University of Helsinki Career Services

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University of Helsinki Career Servicescareer
management skills
Student Services Leena Itkonen
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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 Masters Thesis

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Contact information

• workshops as well as the latest job openings. For
  more information gtgthttp//www.helsinki.fi/rekry/e
  nglish/index.htm
• Customer Services
• University 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 [phone]E-mail
  rekrytointi_at_helsinki.fi

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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.

DOING
KNOWING
FSU-model for career planning
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Job hunting process (T. Koskinen/MPS Finland
Consulting oy 2004)
I can

• My ideal
• job
• what
• how
• why
• where

CV
OPEN VACANICIES
My competences
APPLICATION
STRATEGY
HIDDEN JOBS
I want
CONTACTING
Self Assessment
Job hunting plan
Action!
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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.cfm
• Company lists http//helecon3.hse.fi/EN/yrityspa
  lvelin/
• Open vacancies
• RekryForum, Aarresaari (aarresaari.net), Mol
  (www.mol.fi (keyword the), monster.fi
• Employment office (Kluuvi Mikonkatu 7)