Career Services
The Goal of Career Services
The goal of career services is to support students in developing working life skills, creating contacts and planning life after graduation.
Career services support students’ career planning and the development of working life skills,
- by offering individual career guidance
- by organizing various events
- by conveying information about jobs, internships, working life and job search
Personal Career Guidance
Personal career guidance is an individual, confidential discussion based on the student’s situation. You can talk with a career and recruitment specialist, e.g. on the following topics:
- identifying one’s own skills and personal strengths
- employment opportunities during and after studies
- stating your own goals
- strengthening career planning and job search skills
- applying for an internship and a job
- effective use of various job search channels
- surveying postgraduate study opportunities
- writing a CV and job application and preparing for an interview
- networking
Please note that securing an internship is the student’s own responsibility. However, you are not alone in the process – a career advisor can support you in planning your job search, exploring different opportunities, and preparing your application documents.
Career Counseling Appointment Booking
- Go to the appointment booking service
- Select the meeting format:
- International students: Career counseling on Teams
- International students: Career counseling on campus (Student Affairs Office B1041)
- Choose a suitable time from the calendar
- If you can’t find a suitable time, you can inquire about cancellations via email or message.
- In the additional information section of the booking, please provide a brief description of your situation or your hopes for the upcoming discussion.
Duration of the session: 45 minutes
Number of sessions: Based on student need. Please book only one appointment at a time.
Note: A social services student will be doing an internship at the career services during the spring. Please indicate in your booking if the student is not allowed to attend the counseling session.
Jimi Oosi
Social services trainee
Hellou!
My name is Jimi Oosi, and I am a social services student currently doing my internship this spring with VAMK’s guidance services. If you book an appointment with Career and Partnership Services Specialist, I may be present during the session.
Alumni Activities
The word alumni comes from the Latin word for “foster child”. Vaasa University of Applied Sciences is proud of its alumni. That is why we encourage those who have studied and worked with us to participate in our alumni activities.
Anyone who has studied or worked at VAMK or former institutions can become an alumni.
By becoming an alumni
- For two years after your graduation, you get the opportunity to study our open UAS study courses without limits – completely free of charge
- you will receive information about our continuous learning opportunities
- You can participate in alumni meetings and meet fellow students
- you can use the VAMK Work job search channel after graduation
- you can use VAMK’s Career Services for one year after graduation
- You can network with other alumni
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Contact
Pia Back
Career and Recruitment Specialist
VAMK – Vaasa University of applied Sciences
Wolffintie 30, 65200 Vaasa
Student Services, Room B1041
+358 (0) 50 590 5844, pia.back@vamk.fi
