Walking through the front door of customedialabs in Larissa,
\nGreece, I thought I had accidently entered a wormhole and ended up in a tech
\nstart-up in San Francisco.<\/p>\n
Having lived in Greece for nearly four years I have spent my
\nshare of time in a variety of offices and some can feel like a time warp to the
\npre-digital age. Let me explain . . . older offices are often crammed with huge
\nbinders full of records, overflowing piles of paperwork and huge handwritten
\nlogbooks listing all transactions.<\/p>\n
So, imagine my surprise upon entering the spacious and
\ncontemporary offices of customedialabs. It was a breath of fresh air in this
\ncountry renowned for antiquity. The atmosphere was both energetic and relaxed,
\na combination the Greeks do expertly. Fueled by a variety of Greek coffee
\nconcoctions the employees seemed to be buzzing with creative collaboration.<\/p>\n
The Interview<\/strong><\/p>\n Now, imagine a typical interview . . . the initial recounting Meeting with John, the creative Director, and Anthea, the Gone are the days of finding the square peg for the square Meeting the CEO<\/strong><\/p>\n A few days later I had the opportunity to sit down with the Manos\u2019 kinetic excitement about what he is creating with Underpinning it all is the philosophy of finding people who So, as you have probably guessed, I\u2019m now working for Walking through the front door of customedialabs in Larissa, Greece, I thought I had accidently entered a wormhole and ended up in a tech start-up in San Francisco. Having lived in Greece for nearly four years I have spent my share of time in a variety of offices and some can feel like a time […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1157,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[182],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.customedialabs.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1153"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.customedialabs.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.customedialabs.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.customedialabs.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.customedialabs.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1153"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/www.customedialabs.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1153\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3753,"href":"https:\/\/www.customedialabs.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1153\/revisions\/3753"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.customedialabs.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1157"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.customedialabs.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1153"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.customedialabs.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1153"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.customedialabs.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1153"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nof your resume, then the questions every employer seems obliged to ask and the
\nanswers you have rehearsed because every job-hunting site insists you need to
\ncome up with a clever way to package your greatest weakness as something
\npositive. Got it? Now forget it.<\/p>\n
\nHead of User Experience, was the antithesis of a typical interview. I was
\ninvited to the office for a \u201cvisit\u201d, realizing it was an interview only when
\nElvira, the Operations Director, joined us.<\/p>\n
\nhole. Instead, we discussed the mission of customedialabs and its approach to
\nfinding and developing the interests and strengths of its employees and where I
\ncould possibly add value to its efforts. At times it felt more like a
\nbrainstorming session than a job interview. The approach is a holistic one and
\nobviously effective considering the continuing growth of the company.<\/p>\n
\nCEO, Manos, who was visiting from the United States. Remember that typical
\ninterview format? Don\u2019t just forget it; throw it out the window entirely. We
\nmay as well have been sitting in the caf\u00e9 across the street than in the office.<\/p>\n
\ncustomedialabs is palpable. He speaks in a stream of consciousness, producing
\nideas and new possibilities as he goes. His enthusiasm and innovative vision is
\nsomething Greece could use more of these days.<\/p>\n
\ncan think for themselves and giving them the flexibility to figure things out.
\nNot only figure out the task at hand but also figure out what they are
\ninherently good at and enjoy doing. When I expressed concern about my lack of
\nexperience in the field he replied that I would figure it out as I go. The only
\nway to fail would be to give up.<\/p>\n
\ncustomedialabs, hence them allowing me to post on the blog. I\u2019m looking forward
\nto adapting my strengths to suit the company\u2019s mission and, above all else,
\njust figuring things out. It is an idealistic model for a company, but really,
\nisn\u2019t idealism often the best place to start when creating something inspired?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"