Join the Career Day recruitment event today (19.1.) to meet employers and get job search support
Are you looking for a job or traineeship? Or do you need help finding a job or exploring career opportunities? Join the virtual HelsinkiUNI Career Day on Friday 19.1.2024!
In the morning, you will have the opportunity to learn about personal branding and LinkedIn, and how to navigate the Finnish job market. You can also get to know Career Services in a mini-session and learn about career opportunities at the European Chemicals Agency. In the afternoon, companies and organisations interested in hiring University of Helsinki students will pitch their career opportunities. Participating employers include for example Nokia, Metsä Group, Natural Resources Institute (Luke) and VTT.
Some organisations also organise a separate Q&A session and for some you can book a one-to-one chat - so sign up for the employer events to ask more questions about jobs and recruitment!
During the day, there will be a range of info sessions both in Finnish and English to support your job search. You can register for each session separately, just choose the ones you are interested in.
What: HelsinkiUNI Career Day recruitment event
Time: Fri 19.1.2024 from 8.40 to 15.00
Place: virtual platform
HelsinkiUNI Career Day programme
Please note that the programme is different in English and in Finnish. You can find the programme aimed at Finnish-speaking students in the Finnish version of this bulletin.
The morning programme:
at 8.40–8.55 Get to know Career Services (link to Zoom)
Are you familiar with Career Services? If not, come and find out what support and services Career Services has to offer students and recent graduates to help them with their career and job search.
at 9.00–9.50 Personal Branding & LinkedIn, Learn How to Make Job Hunt Work for You! (link to Zoom)
Come learn more how to use your LinkedIn profile on strategic networking and job search. This session is hosted by Saku Tihveräinen, Global Talent Acquisition Lead (Elisa Polystar).
at 10.00–10.50 Navigating the Finnish Job market (link to Zoom)
If you are a student from another country trying to find job in Finland, this session is for you! We'll discuss not-so-obvious (non-listed) job openings you might have missed and give insights into what Finnish employers value. This session is led by SIMHE (Supporting Immigrants in Higher Education) career counselors Asmara Riaz and Kaisa Niskanen.
at 11.00–11.30 Career opportunities at the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) (link to Zoom)
Looking for a job with a purpose? Come and hear what kind of career opportunities ECHA offers. ECHA employs almost 600 dedicated professionals from all over the EU working for the safe use of chemicals. ECHA offers traineeship opportunities per semester in scientific fields such as chemistry, toxicology, biology, environmental science, and economics, and administrative fields such as law, communications, finance, human resources, and ICT.
The afternoon: Employer pitches, Q&A sessions, and one-to-one chats by appointment:
at 13.00–14.00 Employers' pitching session (link to Zoom), in English. University of Helsinki (trainee programme for international students), Nokia, Accountor, AlphaSense, Metsä Group, Natural Resources Institute Luke and VTT will pitch their own career opportunities. The session will be held in English. Also, the following companies pitch in Finnish at 12 - 13 but are also hiring international students: University of Helsinki, OP Financial Group, Nordea and Orion (international pharmaceutical company). In the Q&A sessions and one-to-one-meetings you can ask questions in English or in Finnish.
at 14.00–15.00 Employers' Q&A sessions (links in the JobTeaser event)
A separate Q&A session will be held by Nokia, Accountor, AlphaSense, Natural Resources Institute LUKE and VTT.
at 10.00–15.00 One-to-one meetings with an appointment (booking has closed)
HelsinkiUNI Career Day 19.1.2024 - recruitment event at JobTeaser.
You can find the programme aimed at Finnish-speaking students in the Finnish version of this bulletin.
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 credentials.
The event is organised by Career Services.
If you have any questions please contact: careerservices@helsinki.fi.