How to begin your job search
When you become unemployed or have been laid off, register as a job seeker to receive unemployment benefits.
To register as a job seeker, log in to Job Market Finland. Then go to the ‘E-services’ section and select ‘Register as a job seeker’.
Please note that if you are a citizen of a country other than an EU or EEA country or Switzerland, you cannot begin your job search in the E-services at Job Market Finland. Instead, you must contact the employment officials in your area.
Personal data
Add or check and correct your personal data if necessary.
Image 2: Personal data.
Situation
Välj den orsak till att jobbsökningen inleds som motsvarar din situation och ange om du söker heltidsarbete och ansöker om arbetslöshetsförmån. Följdfrågorna bestäms utifrån vad du har valt i tidigare skeden.
Om du meddelar om en ändring i din jobbsökningssituation under följande månad, berätta om du vill hålla jobbsökningen i kraft efter ändringen.
Bild 3: Status.
Work experience and education
Add your work experience, activities as an entrepreneur, and education information from at least the last two years. Also tell about your other skills.
Image 4: Work experience and education.
Competence and job preferences
Fill in your skills and job-related preferences. Select the most appropriate keywords from the suggested keywords, as they will be used to suggest jobs for you.
Image 5: Competence and job preferences.
Service needs assessment
Answer the questions about your service needs. Follow-up questions depend on what you have selected in the previous steps.
Image 6: Service needs assessment.
Consent to the disclosure of data
If you wish, you can give permission to disclose your information to employers for recruitment. The permission only applies to information that is essential for the job.
Image 7: Consent to the disclosure of data.
Submitting the information
If necessary, edit the information before submitting the registration. When you are submitting the registration, you will be asked to confirm. If everything is correct, click ‘Lähetä (Submit)’. To return to editing the data in the form, click ‘Peruuta (Cancel)’.
Image 8: Submitting the registration.
Once you have submitted the registration, you will receive a confirmation of your registration as a job seeker. To close the confirmation notification, click ‘Sulje (Close)’.
Image 9: Confirmation notification.
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