The reason I chose OOTD for my practical training place was because it stood out to me as a company. I happened to encounter OOTD inside Jyväskylä’s Torikeskus, and for that I’m very grateful. What attracted me about it was the fact that it was a plus-size only store that even had a secondhand section…
Continue readingBeing a marketing manager in AIESEC during the pandemic by Vladislav Gomankov
AIESEC is the international student-run organisation, which was found after the WW 2 to unite European countries through international volunteer programmes. The main goal of the organisation is to implement intercultural exchange of students to show them the difference of the cultures and people. For me personally, AIESEC became a place of working and studying…
Continue readingBeing part of Finnish-based event team in Yläkaupungin Yö Ry by Anna Zhuravleva
By the time I have started my practical training in Yläkaupungin Yö I have already had an experience of working in the Finnish-based association. Nevertheless, it has opened for me a lot of new horizons and abilities. My internship in this association have also shown me that there is always room for improvements and helped…
Continue readingDoing a Marketing and Communications for a Saas Business during pandemic by Lotta Lehtinen
I completed my practical training at EnerKey. I did the practical training remotely, but possibly because EnerKey is a SaaS company and were experienced having trainees, they made my training truly an educational experience and were well equipped for working remotely. I was offered an opportunity to complete various relevant courses from HubSpot academy, Google Digital Garage and Hootsuite Academy that all contributed well to my learning experience and are valuable to me going forward. Alongside the courses I started…
Continue readingLearning to deal with rejection in sales with Arkkitehtiruutu by Veeti Aramo
My practical training experience probably differs from the usual because I had worked at the same company before starting my training. The training expanded my responsibilities, but not to any specific field. I did my training in part remotely and partly in the office due to the Covid-19 pandemic, both ways of working went well…
Continue readingPractical training at the Snowest Travels, Rovaniemi by Siina Yli-Suvanto
This practical training experience differed from every other work that I had done before because I did it fully remotely from a different city. I am very lucky and happy that I got this opportunity to complete practical training in a tourism company despite the Covid-19 pandemic. Snowest Travel is a start-up company that is…
Continue readingPractical training at the Central Finland Health Care District, Jyväskylä by Siina Yli-Suvanto
During last summer I was working at the psychiatric outpatient clinic of Central Finland Health Care District. I was working as one of the secretaries in the department. I applied for a summer job and decided to use the position as practical training too. I was enjoying my time at the outpatient clinic. The working…
Continue readingInteresting internship as a customer service advisor by Markus Kaitala
As a customer service advisor, you get to interact with customers the whole day. This is an experience that will open you up if you are a bit on the shy side, but if you are an open and bubbly person, your job will be easy. When communicating with people it is central to stay…
Continue readingPractical training at Kela by Jasmin Kemppainen
In the last summer I got summer job at Kela and I was doing my practical training at the same. Because of the COVID-19 my practical training experience was a bit different than usually because I was working online at home all summer and I only went to the office a few times because it…
Continue readingMy great summer by Anh Nguyen
Hi everyone. This summer I had a great chance working as an Account Management Intern at Lalamove Vietnam – A start-up from Hong Kong that provides on-demand, same-day, and advance order delivery services by connecting users with delivery. Thanks to this great opportunity, I have a chance to develop many skills including communication skills, computer…
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