University of Helsinki Career Services&

career management skills

Student Services

Leena Itkonen

Career Services – advice and information

Job-hunting, job openings and working in Finland

Careers planning

Graduate destinations

Internships in Finland and abroad for ex. Erasmus training programme

Commissioned Master’s Thesis

Contact information

workshops as well as the latest job openings. For more information >>http://www.helsinki.fi/rekry/english/index.htm

Customer ServicesUniversity main building (Fabianinkatu 33) ground floor

Drop-in: A short chat with a career adviser at our customer service Mon - Fri 12 - 2 pm.

Phone +358-(0)9-191 22125E-mail: rekrytointi@helsinki.fi

Career management skills

Self-knowledge: Recognize

your personal qualities,

interests, skills and values. Occupational-knowledge:

Explore your options in the

labour market. Decision making: Make career

decisions and plans to achieve

your goals. Job-hunting skills: Write a

good resume and succeed in

an interview.

FSU-model for career planning

Decision making and action planning

Occupational knowledge

Self-knowledge

Job-hunting

skills

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Job hunting process (T. Koskinen/MPS Finland Consulting oy 2004)

I can…

My competences

I want…

My idealjob

• what• how• why• where

CV

APPLICATION

CONTACTING

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OPEN VACANICIES

HIDDEN JOBS

Self Assessment Job hunting plan Action!

Where to look for a job?

Hidden job markets: 70% → Networking, networking and networking!!!→ collecting information of the field.

http://finbio.net/en/http://www.forestindustries.fi/Pages/default.aspx http://www.forest.fi/http://ec.europa.eu/eracareers/index_en.cfmCompany lists: http://helecon3.hse.fi/EN/yrityspalvelin/

Open vacancies: RekryForum, Aarresaari (aarresaari.net), Mol (www.mol.fi

(keyword ”the”), monster.fi Employment office (Kluuvi: Mikonkatu 7)