Organized by SHIFT Business Festival together with the city of Turku
Date: Friday, February 7, 2025, 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Location: Visitor Center Joki (Lemminkäisenkatu 12b, Turku)
Admission: Free and open to all
Welcome to Job Fair goes SHIFT at Joki Visitor Centre on 7.2.2025!
The event offers job opportunities specifically targeted at international professionals, as well as summer jobs and longer-term positions for all job seekers.
At the event, job seekers at different career stages, as well as vocational and university students, will have the opportunity to explore the offerings of local companies. In turn, companies will be able to present their business operations and a wide range of job opportunities. The event is open to everyone and free of charge.
Program
9.15 Welcome and opening words by Pipa Turvanen, Turku employment services director
9.30 The untapped potential: Why skilled immigrants struggle to find work in Finland? panel discussion by City of Turku, host Teemu Saarenpää. Panelists: Juha Kontio (Turku UAS), Vesa Palander (City of Turku), Ville Vihervaara (Kongsberg Maritime), Kyeonghwan Kim (job seeker)
10.45 Company presentations: X-Sec, Insinööriliitto, Are, Turun ammatti-instituutti, Turun kaupunki
12.00 Timo Vahtonen, the Employment Coordinator of the Southwest Finland ELY Centre, provides an overview of the labor market prospects in Southwest Finland. (In Finnish)
13.00 Company presentations: Trainer’s House, N-Clean, Talenom, Turun ammattikorkeakoulu, Infrarent, POP-Pankki
14.30 Keynote by Perttu Pölönen: Futureproof yourself for tomorrow’s (work) life
15.00 Closing words and announcing the boldest elevator pitch
Amfiteatteri
Non-stop CV clinic – come and improve your CV!
Joki 2. floor
CV photoshoot – get a professional CV picture for free
Workshop (Joki 3rd floor)
Brella matchmaking area – secure your 1:1 meetings beforehand in the Brella app
BioCity
10.00-14.00 Elevator pitch coaching – The boldest participant will be rewarded!
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