The New Kids on the Block – In Interview

The XING team just keeps on growing and growing. There are now over 100 of us, and at last count we have a total of 21 different nationalities all working under one roof. The past few weeks have seen a fresh wave of new employees start at XING. We caught up with them and asked: How have the first few weeks been, and what do you like best about your new place of work?

Daniel (Member Relations): I’ve been really impressed by the overall work culture in the XING office. I received a very warm welcome from everyone, and they have all taken the time to help me out in the first few weeks whenever I had any questions. It’s not tough being the “new boy” at XING at all … I feel right at home in my team as well: I’m enjoying the direct contact with members and get great satisfaction from being able to help members with user-related issues.

Joaquín (Translation – Localization – Copywriting): Before starting I spent several years doing a similar job on a freelance basis from home. Lots of my friends were jealous of how I had the freedom to plan my daily work routine to suit me. But to be perfectly honest: Since I started at XING, I’ve found it much more exciting and rewarding to be in the midst of the action, as it were. I like the interaction with such a wide range of different people from different departments. And now I’ve found an apartment in Hamburg I couldn’t ask for anything more …:)

Maren (Human Resources): I was made to feel at home right away. Life in the office is never boring with the diverse range of responsibilities I’ve been given. My coworkers all come from different countries and cultures as well, which provides another interesting dimension to my job. It was great to find from the very first day onwards just how friendly and relaxed the atmosphere in the office is – there is a real team morale.

We’ll be interviewing more new XING employees on openBLOG over the coming months. If you’re interested in working for XING as well, you can check out our list of job vacancies here.

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