CAREER PLANNINGCAREER PLANNINGAND AND

JOB SEEKINGJOB SEEKING

Milja Tuomaala Milja Tuomaala University of OuluUniversity of Oulu

VALOA-projectVALOA-project

””Every student can have Every student can have a career in the future, a career in the future,

but not every student but not every student is aware of the possibility is aware of the possibility

that they can shape that they can shape their future careers”their future careers”

Mark L. Savickas

CAREER PLANNING – WHAT IS IT ABOUT?

Starting point

Family, relationships, studying, work history, goals

Work life knowledge

Professions, branch, Competence requirements

Information Processing

Action Plan

Setting and specifying your goalsSetting smaller steps towards your goalsConcrete plan how to achieve your goals

- What skills and experience do I need, how and when do I get those..?

Updating your plan

Self-knowledge

Competence, personality, values, interests, resources, health

CAREER PLANNING

Career Services, University of Oulu

EXERCISE MAP OF WORK LIFE

Researching work life…

Work history Competences Visions of the future Emotions, values, attitudes

WORK PERMITS

If you are a Nordic or EU/EEA national, you do not need any special permits for working in Finland during your studiesno work permit requiredregistration at the police station

Police - http://www.poliisi.fihttp://www.poliisi.fi/poliisi/home.nsf/pages/CCCAC60A96939016C2256EF4002D9058?opendocument

•Address: Rata-aukio 2, 90101 OULU (1st floor)•Opening hours: Mon, Wed, Thu, Fri 8.00 - 16.15 (Tuesdays closed!)•Phone: 071 876 5781, - 5789 ja - 5777

WORK PERMITS

Non-EU students (Residence permit B) can work within certain limits (part-time work max 25 hours / week, full-time work during holidays).an identification number required registration in Maistraatti (Local register office)

Maistraatti - http://www.maistraatti.fi/en/ •Address: Isokatu 4, 90101 OULU•Opening hours: Mon - Fri 09.00 - 16.00•Phone: 071 876 0241

TAXESResident•a person who lives here permanently / stays here for more than 6 monthsprogressive taxation (”the more you earn the more you pay tax”)

Non-Resident•a person who stays here for max 6 monthstaxation at source (flat rate, 35% on salary)

Exemptions must be checked from the tax office! Tax card is required for everyone who works in Finland!

Pohjois-Pohjanmaan verotoimisto - http://www.vero.fi/en-US/Individuals Address: Torikatu 34 B, OuluOpening hours: ma–pe klo 9–16.15Tel. 020 697 050 (taxation issues) / 020 697 052 (tax card service)

Interview

Goal achieved??

Contacting employers

Set your goals! Make your action plan!

Seeking information about employers and open positions

ApplicationsApplications

Selection

What can you do?What do you want to do?

What can you do?What do you want to do?

JOB SEEKING PROCESS

Phone callsPhone calls Career Services, University of Oulu

WHERE TO START – KNOWING YOURSELF

What kind of work are you interested in? What are your career goals? What skills and experience do you need to achieve them? What kind of competences and skills do you have? Some special skills you could

emphasis? What kind of skills and competences do you need to develope / gain more? What kind of work experience do you have? What have you learned from your previous employments? In what kind of assigments have you succeeded best in your previous jobs? Why? What kind of assigments have been most challenging / difficult for you? Why? What is your best achievement so far?

Identifying your own skills and know-howAbility to describe it with examples and achievements

This information you’ll need in your application

EXERCISE”TAITO-URA” SELF-ASSESSMENT

TOOL

http://www.uraohjaus.net/DefaultUK.aspx

EXERCISE: A CHALLENGING SITUATION

Take a few minutes to come up with a challenging situation from studies / work / hobbies that you managed to overcome.

Try to figure out a situation when you really had to work hard to overcome the challenge….

Prepare to describe the situation and how you managed to get through it…

EXERCISE: A CHALLENGING SITUATION

Make groups of 3 people Roles;

Describer – the one sharing his/her challenging situation…

Interviewer – asking questions in order to enable a broader understanding about the situation and what skills was required to manage the situation…

Observer – Listeting, making notes, identifying skills, strengths and personal qualities…

10 min / case Each one is going through all roles

EXERCISE ACCOMPLISHMENTS WORKSHEET

JOBS TO APPLY FOR…

Announced positions – public recruitment process Everyone can see, everyone can apply Free competition A lot of applications

Open positions – hidden recruitment process Information is in ”inner circle” Requires networking Limited competition

No open position, open application Applicant’s unprompted contact & shown interest Limited or no competition

MOST COMMON RECRUITING CHANNELS

1. Internal recruitments 2. Personal contacts 3. Applicant unprompted, direct contact 4. Company’s web page 5. TE-office (employment office) 6. Directly from schools / universities 7. Advertising in newspapers / magazines 8. Recruiting agancies / consults9. Commercial web-pages10. Staffing services11. Social media

EK 2011 – Nostetta liiketoimintaan ihmisillä

WHERE TO FIND JOBS…

1. Finnish employment office (Employment and Economic Development Office) http://www.mol.fi/paikat/ -> paikkavahti

2. JobStep – career & recruitment service of Finnish Universities of Applied Sciences www.jobstep.net/

3. Company webpages (Yritys -> Avoimet työpaikat)4. Sunday’s newspapers (Kaleva, Helsingin Sanomat) 5. Recruitment / staffing companies: Eilakaisla, Monster, VMP,

Adecco, Barona, Manpower, Mercuri Urval, StaffPoint, Academic Work, Opteam, ElanIT, StudentWork

6. The announced traineeships, Oulu University of Applied Sciences Oamk intranet

7. Personal networks (hidden positions)

…MORE JOB HUNTING / NETWORKING CHANNELS

Social Media LinkedIn

BusinessOulu – database of companies http://www.investinoulu.com/company_database

City of Oulu Villa Victor http://www.ouka.fi/villavictor/ Info for expatriates moving to Oulu http://www.ouluexpatcity.fi/index.htm Friendship house

http://www.oulunsetlementti.fi/ystavyystalo/en/index.html The House for Girls in Oulu http://www.likka.fi/index.asp?pid=94 Homelike Oulu http://www.ouka.fi/homelikeoulu/ Associations / organizations of citizens in Oulu area

http://www.oulu.ouka.fi/linkit/yhdistyksia_jarjestoja.htmo General information about Finland & how to look for work

http://www.infopankki.fi/ http://www.expat-finland.com/index.html

PUBLISHED POSITIONS VS. HIDDEN POSITIONS

How to find the hidden jobs…?

HOW TO FIND THE HIDDEN JOBS?

Personal networkingFamily, friends, previous employers, teachers,

professors, study pals, acquaintances from hobbies, voluntary activities etc

Active monitoring of working lifeKeep your eyes open!

Open applicationsApplication and personal contact

Sell your competence! Prepare your ”elevator speech”!

EXERCISEELEVATOR SPEECH

• What would you say, if you met a person who could lead you to your dream job and had only 30 seconds to state your case?

• Prepare to describe briefly: Who are you? What are you looking for? (What kind of industry and organization are

you interested in? What kind of work would inspire you the most?) What do you offer? (What are the main contributions you can make?

What kind of competence, experience and achievements do you have that make you stand out from all the other candidates?)

• Present your elevator speech to the person sitting next to you.

MAIN PRINCIPLES FOR JOB SEEKING

Be active and creative in your job search Let people know that you are looking for work Show interest in the job you are seeking Job seeking can be full-time job, it requires time

and energy Application periods can be very short, so you need

to react quickly Fill up several applications

HOMEWORK FOR NEXT MEETING (THURSDAY OCTOBER 6TH 14.00)

* Find some old CV that you have previously used for job seeking and print it out and take with you to next session.

* You do not need to refine it – it can be just like it is!

* If you do not want yourself to be recognized from the CV, please change the name and other identifiable details.