{"id":558,"date":"2018-12-04T21:02:26","date_gmt":"2018-12-04T19:02:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogit.jamk.fi\/ibexperiences\/?p=558"},"modified":"2018-12-04T21:02:26","modified_gmt":"2018-12-04T19:02:26","slug":"working-at-swappie-25-months-spent-at-a-startup-in-helsinki","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogit.jamk.fi\/ibexperiences\/2018\/12\/working-at-swappie-25-months-spent-at-a-startup-in-helsinki\/","title":{"rendered":"Working at Swappie &#8211; 2,5 months spent at a startup in Helsinki"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>My way of finding an internship was a bit unusual. In July 2018 while searching for internship positions, I was still living in Sweden and felt unsure what would happen after my 6-month part-time \/ summer job would end. I was searching positions from both Finland and in Sweden, and it was time consuming to fill out applications and write personalized cover letters for every applied position.<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>I decided to step out of my comfort zone and think about something that other people were already doing \u2013 posting a video application to LinkedIn. You can check out mine from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/emmimatila\/\">my LinkedIn profile<\/a>. It took a lot of courage to post the video and it was even scarier to post it in English!\u00a0<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Well, it really paid off. My video gained almost 12,000 views, over 100 likes, insightful conversations and multiple job offers! One of the offers came from Sami who is the CEO and co-founder of Swappie. \u201cWe might have something\u201d he said, and for the next day we set up a meeting to discuss further on about their needs. After a few meetings, Swappie offered me an internship within customer service and HR.<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Swappie is an online start-up company that sells refurbished iPhones. They also have a physical store in Ruoholahti, Helsinki. All the phones Swappie sell are personally tested by Swappie\u2019s own employees with a 52-step technical check. In case there is something wrong with the phone, Swappie will make the necessary repairs themselves. You can also sell your used iPhone to Swappie! More about Swappie can be found on their website.<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>During the first weeks of my internship I got to know all the business functions they have, such as supply\/demand, packing orders, repairing the phones, working at the store and customer service. 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