Instructions on how to use JobTeaser

JobTeaser is a service in which you can determine what kinds of jobs and events you want to view on your JobTeaser dashboard or receive via email. The service is used by over 800 institutions of higher education and universities throughout Europe, making its offering of jobs and traineeships broader than the Finnish job market. 

First login

You can log in to JobTeaser as a student with your helsinki.fi credentials or as an alumni with the email you use. Log in to JobTeaser at https://helsinki.jobteaser.com.

At the bottom of the login page, you can change the language to English.

JobTeaser will send an email to the address you provided, from where you can log in to the system and edit your profile.

NOTE important! In order to be able to see jobs and traineeships submitted by Finnish employers, select your field of study (Courses) when logging in.

During the login phase, you can choose whether you are looking for a job or not. If you answer yes, you get to choose what kind of jobs you are looking for.

On the login page, you can change the language at the bottom of the page.  

After logging in, you can edit your own profile and search criteria in more detail. You can change the user interface language from the bottom of the page during the session. You can define it permanently in the search criteria. The default language of the platform is Finnish.

Change language

Change the language to English. You can first change the language by scrolling to the bottom of the page. In the “ my search criteria” tab you can set English as the platform's permanent language and choose the languages in which you want to view content.  You can find "my search criteria" link in the menu that opens when you click on the icon in the upper right corner.  

Creating your profile and defining your search criteria

Completing your profile information and defining your search criteria will affect what kind of jobs and traineeships the platform offers you. You can edit your profile information on your desktop, which you access when you log in. You can open the desktop from the top navigation by clicking on the "Career Hub" icon.

In your profile, you can add a short description of yourself, your social media accounts, information about work experience and education, as well as enter your language skills, including competency levels.   

Your interest in job offers 

You can select whether to make your profile public. If you want to be open to potential job offers, you must activate the “Open to offers” button. If this is the case, you should also upload your CV and update your profile information. The only mandatory information is your name and email address. 

JobTeaser is a commercial partner of the University of Helsinki, and is also seeking potential employees for its clients. If you are selected for a list of potential applicants by JobTeaser, you will be sent an email stating you have 72 hours to decide whether you are interested in the proposed position and want to be considered in the recruitment process. The client company makes the ultimate decision. 

If you have indicated that you are open to offers, your information will also be sent to the University of Helsinki’s Talent Bank. The University of Helsinki’s Career Services may provide University partners access to the Talent Bank to help them find the expertise they need and contact students if necessary. The companies that have been given access are listed under the Companies tab with a “Talent bank” badge.

Browsing jobs or setting search preferences 

With the search criteria, you can define what kind of positions the platform offers you first as relevant. In the search criteria, you can define the language of your user interface, the languages ​​of the content, and you can order a weekly message about events published on the JobTeaser portal.  You can edit the search criteria by clicking the icon in the upper right corner.

The search criteria are the nature of the job (Sought contract(s)), experience, study level, start date, location, remote work, job category and company sector. Of these, it is recommended to fill in the following: 

• The nature of the job (Sought contract(s)) opens a menu from which you can choose different types of employment such as part-time jobs, traineeship or summer jobs. 
• Location, if you are only interested in certain areas or places in Finland.
• If you choose job categories, It is better to choose a wide range of them, because otherwise interesting opportunities may pass you by. 

Email alert. Order a weekly email about the upcoming events.

Languages. Define the language of your user interface. The default language is Finnish, but you can also choose English and Swedish.

JobTeaser is used in more than 800 colleges and universities, so advertisements can be found in a total of 15 different languages. You can determine in which languages you want to see first job ads, events and companies. Most jobs are available in German, English and French, but also in Scandinavian languages. Select the languages that you are comfortable working in, and note that Finnish job advertisements may be written in English even when the position requires fluency in Finnish. To limit your search by region, use the Location tab.

Jobs

The most important search criteria in the Jobs view are search term, nature of the job (Contract) and location. If you do not make any selections in the view, the notifications will be arranged according to the conditions defined by your search criteria. The jobs of the week raised by JobTeaser are displayed first. You can also use different filters on the view to override these.  

Filters 

By clicking the "All filters" button, you can open a menu that contains other search criteria.

With the Targeted jobs selection, you can see the positions that have been submitted either through the Finnish universities' joint Aarresaari.net website or through the University of Helsinki's own platform. These are mostly job advertisements submitted by Finnish employers. You can also choose the "No Finnish needed" tag. Employers have that option but note that not all employers use this tag even if the job does not require Finnish skills.

You can save your searches in the view and return to them later. You can also order to receive new matching jobs by email.

By relevance/by date selection organises the jobs either according to your criteria or showing the newest positions first. It is recommended to view the positions so that the newest positions are displayed first, at least if you are actively searching for a job or traineeship.

Applying for a position 

Read the employer’s description of the required application documents carefully and make sure your application complies with the requests. 

JobTeaser offers employers two ways of receiving applications. The applications can either be redirected to the organisation’s own recruitment system or sent to the organisation’s JobTeaser account and the email address provided by the employer. In the latter case, the system will generate an Simple application button for applicants. If the application is directed through the system, the employer may choose whether they want a full application or a brief cover letter to accompany the CV or only CV.

Despite our best efforts to provide clear instructions and simplify the process, some employers may have selected to receive brief cover letters even though the text of the advertisement may specify that a full application is required, sometimes alongside other attachments. If only one attachment may be added to the application, save all required documents (CV, application, other attachments if necessary) into a single PDF file and upload it from your computer. In general, we recommend you check your CV for each application to make sure it is tailored for that specific position. 

Even though we moderate the positions advertised, positions may be announced by all universities using JobTeaser in Finland, so the University of Helsinki cannot be responsible for all advertisements.

Are you graduating?

When you are about to graduate and your helsinki.fi email is about to expire, you can continue to use JobTeaser by changing your helsinki.fi email from your Account Settings to the e-mail you use after the ID expires.

Steps:
1. In your Account Settings, change your helsinki.fi e-mail address to the e-mail you use after graduation.
2. Log out of the JobTeaser.
3. On the login page, click the "Log in with your email address" link and order yourself a new password with your new e-mail address by clicking the "Forgot your password?" link.
4. After changing your password, you can continue using your JobTeaser account.

At the bottom of the login page, you can change the language to English.

Events   

The Events tab features all events organised by the University of Helsinki Career Services and its partners as well as the corporate partners of JobTeaser. You can participate in all events listed on this platform.   

Career Services  

Under the Career Services tab, you can find all content produced by Career Services on traineeships and job-seeking as well as instructions for using JobTeaser. In addition, this section features up-to-date content regarding application periods for programmes that might interest students, events, as well as articles on traineeships, job-seeking and other Career Services themes.  
   
JobTeaser also provides its own job-seeking content for the service. This content is in English and you can access it through  JobTeaser’s Advice link, or by switching the interface language into English from the bottom menu. Remember that this JobTeaser material is from a Central European context and the advice may not be directly applicable to the Finnish culture of job-seeking. However, this material may be particularly helpful if you intend to apply for positions in the European job market. 

Companies  

Companies and organisations can present their corporate culture and recruitment needs via profiles on JobTeaser. You can find out more and follow companies that interest you. You'll find Finnish companies at the top of the list.

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