Define Your Career Plan and Professional Profile

Plan career options

Successful job seeking is based on understanding your personal competence, strengths and motivation. A clear set of job goals is a good basis for your job search plan. Review your work history and qualifications to identify the underlying skills, values, and then the work environments that are for you. The more focused your goals, the easier it is to develop a good plan. This will help you in planning your career direction and creating your CV and online profiles.

Once you have defined your career goals then you can explore opportunities in the areas you are interested in. The The Labour Force Barometer (työvoimabarometri.fi) can support this with estimated demand for workforce in key occupations in the Tampere region.

Define your professional profile online

Create your LinkedIn profile based on your career interests. Be active within your profile, for example posting articles and following groups and companies of interest. We also recommend you to create a job alert for your interests. See here how: Job Alerts on LinkedIn.

Update your CV and cover letters

Remember to update your CV and cover letters and adapt them to the opportunity you are applying for. A good CV format will get the recruiter’s attention immediately. We advice a maximum of 2 pages, emphasizing aspects of your career and your skills that are most relevant to that specific role you are applying for. Have a look at these samples and tips for effective CV’s at Best Resume Formats (thebalancemoney.com).

A cover letter should be one page at maximum. It’s an opportunity to communicate that you are a strong match for the employer’s job requirements. You should also describe why that job is of particular interest to you. See further tips on writing cover letters at How to Write a Cover Letter for a Job (thebalancemoney.com).