Doğa Kutlu – Interview

We have recently opened our offices to Erasmus international students seeking valuable professional experience in their fields of study by working in a multinational start-up environment. The internship offers various placements in our company, and all applications are welcomed. We have over 10 nationalities on board, and we cannot be prouder of our diversity. Become a part of our story.

Our first Erasmus student, Doğa Kutlu from Turkey, joined the SGS team 3 weeks ago.
Please read below the interview she gave to our HR Manager, Alexis Samohod.

As Doğa is our first Erasmus Intern Student, we are proud to welcome her to the team. In the Erasmus program, we want to provide students with the practical experience of working in a corporate & start-up environment and gain valuable professional skills they can use in the future. Doğa chose Croatia as her next Erasmus experience after participating in an Erasmus student exchange in Italy.

She chose Croatia as she has many friends from Croatia that she met from her previous Erasmus experience. Being a Turkish native, she also comes from the Mediterranean culture and likes the warm weather, even warmer people, and a friendly working environment. She thinks that Croatia has this lovely combination.

Since she is studying Psychology, she was after a position where she could work in her specialty and interest sector to learn on the spot and gather valuable experience for her future career.

The Psychology field helped her better understand people, which is convenient in her professional and private life. In HR, psychology plays a vital role in recruitment, mainly focusing on interacting with people/candidates. By applying to SGS for the position of Talent Searcher in the HR department, Doğa got an internship opportunity, allowing her to work in a fast-growing company with many experienced employees in a real international environment. During the upcoming months, she will be helping the HR team with tasks such as recruitment, interviews, internal communication, branding awareness and much more.

Doğa is genuinely enjoying her time at Scalable Global Solutions as her mentors/colleagues are (she can easily say) one of the friendliest people she has ever met. She is pleased about the workplace environment and colleagues’ kindness. Since SGS is a company with many international employees, people are more open-minded, generous, and friendly.

When choosing a company to apply to, Doğa was looking for a company that would expose her to many new challenges and provide her with a steep learning curve. As she would like to begin her career in HR, she is motivated to join an organization where she can contribute using her unique skills and grow as a young professional. Starting her first career step, she would like to develop new technical and invaluable communication skills in the HR department. She considers the Erasmus Internship experience in Scalable Global Solutions an opportunity to further expand her interest in a different language and culture and try out potential future career fields. This, in her opinion, is a great way to develop professional skills.

Her recommendation to all Erasmus students looking for a place to work – apply at SGS.

• We are expanding and growing each month and always looking for fresh talent to join our ranks.
• You will also be able to further develop and use your English skills (and other languages) in real, professional cases. English is also the official language of the company.
• Flexible working hours, so you can balance your professional life with your personal one and enjoy the beauty of Zagreb and Croatia.
• And finally, we provide an international, friendly work environment in a fast-growing market space of the Future of Work sector.

Become a part of the future with us.

We are glad to have Doğa on our team and wish her a great time in Croatia.