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Did you know…

February 20, 2012
WDC 2012

WDC 2012

Did you know that the program of the World Design Capital Helsinki 2012 includes building a new culture sauna?

Did you know that they promise to make the Helsinki public transport costumer orientated including intelligent scheduling at the same time as we might wait 40 minutes for the next M-train to university?

Did you know that they plan to build new apartments at the old harbour areas by using low to no carbon?

Did you know that you can ask for help if you have to chose a colour for your building?

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Welcome to St. Tropez!

February 18, 2012

It is time for vacation again. Ski Holiday week is starting today, so why not look into some of the top destinations for this week. Read more…

You made it happen!

February 17, 2012

Thanks to all our followers and readers we cracked the mark of 200 clicks yesterday.

By 9 pm the stats indicated that the blog has got more than 200 clicks, which we, the blog team, are totally thankful for. It is a great indicator that we are doing a good job and you like to hear what we have to say.

As so many of you liked the post ‘Admission for Finnish only!‘ and we will keep on posting on the issues of job search, internships and business topics. Still, we are open for any suggestions on topics, so send in your ideas.

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Admission for Finnish only!

February 16, 2012

wolf-pass.de

We just accept students who are fluent in Finnish.

That is the response I have, probably, received from 50 recruiters or more, since I am looking for an internship in Finland. I am originally German-speaking and I just started learning this very hard language some months ago, and by now I am able to introduce myself and read quite an amount of the signs in stores. But I am very far from talking simple chat. I don’t want to know how many more years I would need to invest until I am able to communicate on a business level. Read more…

Feedback Culture

February 15, 2012
Image: Grant Cochrane / FreeDigitalPhotos.net

Everybody talks about this famous feedback and since generation X started working, the HR departments and management needs to rethink its feedback culture. Whereas former generations only looked for work and monetary rewards the new generations demand immediately feedback. Maybe this is a change due to the relatively rich and secured life but actually the shift in media and technology requires new ways of working – including feedback. Read more…