Career Services
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YKA’s career services are here to support you at every stage of your working life.
We want to enable YKA members to develop skills and capabilities for various career situations and transitions. Whether you are just starting your career, have been in the workforce for a while, or have extensive experience, you will benefit from YKA’s career services.
From this site you can find YKA’s career services that are available in English.
Personal coaching services
YKA offers high-quality personal coaching when members are faced with career changes and transitions. The coaching consists of private and confidential conversations with an expert. Get help with your job search or examine your career goals with a career coach.
You have plenty of services to choose from, depending your career situation. The coaching is provided online.
Personal career coaching
You can use career coaching for instance when you are trying to work out what your skills are, how to build your expert profile, and what things are important to you at work. Career coaching is also great for different kinds of career transitions
Examples of topics to cover in career coaching
- Identifying and defining your skills
- Clarifying your career goals and dreams
- Returning to work
- Career changes, changes to your role or changes within your organisation
- Taking on or carrying out manager responsibilities
Career coaching is available as a 50-minute service.
Leadership sparring
Are you working in a management or leadership role, or are you moving into such a role? Do you want support with a career transition, building a manager profile, or facing challenging situations? Our career coaches can also support you in these situations.
Examples of situations where leadership sparring can help
- A career transition into a management or leadership role
- Building your manager profile and developing in your management or leadership role
- Challenging situations, early support and intervention in the managerial work
- Setting goals in the managerial work
Leadership sparring is available as a 50-minute service.
Jobseeker sparring
You can use our personal jobseeker sparring when you are applying for a job.
Examples of topics to cover in jobseeker sparring
- Feedback on application documents (CV, cover letter, LinkedIn profile)
- Job search channels
- The hidden job market
- Using social media and networks when applying for jobs and building a professional profile
- Preparing for a job interview
Available as a 25-minute service.
Internship sparring
Are you a student member who is about to do an internship as part of your studies? Would you like support with the application process and someone to look over your application documents? Make use of our personal internship sparring service when you are applying for an internship.
Examples of topics to cover in internship sparring
- Going over the internship application documents
- Clarifying your career goals
- Mapping out different internship options
- A step-by-step plan for applying for internships
Available as a 25-minute service.
Career wellbeing coaching
Career wellbeing coaching allows you to prepare for an upcoming stressful challenge or helps you prioritise things in your current situation. The coaching will help you manage your daily life and give you recovery tips. The coaching also suits situations where you are unsure of your ability to work or the situation at your workplace is particularly stressful. The stressful situation can be caused by things like your health, co-determination negotiations, redundancy or some other kind of psychological stress.
The expert coaches are also very experienced in professional rehabilitation and guidance in challenging situations at work. They are familiar with the service network and will treat you confidentially and as an individual.
Available as a 25-minute and 50-minute service.
Wellbeing coaching for students
Wellbeing coaching for students can support you in various situations related to your studies or life in general. Do you feel like you could use some support and tips on how to manage your everyday life and recovery? Or do you feel alone in the midst of lots of challenges? This is not study or thesis guidance, but rather support for your comprehensive well-being.
Available as a 25-minute service.
How to book a session?
YKA’s personal coaching services are online-sessions provided by Työvalmennus Futuuri.
If you want to book a personal coaching session, please contact Työvalmennus Futuuri by email at uraohjaus@tyovalmennus.fi or by phone at 010 420 4142.
When contacting Työvalmennus Futuuri, make sure to include the following information in your message:
- Your name.
- Information on the service you are interested in.
- Your YKA membership number. (You can find your membership number on membership fee invoice or in the OmaYKA portal.)
This ensures that they can assist you more efficiently and accurately.
As a YKA member, the service is free. You have access to a maximum of 75 minutes of YKA’s career coaching services per calendar year. The availability of services may be restricted by YKA.
Other career services by YKA available in English
YKA’s Job Portal
A job site tailored for professionals in the field of social sciences, where you can also set job alerts. Possibility to filter jobs in English.
Self-paced online training programmes
YKA’s self-paced coaching-based online training programs equip you with skills you can use later in your career and working life. Study whenever it suits you best. The trainings are in Finnish, but you can participate by using Howspace’s translation tool.
CV photo sessions
Webinars and trainings
Maintain and develope your work life skills with YKA’s webinars. You can find the offering in English here.
Further information?
Meri Tennilä
- Expert, Career Services and Capacity Building
- meri.tennila@yka.fi
- 050 516 0882
