Transcript OTSIKKO TAI LAITOS

Career Services and Working in Finland
3.9.2013
Janne Loikkanen
WHY?
SHOULD YOU BE PLANNING YOUR CAREER
NOW?
Career planning is
• conscious and target-oriented activity
• individualistic; starting point is the individual with her own
background, values, needs and interests
• possible to aim from the basis of
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the abilities that diploma gives
the field of know-how and strengths
interests, dreams and values
the clues that come from surroundings
combination of the above
• an ongoing, comprehensive process
• almost impossible?
Possible, but ineffective ones:
• Mailing out CV:s randomly
• Answering to published job
ads
• Surfing around without any
goals
• Relying on private
employment agencies
Efficient job seeking!:
• Networking
• Personal visits to employers
of your interest
• Getting contacts by acquiring
a good internship place
• Targeting the right employers
and convincing them
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What are the skills you most
enjoy using?
Where do you want to use those
skills
How do you find the jobs where
you will be able to use your best
skills and knowledge?
CAREER SERVICES
University of Turku + Åbo Akademi University
Mission: to support and enhance employability of students and
graduates
• "What can I do to get where I want after graduation?"
• Labour market information
• Help and train students in goal-oriented career planning and
efficient job hunting
• Provide tools for lifelong career management
CONCRETE: WHAT DO WE DO?
Publish job advertisements
Organize fairs and other events
• intranet.utu.fi/en/unit/career
• rekryinfo-mailing list
• How to start a business -info 15.11.
• Working in Finland -seminar
Give counselling and guidance
Info on placement in the labour market
• CV-clinics (next: 10.9.)
• personal career planning talks
• mentoring program
• first destination statistics
• five years after -project
Take care of internship
processes (both domestic and
international)
INTERNATIONAL GRADUATES’
OBSTACLES IN FINDING A JOB
WORKING IN FINLAND
Things to keep in mind when searching for a job or an internship:
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Learn Finnish
Be active and initiative
Create networks
Keep your mind open
• Prepare yourself
• Be aware of your abilities (What
constitues a skill? Not an eitheror choice)
• Write your application carefully
• Get information
• Learn Finnish
WORKING IN FINLAND
CIMO: Study in Finland – Working -website
Part-time work
• Not too easy to find – but not impossible either
Summer jobs
• Remember to start your search early
CAREER SERVICES
intranet.utu.fi -> Career Services
Henrikinkatu 1b, 2nd floor
e. [email protected]
t. 02 333 5873