Career Services

• Career Day events on 20 and 24 January: register now for sessions supporting your job search!
• Read our latest monthly bulletin for students: December updates in Career Services and on JobTeaser – End-of-year events and tips for applying for summer jobs and traineeships!

We promote employment that matches the education and the goals of the students. This is at the core of everything we do here at Career Services. You can turn to us when  

• you are pondering over your future and the transition to working life,  
• you are thinking about your own skills, strengths and goals during your studies,  
• you are looking for a job or internship,  
• you need the University's subsidy to finance your traineeship,  
• you want to develop your job search skills and build your networks to working life, 
• you wish for peer support or a mentor to clarify your own career path.  

The different teams at Career Services work with you towards these goals. It is important to us that you get support throughout your studies on your path to working life. You can turn to us even after a year of graduation. 

More information can be found from the theme Traineeships. You can start the process by checking out the following pages:

• Frequently asked questions about traineeships
• Degree programme-specific traineeship instructions
• Traineeship subsidy and funding

Career Services has gathered sites where you can find job and traineeship offers. 

• Available jobs and traineeships 

You will find job and traineeship offers aimed at students at the University of Helsinki in JobTeaser. 

• Get to know JobTeaser
• Log in to JobTeaser 

For the UH degree students and recent graduates we offer career counselling both individually and in group settings as well as guidance on questions related to job seeking and traineeships. Support for career planning for highly educated immigrants is provided by the SIMHE services. 

• Career Services’ guidance and counselling (e.g. drop-in support for job search, career counselling by appointment, career counsellors on campus, traineeship guidance)
• Services for immigrants

Our career counsellors have created a collection of self-study materials on career planning and job search on the pages below. You can also assess your career readiness on Kudin.fi. Feel free to explore these resources and take a step forward!

• Tools for planning your career and future
• Tips for job search
• LinkedIn Quick Guide (if you are an alumni, please login as a guest)
• Kudin.fi – Career readiness self-assessment

In the Career and Recruitment events instruction, you will find events and workshops organized by both Career Services and external organizations. 

• Career and recruitment events 

Mentoring is an excellent way to improve your self-knowledge, networks and familiarity with employment. Mentoring can be helpful if you are weighing up career options or needing support to clarify your expert identity. Mentoring can cover the identification and expression of your personal strengths, development and competence areas, various career options and familiarity with professional life, career planning and decision-making, as well as job-seeking skills.

In addition to the graduation stage, mentoring works well already during your studies, if you are mulling over these issues or are unsure of your future.

Several parties will provide opportunities for participating in mentoring. Read more about mentoring from Mentoring programmes -page. Helsinki University has it´s own mentoring programme:

• Group Mentoring Programme

The UNITalent programme is for international students and doctoral researchers and is designed to bring companies and students together. The programme aims to create networks between students and the Finnish working life. International students who are interested in participating mentoring can apply for the Group Mentoring Programme mentioned above.

• UNITalent programme

The University of Helsinki conducts career monitoring surveys to collect information on graduate employment and the skills needs of employers.

• Graduate employment 

Please use email when you have questions related to

• Job seeking, career counselling or planning, Career Services training or eventscareerguidance@helsinki.fi
• Traineeshipstraineeships@helsinki.fi
• Other matterscareerservices@helsinki.fi

Career counsellors:

Sanna GrannasCareer counsellingCareer orientation studies and trainingCareer planning courses for doctoral students

Jarkko ImmonenCareer counsellingCareer orientation studies and training

Leena ItkonenCareer counsellingCareer orientation studies and training

Heini Hult-MiekkavaaraCareer counsellingCareer orientation studies and trainingJohanna RuhanenCareer counsellingCommunication on guidance services

Salla WilénCareer counsellingCareer orientation studies and training

Asmara RiazCareer counselling for highly educated immigrants (SIMHE)

Traineeships:

Marika JokiojaTraineeshipsUniversity funding for traineeships

Emma LettinenTraineeshipsUniversity funding for traineeships

UNITalent programme:Anna StorgårdsUNItalent is a programme that brings companies and international degree students/postgraduate students together.

Inka SaarelaUNItalent is a programme that brings companies and international degree students/postgraduate students together.

Employer Services:

Career Services for employers can be found in the University of Helsinki website at Benefit from the expertise of our students and Increase your visibility at the University. You can also contact us with email on matters related to employer cooperation: employerservices@helsinki.fi.