Starting from July 2022, I was an intern at Diversophy, which is a company that focuses on creating educational games with a purpose of increasing knowledge of specific cultural groups and competencies in individuals. Upon my arrival to Mandelieu La-Napoule, I was warmly welcomed by my work supervisor, George Simons, and another intern that had…
Continue readingPractical training at JYP Jyväskylä Oy
When I applied for an internship position at JYP, I was a bit skeptical. I was a business student specializing in marketing, with no studies in any kind of sports business or sports management. What I did have though, was a lifelong interest in sports and ice hockey. A passion, even. When I got the…
Continue readingPractical Training in the infrastructure/construction sector
I was told by a good friend of mine, that this company had posted a job offer online, and that they were looking for an undergraduate student profile with language skills in English, Finnish, and Spanish. They were recruiting for a niche role where someone would get to help them set up a new branch…
Continue readingPractical training for JYP Jyväskylä Oy by Markus Peltola
I have been very interested about ice-hockey all my life so far and while I was younger my dream was to play ice-hockey at the top level here in Finland. My favorite team was JYP and we visited games with my dad when I was little boy. I played 16 years ice-hockey, and I could…
Continue readingPractical Training at Dagiaco sustainable health company
It is surprisingly difficult to find an engaging internship in Vietnam because at this time I was in Finland, but many companies in Vietnam prefer to interview directly. After trying to get an internship slot , I was offered to join the Dagiaco company in Vietnam and work as a marketing trainee. Let me share…
Continue readingPractical Training at White Elephant Racing TeamWhite Elephant Racing Team by Linda Vekka
After six years of racing, we took different directions with my teammate for season 2022. He made comeback in Finland taking part to Finnish Championship on V1600-class while I went back to Denmark to compete in Citroen DS3 -cup. I was doing social media for a rally driver on Ouninpohja Rally in the beginning of…
Continue readingPractical training at Rinta-Joupin Autoliike Oy by Linda Vekka
Quick explanation from my background, -I come from family full of entrepreneurs and my job experience is based on entrepreneurship. Before this job at Rinta-Joupin Autoliike Oy I had worked one summer as a cashier. Basically, this was my first experience working nine to five. Rinta-Joupin Autoliike Oy is car sale company in Finland. They…
Continue readingBooking meetings and acquiring customers for Koti Puhtaaksi Oy
Hello everyone! My name is Lasse Leppiniemi, and I did my practical training during the summer of 2021 for a cleaning service company called Koti Puhtaaksi Oy. My job was to acquire new customers and assist in sales. I found out about this company through a friend of mine who already worked there. While listening…
Continue readingReshaping the future in aggregates business at Metso Outotec
After working many years in a totally different industry, I was eager for a change and decided to apply to a frontrunner company in a sustainable technologies, Metso Outotec and was happy to receive a full-time position in August 2021. I’ve always shared a huge interest in an international working environment and B2B business, and…
Continue readingFrom an HR Trainee to a Recruitment Consultant – practical training at StaffPoint by Saku Etelämäki
StaffPoint offers recruitment services all over Finland to different business areas, such as retail, HoReCa, industry and logistics, office jobs and executive roles. I applied for the HR trainee position at StaffPoint during my exchange period in fall 2021. I had realized during my IB studies that HR is the area of business that interests…
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