Finnish professional hockey organization KeuPa HT was looking for a student that was studying sports business management at JAMK to do their practical training with the club. They had some good experiences with previous students and the CEO of the club was actually alumni himself. I thought it would be a interesting opportunity because the…
Continue readingPositive work experience in an eco-positive company by Polina Kiseleva
So, after the second year of study, I decided that I wanted to put my knowledge into practice and improve my marketing skills. I got a job at a Russian company WE ARE THE PLANET, which produces and sells natural, vegan cosmetics. The main mission of the brand is to change the world for the…
Continue readingFrom practical training to a permanent job by Nea Tiihonen
I did my Practical training for Paytrail Technology Oy in Spring of 2021. Paytrail Plc is a company specialized in online payments. Paytrail is part of Nets which was just bought by Nexi and they offer payment solutions. Paytrail Technology Oy is part of Paytrail and it’s a technology company that specializes in software design…
Continue readingSelling half a million house at practical training by Eero Vaija
I did my practical training at Jyväskylän Kotijoukkue Real Estate company as a sales negotiator. The company is located operates in Jyväskylä city centrum and operate all over the Jyväskylä. We currently have 5 brokers and 2 rental agent – which I´m still after the practical training. As a sales negotiator I did have a…
Continue readingPractical training at a retail bank by Julius Veikkola
I started this internship in mid-August with little to none experience or knowledge of how banks really operate. During the first few days of the onboarding, we received our equipment, setup our computers and got to know more about the company (OP Group and the retail bank Opset/Tribedo Oy) operations as a whole. After this…
Continue readingWILDCATS.IO – VIRTUAL INTERNSHIP EXPERIENCE by Han Le
After a long time struggling to find a suitable internship, I decided to join WILDCATS – an international organization which operates mainly in Asia or South-east Asia. The main goal of the company is to connect young entrepreneurs or talented people with creative business ideas with existing companies. In addition, WILDCATS also support these young…
Continue readingCustomer Service Agent at Kielo Office Solutions Oy by Petchrada Virkilä
I completed my practical training at Kielo Office Solutions Ltd. Kielo is a real estate company founded in October 2017. The company operates in the real estate industry and leases full-service business premises to companies in the Jyväskylä central area. The business premises are located in Lutakko, Ylistönmäki and Mattilanniemi. What sets Kielo apart from…
Continue readingAs an office assistant in a castle by Minna Vanhanen
In the picture is my workplace, a pink castle by the lake in Jyväskylä. My workstation was on the second floor near the window where I could see sunrises and sunsets on the lake. Pretty dreamy. The building is Schauman Castle in Lutakko and it was completed in 1924 as the residence of the director…
Continue readingPT in one of the biggest Finnish insurance companies- LähiTapiola Keski-Suomi by Teemu Jaatinen
Hello! My name is Teemu Jaatinen, I am a 3rd year student who studies Finance and corporate governance in JAMK, and I have a high interest on the insurance and banking sectors. I completed my internship in LähiTapiola Keski-Suomi, one of the biggest insurance providers in Finland. LähiTapiola’s main areas of focus are within insurances,…
Continue readingVersatile work tasks around HR and beyond by Essi Rohula
There it was! After a long search and numerous applications, finally, the perfect place for my practical training. 4H Finland’s associations around Central Finland were looking for interns. I contacted the 4H association of the Jyväskylä region and its operative manager. And in no time, we had already written a practical training agreement. 4H Finland…
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