from Ericsson. Marge is an Estonian who works at Ericsson’s Tallinn office as the People Lead, and Alex Ball grew up in the UK. He works at Ericsson’s Test Development Department as an Automation System Architect. 7 years ago, during a spontaneous summer visit to Estonia, he met someone special who later became his wife. Today he’s been living and working in Estonia for many years and says he’s happy that he took the leap and decided to move here.

We also chat about:

•What is the “living in Estonia puzzle” and how to put it together?

•Alex’s most treasured memories in Estonia?

•Why does Marge like to work in an international environment?

•What do Estonians ask Alex about the UK?

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Work in Estonia Talks with Brett Lemsalu and Irene Creci from Wise.

Brett Lemsalu is an Estonian who works at Wise’s Tallinn office as the People Advisers Team Leam. And Irene Creci grew up in Italy, studied in Finland, and now has worked in Tallinn at the company Wise for 7 years. She fills the position of Implementation Lead, which means she is leading a team of implementation managers to help banks and non-bank partners implement the Wise solution in their online and mobile platforms.

We also chat about:

•Why did Irene decide to move to Estonia, if it was a big black hole for her?

•What makes internationals surprised when living in Estonia?

•The ease of filing taxes, parking a car and going to the nature in Estonia.

•How do win Estonians over using empathy?

•Practical advice for other companies hiring internationals.



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Work in Estonia Talk with Gerda Markus and Rahul Bhola from ABB.

Gerda Markus is an Estonian whose role at ABB is to lead Talent Acquisition & Advancement and to coordinate University Relations, Employer Branding & Early Talent programs in Baltics. And Rahul Bhola grew up in India. 7 years ago he spotted an ad on a local tuk-tuk back home, which led him to come and study in Estonia. Today he has graduated and he has spent 4 of these years working in ABB. He is currently working as a mechanical design engineer.

We also chat about:

•Why does ABB believe so strongly believes that diverse teams are the core of their success story?

•What made Rahul think that he arrived in Estonia during a national holiday?

•Is it true that Estonians take time in the beginning, but when they start you cannot stop them?

•How to cook buckwheat in Indian style?

•Rahul’s Midsummer day adventures in Estonia. 



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Work in Estonia Talk with Janika Liiv and Shushanik Gevorgyan from Comodule. Janika Liiv is an Estonian, who is currently working as the Software Product Lead, and Shushanik Gevorgyan is an iOS Engineer, who moved to Estonia from Armenia. Shushanik shares her experience living in Estonia and how she decided to give Estonia a try after putting together a pros and cons list. Janika shares Comodule’s mission and also her favourite nature spots to experience in Estonia.

We also chat about:

•What does Shushanik like most about Estonians?

•How to get invitations from Estonians?

•Tips on what not to do, when starting your life in Estonia?

•What is the meaning behind Shushanik’s name?

•How did the “work from the office day” become a thing in Comodule?

•What is one food Janika thinks her Mexican colleagues excel at?



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