Well, the great way to share the tips of finding a job in a European country like Finland (where the language barrier is one of the main things) by telling my own experience.
I came to Finland in December 2020 for studying master's in ICT. To be honest, I began to apply for jobs in Finland from my home country as soon as I got my residence permit for Finland in November 2020. I didn’t have any Finnish home address or phone number to write it in my CV. But I wanted to see how the Finnish job market works.
Alright, so after one month when I reached Finland. I started getting rejections from the companies. I wondered, why I was not able to get a single interview invitation. I researched and saw many YouTube videos of Finnish recruiters. “Networking” and “personal branding” were the key points highlighted by all, to secure a job. I began to attend CV clinics through university, job hunting meetups, improved my LinkedIn profile, Github profile, and enrolled in Coursera and other certification platforms to show all the skills I really have. I gave few months to this phase.
Then, I continued the process of applying for jobs again in April 2020. This time, like a Phoenix, I emerged from the ashes and got quite many interview calls. One company has considered me the third best candidate in their candidate list, but unfortunately, they had only two open positions for the particular role. The reason for being on third was that I was not familiar with bonus (not required but a plus) technologies for the role. I learned that technology. Soon, I got one more opportunity through my friend’s referral. That company was multi-national and has great work culture. I was motivated enough to give my best to each hiring process step. I worked on my cover letter, CV, prepared for the technical interview. Which I passed, and then got the final team interview call. I nailed the final interview also. Finally, I got accepted for the role of Technical Consultant. Following are few tips, to sum up, my journey:
- Stay Motivated.
- Keep applying to jobs as many as you can.
- Learn from rejections. Critically analyze why you are rejected and how can you improve yourself as a professional.
- Think the other way around, how can you add value to the company rather than what will I get?
- Work on your communication skills, portfolio as a software engineer or IT person we neglect this but showing your technical skills is also an art.
- Last but not least, give it time. Sometimes, things need time and everything falls into place. :)
I hope it helped someone who is striving for finding a job in the Technology sector. Feel free to comments, suggestions, or connect with me on LinkedIn.