Personal career guidance based on your needs
Career guidance and counseling help immigrants to map their competences and to identify suitable study and career paths in Finland.
We will not give you any ready-made solutions. Instead, we help you to:
- find the study and/or career path suitable for you
- identify your own skills and competence as well as your strengths and development needs
- reflect on your options to find employment in Finland in your professional field or to learn new and develop your competence towards new career opportunities.
We offer guidance to various customer groups
SIMHE personal Career Guidance
Service is available for immigrants in Finland who have completed a higher education degree abroad or in Finland or are interested in starting higher education studies in Finland.
To participate the service, you need to be currently employed, unemployed, or on a family leave.
We have specific appointments for the following professional fields:
- ICT (Information and Communication Technology)
- Health Care and Social Services
- Business Administration and Economics
- Arts and Culture
If these are not applicable for you, you can choose an appointment for "Any professional field".
Book a SIMHE Career Guidance appointment on our booking system (Vihta)
Career support for job seekers living in Vantaa
If getting a job is your number one priority, Get Work Vantaa -project is for you. We tailor our service to your needs. The project is available for English-speaking job seekers living in Vantaa who want to get help with finding work in Finland.
Book a SIMHE career guidance: Vantaa based job seekers on our booking system (Vihta)
Career Coaching for Metropolia’s International Degree Students
Do you need support with career planning or want to talk about topics related to job searching or finding a work placement? This service is intended only for Metropolia's international degree students. The first slots for this service will be available from August 2024 onwards
Book Career coaching: Metropolia International Degree Students
Practicalities and instructions
We are regularly opening new available slots in the beginning of each week (Monday-Tuesday) for all our services. However, career guidance is a very popular service, so if you cannot find a suitable slot right now, please check again in the beginning of next week. In June and July, the number of available slots is unfortunately limited.
- You will receive further instructions after completing your booking.
- As soon as you have finished your booking, you will receive further instructions by email. Please make sure to read those carefully and fill in the form for further information, before your career guidance discussion.
- Duration of career guidance: max one hour
- Language: Finnish or English
- The service is offered online or at Metropolia Campus
- After the appointment you will receive a summary with all the tips to your e-mail
- The service is free of charge
Couldn't find the right service for you?
If you are not yet living in Finland you can book a time for Employment coaching via International House Helsinki
If you are currently a degree student in some other university or UAS than Metropolia contact the career services in your school.
See also SIMHE coaching services in other universities and UAS in Finland
Prepare for the discussion in advance
You may reflect on the following questions:
- What have you studied before and what are your skills and competences?
- Are you interested in supplementing your previous studies for example by taking courses in an open university?
- Do you plan to start studies in higher education for the first time, or do you wish to enter in a totally new field of study?
- What are your career plans?
- How do your study and/or career plans fit to the current situation in your life?
Explore our other services
Services to immigrants
What kind of services and what opportunities do international professionals and future talents have with us? We help you find your study and career path in Finland.
Guidance Generalia lectures
The Guidance Generalia are lectures and info sessions open to all immigrants. The topics are selected to help you navigate your study options and develop your career prospects in Finland.
Recognition of competence
How can you get started with recognising your key competences? Metropolia also provides recognition of competence by a professional in selected fields of study and for limited target groups.
Higher education preparatory programme for immigrants
Do you wish to study for a degree in Finnish in a university of applied sciences? Metropolia provides studies to prepare you for this. The courses are taught in Finnish.
Study opportunities and developing competence
Are you interested to study Finnish or to develop your field-specific competence? Metropolia offers you a wide range of options from individual courses to tailored programmes and full degrees.
Tips for information search
Useful tips and links for immigrants on career planning in Finland e.g. professional qualifications, studies, employment, entrepreneurship and learning Finnish.
