CV & LinkedIn -clinic, Speed mentoring and Portfolio Review
Talent Expo virtual programme
Virtual events, which are popular among students, offer an opportunity to help students concretely in honing their job-seeking skills. They are an excellent way to show that you care and to support students.
In addition, the event pages receive a total of thousands of views in JobTeaser, and the virtual programme is advertised in a separate marketing message to a relevant Aalto University student group (bachelor’s and master’s students ~14 000, doctoral students ~2800). Participating in the virtual programme therefore guarantees wide visibility, even if you only meet a few students in person. All companies participating in the programmes are mentioned by name in the marketing message.
CV- and LinkedIn -clinic
At the clinic, a recruitment professional advises students on their CV, cover letter, or LinkedIn profile. Many students find it problematic that they don’t receive any feedback on their applications and don’t progress in hiring processes. Thus, feedback from a recruiter can be a turning point in a student’s job search.
Each clinic slot lasts two hours, either 9–11, 11–13, 13–15 or 15–17. Talent Expo team will schedule the clinic after the registration period has ended and the clinic hosts will be informed in the beginning October. You can also indicate your preferred time when registering.
For the CV and LinkedIn clinic, you must provide the participating person’s full name, job title and email address. You may also provide the address of their LinkedIn profile.
All sessions are held virtually in Teams. The Talent Expo team will send links to all participants and take care of the practical arrangements. Clinic participants will also receive by email instructions and a list of the registered students before the meeting.
During the two hour slot, your organisation’s representative will meet up to four students (one student at a time, 25 minutes per student). Students share the relevant documents with the adviser via screen share, so no preparation in advance is required.
The clinics are open to all bachelor’s and master’s degree students. The clinic is offered in English and Finnish.
– student feedback Aalto Talent Expo 2025‘I took part in a CV clinic and it gave me many new perspectives on my own CV.’
Portfolio Review
In portfolio review, employer representatives review students’ portfolios and help refine them to be more effective from a job-search perspective. Students may come from any field at Aalto University, but the reviewer’s profile helps them book a time with a suitable reviewer. Portfolio review offers an opportunity to get to know students and to share one’s expertise in one’s own area of specialization.
Each portfolio review slot lasts two hours, either 9–11, 11–13, 13–15 or 15–17. Talent Expo team will schedule the slots after the registration period has ended and the Portfolio review hosts will be informed in the beginning October. You can also indicate your preferred time when registering.
For portfolio review, the participating person’s full name, title and email address must be provided. In addition, we hope for a short introduction text, which helps the student to book a time with a suitable adviser. You can also provide a LinkedIn link.
All sessions are organised virtually in Teams. The Talent Expo team will send links to all participants and take care of the practical arrangements. Portfolio reviewers will also be sent instructions by email, as well as a list of registered students before the meeting.
During two hour slot, the representative of your organisation will meet up to four students (one student at a time, 25 minutes per student). As a rule, we instruct students to share the relevant documents with the adviser using screen share, so no preparation in advance is required. However, if you wish, you can also ask to receive the portfolios in advance for your review, in which case we will share your email address and request with the students beforehand.
The clinics are open to all bachelor’s and master’s degree students. The clinic is offered in English and Finnish.
-student feedback Aalto Talent Expo 2025“Attended the portfolio review which provided useful feedback to improve my portfolio further. These type of sessions are really helpful.”
Speed Mentoring
In speed mentoring, Aalto University alumni get to meet students in a relaxed setting and help them familiarise themselves with working life. Alumni can share their career stories or talk about their current work, and students can ask for tips on moving into working life or planning their studies.
One speed mentoring slot lasts for two hours, either 9–11, 11–13, 13–15 or 15–17. Talent Expo team will schedule the mentoring slots after the registration period has ended and the mentors will be informed in the beginning October. You can also indicate your preferred time when registering.
For speed mentoring, we ask you to provide the participating person’s full name, title and email address, as well as their LinkedIn address, so that students can get to know the mentors in advance.
All sessions are held virtually in Teams. The Talent Expo team will send links to all mentors and take care of practical arrangements. Mentors will also be emailed instructions and a list of registered students before the meeting. There is no need to prepare in any way for the mentoring, as long as you are ready to talk about your career path and your experiences in working life. You do not need to know everything, not even detailed info about your own company’s operations, it is enough that you are ready to meet the student.
During the two hours, the representative of your organisation will meet up to four students (one student at a time, 25 min/student).
The clinics are open to all bachelor’s and master’s degree students. The clinic is offered in English and Finnish.
–student feedback Aalto Talent Expo 2025“Amazing!”
Doctoral Speed Mentoring
Taking part in speed mentoring for doctoral students offers an opportunity to network and to present yourself to them as a significant employer. Speed mentoring also provides a chance to discuss your company’s needs and potential collaboration opportunities in the latest research, although the discussion is nonetheless based on the student’s wishes.
From the representative taking part in doctoral speed mentoring, we hope for either close involvement in the company’s research and development projects, broad knowledge of the organisation’s career opportunities for doctors, or that they themselves have completed a doctorate.
At Talent Expo you have the opportunity to meet all of Aalto University’s doctoral students. In addition, this year Talent Expo also brings together doctoral researchers from the national Photonics, Microelectronics, and Quantum doctoral pilot programmes. These programmes involve universities across Finland and aim to connect cutting-edge research with industry needs. These talented professionals contribute new research-based knowledge to the industry in fields of photonics, microelectronics, and quantum technologies.
One slot lasts two hours, either 9–11, 11–13, 13–15 or 15–17. Talent Expo team will schedule the slots after the registration period has ended and the mentors will be informed in the beginning October. You can also indicate your preferred time when registering.
For speed mentoring, we ask you to provide the participating person’s full name, title and email address, as well as their LinkedIn address. We also hope the mentors would provide a short introduction so that students can choose a suitable mentor.
All sessions are organised virtually in Teams. The Talent Expo team will send links to all participants and take care of the practical arrangements. Mentors will also receive by email instructions and a list of registered students before the meeting. We hope that the student themself can define the more detailed content of the meeting. They may have questions, for example, about employment, work culture, research or collaboration.
During two hours, your organisation’s representative will meet up to four students (one student at a time, 25 minutes per student).
The clinics are open to all Bachelor’s and Master’s degree students. The clinic is offered in English and Finnish.