Career Services

The aim of Career Services is to support students throughout their studies in career planning, developing job-search skills, and recognising their own skills, competencies and personal strengths.

Career Services supports students in career planning and the development of job-search skills by, for example:

providing individual career guidance
organising a variety of events and workshops
sharing information about job and internship opportunities, working life and job seeking

Throughout the academic year, we organise workshops and events focusing on working life skills and job seeking. Information about these will always be provided separately.

A career counsellor supports students in building their career path.

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.

Book an appointment for career guidance

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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