Hi there,

I'm so sorry you're caught in the crosshairs of such an unnecessary conflict :/

You absolutely can land a role elsewhere! The main advice is:

1. Apply where your resume matches (languages spoken, working rights exist, experience is recognized). Sounds like Germany/Austria and the UK are going to be your best bets
2. Networking with a whole heap of offices to try to get a referral (and gauge odds/interest)
3. Push the current office you're interviewing with to put you in touch with other offices (including HR). You need to push ernestly for this

Good luck!

Hi there,

I am really sorry to hear that. I'm Russian myself, I've worked in the  BCG Milan office, and I'm very sympathetic towards my Moscow colleagues, and other Russian professionals for that matter.

My sincere advice would be to leverage your existing language skills, double down on German and go ahead and apply in Germany/Switzerland: from my experience, office language matters a great deal, and feeling comfortable with it is a must. 

I would be happy to offer you a free consultation if you want to chat about this further.

Best of luck,

Angelina

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Hello!

That is terrible, so sorry to hear about your situation. 

I would say that the big big blocker when applying internationally is the visa, since it´s the only thing that cannot be worked around (languages are problematic too, but that can be fixed). 

Hence, I would prioritize countries where you know you can work. 

Also referrals would work ver well in your case, given that the process was stopped. 

Hope it helps!

Cheers, 

Clara