Dream job alert: Get paid to travel around Europe talking to strangers

Self-improvement app RiseGuide is hiring a ‘Global Charisma Scout’ who will create an index of where on the continent it’s easiest to strike up a conversation.

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02/07/2026 - 10:38 GMT+2

I don’t throw the phrase ‘dream job’ around lightly. Only a few roles qualify: The barefoot booksellers in the Maldives. The person who looks after a private island in Ireland with only seals and tourists for company. The room service critic.

But I think I might have just found my new dream job, and it involves getting paid to travel around Europe and talk to strangers (something I already do for free!).

Self-improvement app RiseGuide is currently hiring a “Global Charisma Scout” who will be paid $3,000 (€2,630) a month to spend eight weeks travelling around the continent and logging their conversations with strangers.