Moving to Amsterdam (Part 01/02)

There are no quick way to explain this, but in short: I quit my previous job as a Design Manager in an Indonesian OTA company and took a job as a Sr. Product Designer in Amsterdam. It took me a lot of guts and courage to be able to say yes and to eventually do it. Overall, it was 5 months of blood, sweet, and tears (but minus the blood). In this article, I’m going to break down the whole process from pre-interview, interview, offering, resigning, relocating, moving day, and starting a new life. The first four main topics will be covered in part 01, and the rest will be on <a href="https://fedoradevena.medium.com/moving-to-amsterdam-part-02-02-f5ca4afdb94f" rel="noopener">part 02</a>. <ol> <li>Finding a new job</li> </ol> For context, I had quite a stable job in a loving environment. Challenging, but enjoyable. But still after a good 3 years of developing features and products, I felt a need of a fresh start somewhere else. I missed those days feeling stupid every day, because that gave me the urge to learn every day. That being said, I started by listing down the criteria of a job that I want. I mean, what’s the point of moving to a company where you’ll regret later? I wanted to be certain, so I came up with these 5 most crucial criteria: - Diverse & multinational environment <a href="https://fedoradevena.medium.com/moving-to-amsterdam-part-01-02-ccf0ebb9ac83">Website</a>