International Business Experiences

International Business students from Jamk University of Applied Sciences meet the world in Finland and abroad
14.9.2022 International Business Experiences

From an HR Trainee to a Recruitment Consultant – practical training at StaffPoint by Saku Etelämäki

14.9.2022 International Business Experiences
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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 […]

12.9.2022 International Business Experiences

Summer Traineeship at Valmet Technologies Oy

12.9.2022 International Business Experiences
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In the spring and summer of 2022, I had an opportunity to work as a trainee at Valmet Technologies Oy, in Jyväskylä. I was working in the Global Financial Operations department, in the Costing & Inventory Recognition team. I applied for this position through LinkedIn, and the interview process was relatively easy. At first it […]

9.9.2022 International Business Experiences

Practical Training at Trustmary

9.9.2022 International Business Experiences
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Working in sales related to technology I completed my 2 months of practical training in Trustmary. I had heard about them seeking for trainee´s through my classmates and saw the job announcement in the WhatsApp group of International Business. I decided to immediately send my application as I had only heard good things about them […]

9.9.2022 International Business Experiences

Practical training at Vitrulan Composites Oy

9.9.2022 International Business Experiences
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I’m going to be telling you about my internship and practical training as a sales assistant in a company called VitrulanComposites Oy. I got the job through a normal path, which equals me browsing through the main job search engines (Duunitori etc.) seeking for summer jobs that would include an opportunity to do the practical training at the same time. […]

6.9.2022 International Business Experiences

Practical training at Xamk.

6.9.2022 International Business Experiences
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I completed my practical training at South-Eastern Finland University of Applied Sciences, Xamk during the summer 2022. I was working in the International Services unit on Xamk’s campus in Mikkeli for 3,5 months. I found this job from Duunitori.fi and noticed they were looking for a summer employee/trainee for the summer, and as I needed […]

5.9.2022 International Business Experiences

Practical training at Nordnet

5.9.2022 International Business Experiences
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Working in a banks marketing team  One of the biggest parts of the education is the practical training to graduate from International Business programme. My dream was to work in this bank before I was even studying business. I wanted to do the practical training in a company of my interests and the field I […]

5.9.2022 International Business Experiences

First experience in hotel and hospitality industry in Germany

5.9.2022 International Business Experiences
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I learned German for the last 1.5 years, passed the exam, and am planning to have my exchange there the next year. Therefore, a summer practical training in Germany was a logical step for me: not only my German can be improved and polished, but also new experiences can be gained. Moreover, this work turned […]

1.9.2022 International Business Experiences

Practical training: service advisor, L&T Ympäristöpalvelut Oy

1.9.2022 International Business Experiences
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I spent the last four months of my life working as a service advisor in a company know as Lassila&Tikanoja. To be more specific, I worked for one of its subsidiaries; L&T Ympäristöpalvelut Oy. The company is the market leader of Finland in the field of waste disposal. It also has operations in Sweden. In […]

29.8.2022 International Business Experiences

Experience as manager in Italian hotel

29.8.2022 International Business Experiences
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My name is Nika and I’m doing my 3rd year as IB Bachelor student. The place I choose for my practice should be a clear example of how to apply the knowledge from lectures at the university. I had an internship in a small Italian hotel and worked during the high occupation summer season, which […]

26.8.2022 International Business Experiences

Digital marketing position at Hairlust Copenhagen

26.8.2022 International Business Experiences
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Finding an interesting internship place is surprisingly hard. After months of applications and interviews I got the opportunity to join to the Finnish team of international beauty company Hairlust. I wanted specifically to do my internship abroad in a company that would represent my area of interest, sustainable beauty. So, I spent the last six […]