Career services for international degree students 2nd of September 2009 University of Lapland, Career Services Työelämä- ja rekrytointipalvelut 2004

AGENDA Introductions Short introduction of Career Services Service for international students Service for students Service for employers Aarresaari Network Contact details, web page intro Työelämä- ja rekrytointipalvelut 2004

WELCOME TO CAREER SERVICES Introductions: Satu Peteri, Head of Services Virpi Vaarala, Coordinator Student introductions: Name, home country, main subject, interested in finding a job in Finland/Lapland Työelämä- ja rekrytointipalvelut 2004

WELCOME TO CAREER SERVICES Established in 1995, personnel 3+1 The main function is to facilitate graduates’ employment by providing information on open vacancies, offering career counselling and training in effective job hunting, organizing recruiting events etc. The information on vacancies is delivered via email-list, vacancy database on the web and notice board at the university campus We also gather information and deliver reports of graduates’ employment and careers 1 – 5 years after graduating Työelämä- ja rekrytointipalvelut 2004

SERVICE FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS Individual counselling: effective job hunting (documents, interview briefings), career guidance and information service Applying for a Job in Lapland – International Student’s Guide Delivering information on vacancies (jobs, internships) by email list (mainly Finnish employers -> ads in Finnish) New project to enhance international students’ training possibilities in Finland starting 2010 (VALOA project) Työelämä- ja rekrytointipalvelut 2004

Mentoring programme (currently only in Finnish) SERVICE FOR STUDENTS Career counselling, guidance and information service (incl. Finnish brochures, guidebooks) Delivering information on vacancies (jobs, internships) by email list (mainly Finnish employers -> ads in Finnish) Training classes on effective job hunting (incl. application documents, CVs, currently only in Finnish) Mentoring programme (currently only in Finnish) Employer events (in Finnish) Työelämä- ja rekrytointipalvelut 2004

Placements / work practice / internships SERVICE FOR EMPLOYERS Agency service Effective, fast and free-of-charge opportunity to announce vacancies Placements / work practice / internships Employer can offer placements around the year Employer events, presentations Research services Theses and seminar works Latest information and expertise Careers service helps to find a researcher Co-operation with local organisations National services provided by the network of Academic Career Services (www.aarresaari.net) Työelämä- ja rekrytointipalvelut 2004

Provides services for university students, graduates and employers AARRESAARI NETWORK Network of Academic Career Services representing 17 Finnish universities Provides services for university students, graduates and employers Nationwide information on academic vacancies for university graduates and students is delivered trough the network Web site: www.aarresaari.net Job board, tips for job-hunting, CV samples and links to several Finnish employers web sites 100 000 visitors every month on the web site (employers and job seekers) Työelämä- ja rekrytointipalvelut 2004

CAREER SERVICES CONTACT DETAILS Yliopistonkatu 8/ E-wing 1. floor 96300 Rovaniemi Office open Mon-Fri 9 am. – 3 pm. Tel. +358 40 484 4476, +358 40 484 4477 Fax. +358 16 341 2978 rekry@ulapland.fi www.ulapland.fi/career Työelämä- ja rekrytointipalvelut 2004