Professional Networking!

WEBINAR: LINKEDIN TRAINING                   linkedin_training_graphic

One task given to ONNIVATORS in the Town Hall meeting held in September was to support in development of job searching skills. Please join this free-of-charge webinar to learn how you can improve your profile, expand your network or find job opportunities relevant to your skillset.

 

DATE:     Thursday 8 December 2016
TIME:      19:00 – 20.30
VENUE:  webinar, register HERE
PRICE:    free

In this webinar, we discuss the basics on what makes a great LinkedIn profile and provide tips on how to increase your LinkedIn profile’s credibility and make it more visible to recruiters and other networkers. This webinar is relevant to all who have a LinkedIn profile they wish to improve, particularly jobseekers.

Host Grace Segovia is a Talent Attraction professional with almost 10 years’ experience of using LinkedIn in a recruiter capacity. Formerly a Talent Acquisition Research Specialist/Headhunter for an international bank in the Middle East, she is now based in Tampere, where she has worked on a project-basis with Tredea Oy and does freelance LinkedIn trainings.

 

TOWN HALL TALENT MEETING 2.0

Are you an international professional looking for a job? Are you a company looking to grow internationally? Come to the Town Hall Talent Meeting 2.0!

DATE:     Thursday 15 September 2016
TIME:      13:30 – 17.00
VENUE:  Urban Mill, Betonimiehenkuja 3 E, Otaniemi, Espoo
PRICE:    free

Register HERE by 9 September!

Let’s define immediate action points and together make a change in the Finnish job market! Limited number of seats earmarked for both companies and international professionals — get yours on a first come, first served basis!

Town Hall Talent Meeting 2.0 is an event for international professionals looking for meaningful career opportunities and companies looking for international talent. During the event participants will workshop and produce a list of three action points with which ONNIVATORS can promote the collaboration between professionals, companies and public sector in talent retention and attraction to Finland.

PROGRAM:

13.30  Registration & Coffee

14.00 Welcome words

Laura Lindeman, Senior Specialist, Ministry of Employment & Economy

Regional talent attraction platforms – case Talent Tampere

Mari Taverne, Network manager, Tredea Oy

Elina Nurmi, Project manager, City of Helsinki – case At Work in Finland & International House

Examples of communities fostering self-motivated integration: ONNIVATORS ry, Twinkle Association ry, Think Africa ry, Sino Talent Finland ry, KOSAFI ry

14.30 Talent Attraction and Retention to Finland: Issues, Available Solutions and Future Development
Workshop facilitated by ONNIVATORS & Helsinki Region Chamber of Commerce

15.30  Action points: what, when and who

15.45  Talent-to-Company networking over refreshments

17.00 Event Adjourns

(Program subject to change.)

The event is FREE. Registration required HERE by 9 September.

Further inquiries and event partnership requests to events@onnivators.org.

The event is co-organized by International Professionals in Finland ONNIVATORS ry and COME Chamber of Multicultural Employments project by Helsinki Region Chamber of Commerce.
www.onnivators.org
www.come2.fi

NOTE! The ONNIVATORS’ autumn assembly will directly follow this event, starting at 17:30. Members of the association are invited to join in electing the board for 2017, confirming action plans and deciding on membership fees. For a detailed agenda please see www.onnivators.org

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AUTUMN ASSEMBLY

Do you want to contribute to making Finland one of the most desirable places in the world for international talents to live, study and work in? Join ONNIVATORS as a member and have a say in how talents, companies and public sector should work together towards this goal. The annual assembly meetings are held twice a year and open up opportunities for you to gain an official role and have your say! Assembly meetings are open to members who have paid their membership fees. You can do that HERE.

DATE:     Thursday 15 September 2016
TIME:      17.30,  right after Town Hall Talent Meeting 2.0
VENUE:  Urban Mill, Betonimiehenkuja 3 E

Let’s join forces to make a change in the Finnish job market!

Do you want to contribute to making Finland one of the most desirable places in the world for international talents to live, study and work in?

Join ONNIVATORS as a member and have a say in how talents, companies and public sector should work together towards this goal. The annual assembly meetings are held twice a year and open up opportunities for you to gain an official role and have your say!

According to the association bylaws, the agenda of the autumn assembly is:
1. Opening of the meeting
2. Election of chairperson, secretary, two inspectors of the minutes and if needed, two vote counters
3. Declaration of quorum of the meeting
4. Approval of agenda for meeting
5. Approval of plan of action, budget as well as registration and membership fees for 2017
6. Election of chairperson of the board and other members
7. Election of one or two auditors and deputy auditors
8. Other issues

Please note that the 2016 membership fee must be paid to be able to participate in assembly meeting.

The membership fees for 2016 are:

Private individuals €45. For students and unemployed -50% off. To redeem your discount code, please verify your status by e-mail to onnivators@onnivators.org

Companies and organizations:
micro/startup – max 10 employees: €90
SME – 10 to 250 employees: €350
Corporate – over 250 employees: €750

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Past Events

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vIRtuaL2016 – INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS EVENT

Virtual and augmented reality define the landscape for future business. vIRtual2016 is for everyone – companies and individual professionals – who is interested in being in the forefront. 40 seats are reserved for participants representing themselves as private individuals.

www.virtual2016.fi

DATE:    Thursday, May 26, 2016
TIME:     8.30 – 19.00
VENUE: Innopoli 2, Tekniikantie 14, Otaniemi
PRICE:   for ONNIVATORS members 20 seats at price of €35.  Redeem discount code by sending email to welcome@virtual2016.fi. First come, first served.

THE PROGRAM INCLUDES:
– Insights from virtual and augmented reality industry experts
– Pitching
– Pre-arranged 1-on-1 meetings
– Networking
– Demos
– Mini-hackathons

THE PRICE INCLUDES:
– full day program and food & drink for 1 person
– access to pre-arranged online matchmaking platform (open until May 27)
– possibility to apply for pitching slot

Program details at www.virtual2016.fi

Interested in volunteering at the event? It will be a fun day and a good opportunity to network with Finnish companies so please do tell us more about yourself HERE.

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