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Playing hide and seek with hidden job markets


Timo Luoma and Jaana Vaittinen · 25.1.2023

A hidden job means an open position that has not been made public. Instead, potential candidates are found for example via headhunters or networks. Sometimes the employer is not even actively looking for a professional to join his/her team but a new position is created when a capable person offers his or her expertise at a suitable time. As many as 70-80% of employment opportunities in Finland are not advertised publicly but remain “hidden”. (1)

According to Sitra’s survey 2016,

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Make sure that your CV is as professional as you are


Maria Osamitsu · 17.10.2022
Metropolia 20190514, Myllypuro. Helsinki. Opiskelijat. Brändikuvat. Mallit Jani, Ohe, Ben, Elisabeth, Reijo, Elina, Angela, Leena, Tiiuliina.

Companies that recruit for expert positions expect to receive professional CVs. The time that is spent reading one job application and CV might be even less than one minute, says Hanna Sirot, HR Business Partner at Metropolia University of Applied Sciences (1). In this time, the applicant’s core competence, work experience and education are quickly browsed. The more compact and clear the CV is, the better chances there are of getting it shortlisted.

This is one fact that I have become to know as Business Coordinator at SIMHE (Supporting Immigrants in Higher Education).

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The Art of Networking – where to start if you don´t know anyone in Finland?


Riia Hoppania · 25.8.2022
Metropolia 20201126 Metropolia 2020,Helsinki, Metropolia Myllypuron kampus. Maahanmuuttajien uraohjauskuvaus.

If you have ever been job hunting, I´m sure you have been told to network. If you have tried to find a job in Finland, you have probably heard that most jobs here are “hidden” and found via networks (1). You might even have first-hand experience that knowing someone has opened the doors for you. There is no doubt that networks are hugely important when looking for work. But where to find these important networks if you are new in the country and feel like you don´t know anyone? 

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Various Variables blog is part of Talent Boost project

Blog introduces information, tips and insights that help international talents with a higher education background to integrate and find their study and career paths in Finland. The blog is part of Metropolia’s #talentboost actions.

Various Variables blog´s Editorial Board

  • Outi Lemettinen (head editor)
  • Riikka Wallin
  • Anu Luoma

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Emilia Deseille

is passionate about career development of international talents in Finland. Having studied and worked abroad on several occasions, she has experience in starting a career abroad, and feels at home in a multilingual and intercultural environment. Before joining the SIMHE Metropolia team as a career coach and employer relations specialist, Emilia was working in the field of labor market integration in Austria. She has a Master of Social Sciences degree in Development and International Cooperation, and studies in Intercultural Communication and Adult Education. In her spare time, Emilia enjoys dancing and doing other sports with friends, and the language geek in her enjoys learning new languages.


Niina Tapanainen

spends most of her working hours with SIMHE personal and group guidance. Niina has a Master’s Degree in Education and is a qualified Guidance Counsellor and Psychology (as a second subject) Teacher. She has worked over a decade in Higher Education Institutions in various posts within the study and student services also with international students and admissions. She volunteers to help youngsters and spends rest of her free time enjoying life: relaxing, dreaming and whatever interesting comes her way.


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Archive

  • ▼ 2023 (1)
    • ▼ January (1)
      • Playing hide and seek with hidden job markets
  • ► 2022 (3)
    • ► October (1)
      • Make sure that your CV is as professional as you are
    • ► August (1)
      • The Art of Networking - where to start if you don´t know anyone in Finland?
    • ► January (1)
      • Dip your toes or just dive right in: the Helsinki region invites you to explore entrepreneurship
  • ► 2021 (4)
    • ► November (1)
      • Knowing your skills is crucial for your career ‒ how to get started?
    • ► October (1)
      • Sustainability: the winning strategy for you, your organisation and all of us
    • ► June (2)
      • Talent hubs in the making: collaborating for a Future Finland
      • Find your way to become a Finnish speaker
  • ► 2020 (5)
    • ► December (1)
      • Courage to Use Finnish - Growing into a Professional
    • ► June (1)
      • Mentoring in the time of corona: networks, insights and improved employability for international talents
    • ► April (2)
      • Now everybody’s viral – how we made it to the new decade of online education and work 
      • Networking - key to employment
    • ► February (1)
      • SIMHE path ─ connecting Finnish employers and international talents 
  • ► 2019 (4)
    • ► December (1)
      • Boost your Talent with Finland - Towards a Career Path for International Degree Students
    • ► June (1)
      • My Journey in Supporting Immigrant Women in Higher Education
    • ► May (1)
      • Finding suitable career paths for the highly educated immigrants
    • ► March (1)
      • Do you need supplementary education?
  • ► 2018 (2)
    • ► May (1)
      • How to succeed in higher education in Finland?
    • ► February (1)
      • Supporting Highly Educated Immigrants' Career Paths in Finland
  • ► 2017 (5)
    • ► December (1)
      • Highly skilled immigrants aboard to build Finland
    • ► November (1)
      • Healthy Mind, Healthy Life - How to improve the sense of belongingness among highly educated immigrants in Finland?
    • ► September (1)
      • Is it all about happiness?
    • ► March (1)
      • 365 steps later
    • ► February (1)
      • Mathematics and various variables
  • ► 2016 (3)
    • ► September (1)
      • Can you see it more clearly now?
    • ► June (1)
      • To have someone who listens to me...
    • ► May (1)
      • Recognising competencies of educated immigrants

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Belongingness Business skills Career career services competence competences Curriculum vitae CV direct contact ecosystem employability employment Evaluation Guidance Helsinki higher education higher education institutions highly educated immigrants Immigrants Immigration Inclusion Integration international student international talent job search language learning lifelong learning mapping of competences mathematics mentoring Migration Networking networks online learning Recognising competencies recognising skills recognition of competences SIMHE SIMHE-Metropolia Skills strengths Study skills Studying in Finland talent boost talent hub

SIMHE on Metropolia.fi pages

Metropolia University of Applied Sciences started developing Supporting Immigrants in Higher Education (SIMHE) services in 2016. The services are targeted to immigrants and asylum seekers with a higher education background. The goal is to recognise their competence and to guide them for suitable study and career paths in Finland.

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Services for Immigrants

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