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This event is postponed to early autumn 2020 due to Corona virus situation. The organizers will contact those who registered with further information.
- Are you looking forward to build your career in Finland?
- Have you been trying to enhance your skills and competences further to have a competitive edge?
- Or perhaps you have been searching for information on trainings, courses and other programmes to expand your knowledge?
- Are you willing to network, build connections and be mentored by experts from diverse fields?
- Do you want to know more about the benefits of Career Services offered by the Cities?
If you have answered 'Yes!' to any of these questions above, please make sure to be at IWF Cognisance, on Saturday 18 April 2020, from 11.30 onwards at Harald Herlin Learning Center.
Come, listen, learn and challenge the experts offering a wealth of information to build your skills!
Enrich your CVs and enhance your confidence through the CV building sessions and Mock Interviews!
Meet, mingle and learn to 'Think Out of The Box' to have a successful career in Finland!
Please pre - register for IWF Cognisance through the link, 'IWF Cognisance'
Limited seats only! So make sure to register first! Men are welcome too!
Stay tuned for more information!
For queries, contact [email protected] or [email protected]
Organised by, Aalto University and Indian Women in Finland Ry (IWF Ry)
Supported by, City of Espoo and Embassy of India
Participating Organizations,
Finnwards, Helsinki Chamber of Commerce, Helsingin NMKY, International Womens’ Forum Finland, Kansalaisareena ry, Omnia, Monika-Naiset, Metropolia UAS, Talent Boost, The Shortcut, Saranen Consulting Oy and Svenska Kvinnoförbundet i Sörnäs
Programme
Informative talks and a panel to ‘think out of the box’ to build skills and competences towards careers in the future along with sessions on CV building, Employee branding and preparing 'elevator pitches'.
11.30 - Registration
12.00 - Welcome note (IWF Ry)
12.05 – Opening remarks ( H.E Vani Rao, Ambassador of India to Finland and Estonia)
12.10 – Welcome to Aalto! (Riitta Silvennoinen, Chief Human Resource Officer, Aalto University)
12.25 - Trends in the future – how to update your skills to meet them? (Terhi Mäkelä, Director, Talent & Organization, Accenture )
12. 45 – How to shape your career ? Inclusion and Diversity ( Priyanka Banerjee, Co-founder and CEO, BusinessWiz, Diversity & Inclusion coach)
13.00 - 13.15 Short break
13.15 - First steps towards Career Building in Finland (Minna Franck, CEO, Finnwards)
13.35 - Overview of support services available for building careers in Finland (Melissa Arni-Hardén, Chief Specialist, Talent Boost Espoo, City of Espoo)
13.55 - Employee rights and employer obligations - Important things to know when working in Finland (Joanna Ahokanto, Legal Counsel, Helsinki Chamber of Commerce)
14.15-14.30 – Short Break
“How to update skills, competences and build networks? - Think out of the box!
- Vocational education to enhance career (Satu Mähönen, Study Counsellor, Omnia)
- Entrepreneurship and Startups for career building (NewCo Helsinki -tbc)
- Voluntary work as value addition to career building and networking (Satu Puolitaival, Communications Planner, Kansalaisareena ry)
- HR aspects in recruitments (Hanna Vuorikoski, Head of HR, Tieto)
- Academia as a career (Emilia Deseille, Career Coach, Metropolia UAS)
15.20-15.25 Mentoring Kickoff
15.25-15.35 Booth announcements
15.35-15.40 - Wrap up (IWF Ry)
15.50 - Tips to build a powerful CV (Speaker-tbc)
16.10 - How to do 'Employee (Self) Branding' (Speaker -tbc)
16.30 - Workshops in small groups on 'How to create your 'Elevator Pitches' for interviews? (Various mentors)
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