Career Club

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Event

Career Club events bring us together to discuss current career and working life topics in the Cultural Venue Nuijamies. You are warmly welcome to join us, whether you are a barefoot South Karelian or a newcomer in the region!

Kuvassa kerrotaan, että Career Club -tapahtuma järjestetään 6.3.2025 klo 17-19 Lappeenrannan Kulttuuritila Nuijamiehessä. Muut tapahtumapäivät ovat 6.2. ja 3.4. Kuvan oikeassa reunassa on esiintyjien Laitex Oy:n Ksenia Ravattisen ja LUT & LAB Urapalveluiden Mays Sweidanin kuvat.

Programme on 6.3. How to search for a job in Finland and South Karelia?, Nuijamies Lobby

  • 17 Doors open. Coffee, tea and snacks for the first 50!
  • 17.10 Welcome - Anette Kokko, South Karelia Employment Area
  • 17.15 Company speech: Real Talk: What Finnish Recruiters Actually Want - Laitex's Perspective - Kseniia Ravattinen, Marketing and PR Manager, Laitex 
  • Specialist speech: Why I Can't Get A Job and What Else Can I Do to Get One - Mays Sweidan, Coordinator, LUT & LAB Career Services
  • 18-18.30 Networking Break:
    - CV checkup - You can bring your CV for a quick checkup and get feedback
    - Job Interview Speed Dating - You can come and practice your interviewing skills and get feedback
    - Ask about entrepreneurship! The City of Lappeenranta's business advisor is there to answer.
  • 18.30 Stories about finding one's own career path
  • 19 Programme ends

Career Club

Career Club events provide an opportunity to learn new things on different career related topics, such as:

  • Cultural diversity in Finnish working life
  • How to search for a job in Finland and South Karelia
  • Changes in working life and new work-life skills

The main language of the events is English. Some easy Finnish will also be used. Events are free of charge and open to everyone.

Come along and bring a friend with you!

Topics for future events:

  • 3.4.2025 Changing working life and skills development

Event organising

The events are part of the International House South Karelia pilot coordinated by the South Karelia Employment Area.

The Career Club events are implemented as part of the South Karelia Regional Action Plan, and they are co-funded by the Hyvät väestösuhteet project. This is to implement the Action Plan's objective of promoting diversity and non-discrimination in working life.

The events are organised in cooperation with the City of Lappeenranta, the ELY Centre of Southeast Finland and the Towards Working Life project.