Skilled Workers

The world is becoming culturally diverse and it is time businesses awoke to this new reality. So how can businesses foster diversity? Indeed, the business case for diversity is compelling. Having different opinions at the table is critical for innovation in the information age. As credible research and statistics show, companies with a more diverse workforce see greater financial returns above their national industry median. Just one of many pieces of evidence which tells us what we already know, Diversity drives innovation and innovation helps drive bottom-line results! 

However, for foreigners living in Finland it can be difficult finding employers who will hire you. It can be especially hard getting the same kind of jobs they had in their native countries. They may face challenges in particular with the lack of recognition of their foreign education and work credentials. On the contrary, employers across Finland would benefit from the talents, qualifications and experience of having skilled internationals on their workforce.  

Our main priority is to enable potential applicants already living in Finland with high tertiary education to find job positions that match your degree qualifications. We aim to build a solid foundation from which your talent and qualifications are given an opportunity to produce success and make an impact for your potential employer. We want your qualifications to produce profits and gains and your diversity to make a positive impact. For the functionality of this process we will; 

  Begin a diverse recruitment process by using our platform to promote/publish an online application that will ask the relevant questions regarding your skills and education assessment 

  Recruit skilled immigrants through a bias-free process. The interview process will focus on the actual qualifications; Education, language skills and other experiences 

  Through our network connections with the relevant agencies, with the permission of our applicants, applicants will have a full background check 

  Use our contact platform to promote skilled immigrants to our contacts database. This includes our 90 members, organisations and companies, 318 newsletter subscribers and personal business contact 

  We will follow-up on each individuals progress with feedback loop 

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We will also assist you by providing several services to prepare you for a partnership with a potential employer. Some of these services include; 

  Educating and giving you knowledge of some of thee laws, regulations and workplace norms in Finland and enhance your soft skills 

  Encourage employers to develop retention strategies for you by supporting your movement into senior positions​.

The programme will not only assist as a match-making service. We will also institute a new modern way of thinking about your employee/employer relationship. We will provide an array of different services which benefits both parties, using our vast array of networks to optimise the highest rate of success possible for you being prepared. Some of the services include: 

  Organising match-making events to promote the programme, applicants and employers 

  Future forseen developments include workshops that equip skilled immigrants on your labour and union rights and cultural norms within Finland that benefits applicants. 

  We will do workshops on global perspectives on inclusion and diversity practices which are beneficial to your future employers and their staff. 

  We will do monthly meetings and trainings for both the employers and employees.

  The collection of data via surveys and feedback forms during this events, meetings, trainings and workshops can assist short-term conclusions on how to improve the functions of the programmes. Giving us an educated and personal view of how best we can continue to serve the Finnish Society, the employer and the employee.

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