Career and Recruitment Events

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Career Services organises events, workshops and info sessions. The themes of the events are career and employment.

Career Events for International Students

The Career Services' own career events and those of companies and other organizations aimed at students and recent graduates can be found on the JobTeaser career portal. In the list you can find upcoming events aimed at international students:

JobTeaser is a commercial partner of the University of Helsinki. On the portal, you can find events as well as job and traineeship offers. Log in to the portal with your helsinki.fi id. Check out JobTeaser.
 

  • Online workshop: Wellbeing in Job Search, 9.4.2024 at 14.30–16.00
    Job hunting in a foreign country can be a challenging experience, especially for internationals. We face multiple rejections and uncertainty, and taking care of your mental health can be the farthest thing from your mind. However, if we fail to take care of our well-being while job seeking, it can lead to burnout, anxiety, and depression.

    In this workshop we will discuss how to care of ourselves while pursuing our career goals, by recognizing and sharing difficult emotions and learning practical strategies to deal with them. The workshop, led by Eszter Kiss, a trained psychologist and career counselor, and social worker, Hope Makara, will provide valuable tips on how to support mental health and well-being while job searching in Finland.

    Workshop is organized by SIMHE services are targeted for highly educated immigrants but this workshop is open for all who are interested to join it. Sign up by 8.4.2024.

  • Live event: Building your networks in Finland 10.4.2024 at 15.00–17.00, Live at City Centre campus
    In Finland, numerous job opportunities stem from successful networking. Coming to new country, usually internationals need to go through the process of building networks from the scratch. Our workshop delves into practical strategies for effectively building professional networks in Finland. Whether you're a student looking to kickstart your career or a seasoned professional seeking to expand your network, our expert guest speaker Lukumanu Iddrisu, will equip you with the tools and strategies necessary for success in creating networks in your professional field. Join us to discover where to focus your efforts in expanding your networks.

    You will have the opportunity to have a professional CV photoshoot at the event with our experienced photographer if you wish so!

    Workshop is organized by SIMHE services are targeted for highly educated immigrants but this workshop is open for all who are interested to join it. Sign up by 9.4.2024.

  • Webinar: Boost your career with Finnish/Swedish skills! 10.4.2024 at 14.00
    Are you an international student or professional wanting to know more about the benefits of local language skills for working in Finland? Join us on the webinar to discover Kielibuusti tools that can help you learn Finnish or Swedish. Register by 9.4.2024.

HelsinkiUNI Career Day recruitment events

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Career Services organises one or two virtual Career Day events every year. The events feature companies and organisations that are interested in hiring University of Helsinki students. During the days, various workshops and information sessions to support job search are also organised in Finnish and English. The next Career Day is coming in January 2025.

Career Services' workshops, spring 2024

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No upcoming workshops. Information on the workshops held in Finnish can be found on the Finnish version of this page.

Career counselling groups

Career counsellors will not be offering career counselling groups in spring 2024. You can find information on the groups offered by other guidance providers at the university on the page Groups to support the ability to study and career planning.

Campus fairs and other events

Potential, Kumpula Campus

Kumpula’s Potential is a job and recruitment fair organised by students at the University of Helsinki’s Faculty of Science.  Kumpula’s Potential has been a success for both the students and corporate exhibitors.

Date: autumn 2024
Target group: students of natural sciences, mathematics and statistics, and computer science
For the date of the next fair and further information, please see the website of Kumpula’s Potential.

ViikkiAreena, Viikki Campus

ViikkiAreena is a job fair organised by the subject-specific student organisations of the University of Helsinki’s Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry to give students and the University community at large a clearer and broader view of companies’ operations while presenting the latest trends and career opportunities in relevant fields.

Date: autumn 2024
Target group: students of agriculture and forestry as well as food science
For the date of the next fair and further information, see the website of ViikkiAreena

Social sciences job fair (VTM), City Centre Campus

The social sciences job fair brings together students, alumni, experts, researchers and employers in the field of social sciences. Participation in the fair is free of charge and all social science students and those interested in social sciences are welcome. The event is organised by Kannunvalajat ry, a student organisation of the Faculty of Social Science of the University of Helsinki.

Date: autumn 2024
Target group: students of the Faculty of Social Sciences and everyone interest in social sciences
For the next job fair and more information, visit the website of the Kannunvalajat student organisation or The VTM fair website (currently not active).