February updates in Career Services and on JobTeaser – Several traineeships and summer jobs available!
This monthly bulletin brings together the current events and services offered by Career Services. You can find all our services and instructions on the Work and Career page and the Traineeships page. Our services are available to you right from the beginning of your studies and up to about one year after graduation. Make sure to also follow JobTeaser for all events and job and traineeship vacancies!
Upcoming events
Career Counsellors’ Tuesday Workshops are here!
Does your own career story feel like a fragmented mess? Does creating a CV make you anxious?
Join others who are pondering similar questions in discussing these and other topics in the Tuesday workshops organized by the university’s career counsellors throughout spring 2025! The Tuesday Workshops are organized on different campuses and also remotely.
Both degree students and doctoral researchers are welcome to the workshops.
See further information for Tuesday workshops on the career and recruitment events page and sign up!
OP Financial Group: Future Talks: AI and Human Interaction
How do we as humans interact with machines in the future? What does customer experience look and feel like after the mobile era?
Join us at Future Talks online event to learn about the next wave of user experience! With insights and inspiring use cases from financial industry and beyond, we will explore the opportunities of conversational interfaces, natural language and human-like interaction with AI in our lives as consumers and businesses.
Sign up for Future Talks and tune in on Monday, Feb 10th, from 14:00 to 15:00!
Our regular guidance and counselling services
Career Counsellors on Campus (Fin, Eng)
Are you wondering what could be your next step in your studies or working life? Would you like someone to listen to your thoughts or provide tips on where to find additional information to support your considerations? Come and meet a career counsellor on campus without an appointment!
You are welcome to any campus. The meeting is limited to a maximum of 20 minutes. Please be prepared to wait for your turn.
- 6.2.2025 at 10.00–12.00 and 13.00–16.00, Viikki campus, Info Centre Korona (2nd floor), counselling room 2043
- 13.2.2025 at 10.00–12.00 and 13.00–16.00, City Centre campus, Kaisa House (4th floor), group guidance room 4058b
- 27.2.2024 at 13.00–16.00, Kumpula campus, Chemicum, A.I. Virtasen aukio 1, room A1117
Drop-In Support for Job Search (Fin, Eng)
Are you seeking guidance on how to apply for a job or traineeship position? Do you need practical tips for job searching or drafting your CV, job application, or LinkedIn profile, or would you like to get feedback on them? Welcome to our Drop-in support for job search on Zoom!
No registration needed, individual time slots 20 minutes each. The Zoom link and instructions for attending are available on the Career Services' Guidance and Counselling page.
- 4.2.2025 klo 12.00–14.00, Zoom
- 11.2.2025 klo 12.00–14.00, Zoom
- 25.2.2025 klo 12.00–14.00, Zoom
Traineeship guidance and career counselling by appointment (Fin, Eng, Swe)
At the traineeship guidance you can ask any questions you may have about your traineeship and talk about your situation together with a Career Services' traineeship specialist.
Career counselling supports the development of self-awareness, exploration of career aspirations and opportunities, decision-making, and future planning. You can book an appointment with a university’s career counsellor whenever you have concerns – also at the very beginning of your studies. Please note that this is one of our most popular services, and appointments fill up quickly.
New appointments for traineeship guidance and career counselling are opened on the booking page Vihta on the last Wednesday of each month around 10.30–11.00 am (see exceptions on the booking page).
JobTeaser
Internationally, the JobTeaser career portal offers you access to more than 27 000 job and traineeship offers. You can find job and traineeship offers submitted through the joint website of Finnish universities by filtering the view by selecting University of Helsinki job ads - Targeted jobs.
Summer job and traineeship offers of the Career Day II on JobTeaser
You can now find the materials for all the events of Career Day II and open jobs and traineeships of the participating organisations on the Employers' summer jobs and traineeships -event (JobTeaser). You can also find links to open positions from Career Day employers and links to their JobTeaser profiles.
Both the Career Day I and II events’ materials can be found on the Career and Recruitment events page (Studies Service).
On JobTeaser career portal, you can find not only jobs and traineeships, but also career events organised by the Career Services, employers, and other organisations. Learn more about JobTeaser on the Instructions page and log in with your helsinki.fi credentials today!
Tip of the month
Grab the essentials of LinkedIn with our Quick Guide
You'll find the most important things about LinkedIn carefully crafted by the UH career counsellors - tips for creating an impactful profile and for how to start networking, as well as ideas for using LinkedIn as a source of information for mapping out your career options.
Contents of the guide (you can explore the themes in the order you like):
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What can LinkedIn be used for?
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Be found on LinkedIn
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Building a profile
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Networking and connecting with others
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Visibility settings
Click yourself into the guide now and get the most out of using LinkedIn for career planning and job search!
More information: careerservices@helsinki.fi
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