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01.04.2021

Welcome to the ISYY's Career Skills Week on 13.–16.4.2021!

The event is organised completely online on ISYY`s Youtube channel and most of the contents can be freely accessed without registration. The recordings of the event may be accessed and viewed for two weeks. 

Link to the ISYY`s Youtube channel, opens in a new tab: ISYY`s Youtube channel

You can also ask questions during the presentations.

Link to the chat, opens in a new tab: Link to the chat

There will also be a 1 ECTS optional course about the event!

You can find the ISYY's Career Skills Week course from Weboodi. The code is 5215205.

Link to Weboodi, opens in a new tab: ISYY`s Career Skills Week Course

The event is organised in cooperation with Business Center North Savo, Loimu ry, Luotsi Joensuu, Regional Council of North Karelia, Talent Hub North Savo and UEF. 

The events are mostly open for everyone so no separate registration is needed. For some events have a limited number of participants so the pre-registration is required. Registration forms are listed with the events.

Schedule of the Career skills week

The working language is indicated in the event title: (ENG) or (FI)

13.4.2021  International work life

  • 11:00–12:30 UEF International Alumni Career Panel, hosted by Sami Tanskanen (ENG)
  • 14:00–15:00 How to make yourself invaluable to a company? Workshop by TalentHub North Savo. Max. 30 participants. Pre-registration is required and it starts on 7th of April! (ENG)

This workshop is especially meant for international talent!

Preregistration for How to make yourself invaluable to a company? -workshop begins on 7th of April. Link opens in a new tab: Preregistration form 

  • 15:15–15:45 Info session for international job applicants in Joensuu area about Luotsi Joensuu’s services (ENG)


14.4.2021 Verkostoituminen ja hyvinvointi (FI)

  • 12:30–14:00 Uratarina - Markus Hirvonen, HTM, Pohjois-Karjalan maakuntajohtaja. Hirvonen avaa uratarinansa kautta työhyvinvoinnin merkitystä itselleen ja kertoo esimerkkejä teoista, joilla jokainen voi vaikuttaa hyvinvointiinsa. (FI)
  • 14:15–15:00 LinkedIn-stream-workshop vasta-alkajille. Kouluttajana urapalvelupäällikkö Suvi Liikkanen Loimu ry:stä. Koulutuksessa käydään läpi LinkedIn-profiilin luominen ja sen käyttöönotto. (FI)
  • 15:15–16:00 LinkedIn-stream-workshop hieman edistyneemmille. Kouluttajana urapalvelupäällikkö Suvi Liikkanen Loimu ry:stä. Koulutuksessa käydään läpi LinkedIn-profiilin osat ja tiedonhaun ja verkostoitumisen perusteet. (FI)

15.4.2021 Career Skills

  • 11:30–13:30 UEF:n urapalvelut esittäytyvät ja esittelevät kaikille opiskelijoille saatavilla olevia urasuunnittelun ja työnhaun työkaluja. (FI)
  • 14:00–14:15 Tietoisku Luotsi Joensuun palveluista. Duuniagentti Antti Räty. (FI)
  • 14:30–15:30 Stream-workshop on Future Work Life Skills. Matti Laitinen from Business Center North Savo. (ENG)


16.4.2021  Communication Skills

  • 12:00–13:30 Sanna Saastamoinen (UEF) puhuu vuorovaikutustaidoista työelämässä. (FI)
  • 14:15–15:00 Pitch-talk. What it is and how to utilize it in job search. Lecture by Joonas Ruuskanen from Business Center North Savo. (ENG)
  • 15:15–16:00 Workshop on pitch talk by Business Center North Savo (Joonas Ruuskanen and others). Max 30 participants. Pre-registration required and it starts on 9th of April! (ENG, pitch talk can be given also in FI) Pre-registration is required and it starts on 9th of April! 

The workshop will be mainly in English, but participants can rehearse giving the pitch talk also in Finnish.

Preregistration for Workshop on pitch talk by Business Center North Savo begins on 9th of April. Link opens in a new tab: Preregistration form

More Information: 

Pauliina Ryökäs, Member of executive Board, Affairs of Social Policy and Employment, The Student Union of the University of Eastern Finland, pauliina.ryokas(at)isyy.fi, tel. 044 576 8409