Career Day events on 20 and 24 January: get job search support and meet employers
Are you looking for a traineeship or a summer job? Career Services organise the two-day HelsinkiUNI Career Day event in January. On Monday, you will be offered a complete package of sessions to support your job search, and on Friday you can meet companies and organisations that offer summer jobs and traineeships. You can register for each session separately, just choose the ones you are interested in.
Please note that the programme is different in English and in Finnish. See the Finnish translation of the bulletin/programme for sessions in Finnish.
Time: Monday 20.1.2025 and Friday 24.1.2025
Place: Monday in the City Center Campus, Friday virtually
Career Day I - Smart and sustainable job search on Monday 20.1.
Time: Mon 20.1.2025 from 10 to 16
Places: City Center Campus and Zoom
On Monday, career counsellors from Career Services will offer support for your job search and help you explore your career options. During the day, a complete package of sessions will help you learn the basics of job search in Finland and how to nail your job interview. You can also learn how to turn your academic CV into an industry resume or take part in the drop-in job search retreat. Monday's events will take place mainly at the City Centre Campus (one in Zoom) and registration is now open.
Programme for the day:
10.15-11.00 Job Search in Finland - 101 (read more and register)
11.15-12.00 Nail your Job Interview (read more and register)
14.15 - 15.00 Academic vs. Industry CV - a paradigm shift? (read more and register)
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10.00 - 16.00 Job Search Retreat (FI, EN & SV) (read more and register)
Career Day II - Meet employers on Friday 24.1.
Time: Fri 24.1.2025 from 9.00 to 14.00
Place: virtual platform (those who register will receive online links in their email)
Friday's virtual event will feature companies and organisations interested in hiring University of Helsinki students. In the morning pitching session, you will hear about summer jobs and traineeships from employers. Some of the employers will organise a separate Q&A session where you can ask more questions about recruitment. You can also book an appointment for a one-to-one discussion with some employers.
Programme for the day:
9.00 - 10.25 Employers' pitch session (read more and register), in English. Natural Resources Institute Luke, Demos Helsinki, University of Helsinki, Metsä Group, CSC - Centre for Science and Technology, European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) and VTT - Technical Research Centre of Finland will present their own career opportunities.
Also, the following companies pitch in Finnish at 10.40 - 12.00 but are also hiring international students: OP Financial Group, Nordea, Orion, Bayer, City of Vantaa and City of Helsinki. In the Q&A sessions and one-to-one-meetings you can ask questions in English or in Finnish, unless otherwise indicated in the programme.
12.15 - 13.00 Employer's Q&A sessions (read more and register)
A separate Q&A session will be held by VTT, City of Helsinki, Demos Helsinki and European Chemicals Agency (ECHA). The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health will organise their Q&A-session only in Finnish.
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9.00 - 14.00 One-to-one meetings by appointment
You can book an appointment for a one-to-one discussion in English with the following organisations' experts:
- Book a one-to-one appointment with the Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke (register).
- Book a one-to-one appointment with Nordea (register).
Check out the Career Day II - Meet Employers (24.1.) programme and employers on JobTeaser.
You can choose to participate in both days' programmes or just in individual sessions - each session have their own registration. The event is open to all students and recent graduates of the University of Helsinki.
Please note that the programme is different in English and in Finnish. See the Finnish translation of the bulletin/programme for sessions in Finnish.
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JobTeaser is a commercial partner of the University of Helsinki. In JobTeaser, you can find jobs and traineeships as well as career and recruitment events. You can find more information about JobTeaser in the instructions. Log in to the JobTeaser with helsinki.fi account. Note! If you are registering to the JobTeaser for the first time, please choose your field of study.
The event is organised by Career Services.
If you have any questions please contact: careerservices@helsinki.fi.