We’re excited to invite you to our next Friends of Figma Warsaw meetup - this time focused on getting hired, standing out in recruitment processes, and communicating your value as a designer.

If you’re navigating the job market, preparing for interviews, refining your portfolio, or looking to present your UX insights more persuasively - this event is for you. We’ll explore what really influences hiring decisions, how to structure your experience strategically, and how storytelling can turn data into impact.

🎤 Piotr Tomaszewski - “5 Reasons Why We’ve Decided to Move Forward with Another Candidate.”

Piotr will share honest lessons from hiring senior designers over the past few months - and how those observations echo his earlier experiences as a design manager in Berlin. Drawing from real recruitment processes and mentoring sessions with designers preparing for interviews, he’ll unpack the most common patterns that hold strong candidates back. If you’re actively job searching (or planning to), this talk will help you understand what really happens behind hiring decisions.

🎤 Alexandra Tichanovich - “All Hands on Deck - A Secret Tool to Get You Hired.”

Want to impress your future boss in corporate speak? Or present your best projects in a way that feels structured, polished, and strategic? Alexandra will introduce a practical tool that has consistently helped her stand out: the pitch deck. She’ll show how framing your experience like a strategic narrative not only elevates your presentation but also saves you time and stress in the long run. A reusable asset you can always fall back on? Yes, please.

🎤 Paweł Konieczko - “The Power of Storytelling in UX Data.”

Research findings and metrics alone rarely drive action - but stories do. Paweł will explore how narrative structure transforms raw UX data into meaningful insights that resonate with stakeholders. This session will show how to move beyond reporting information toward shaping understanding, alignment, and decision-making through thoughtful storytelling.

Come for the insights, stay for the community. We can’t wait to see you there! 💜