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This final episode of the first season of the Haaga-Helia Porvoo Stories podcast features sessions from the 2020 Porvoo Campus end of the semester event (hosted by Darren Trofimczuk).   You'll Hear About:   1) The opening words of Haaga-Helia President Teemu Kokko;   2) Darren’s interview with FlyNorra Managing Director Janne Tarvainen;   3) Darren’s conversation with Finavia CEO Kimmo Mäki; 4) More about the Haaga-Helia Porvoo Campus student association HePo ry

Haaga-Helia Porvoo lecturer Katja Laitinen joins the podcast to share her advice on how students and young professionals can successfully prepare for a job interview.   You'll Hear About:   1) Some of the things students and young professionals should do to prepare for a job interview;   2) What Katja considers questions you can expect to be asked during a job interview;   3) Some questions an applicant could ask during an interview; 4) What Katja sees as mistakes to avoid making; 5) The type of candidate Katja believes that companies are typically looking for

Veera Partanen of the Haaga-Helia Career Services discusses what students and young professionals should think about and do to successfully prepare for a job interview. You'll Hear About:   1) Where the job interview preparation starts;   2) Some of the questions you can expect to be asked at a job interview;   3) Veera’s thoughts about the dress code for job interviews; 4) Some of the questions you could ask during an interview; 5) What to do when a job interview seems to have gone well but you haven’t heard from the employer anymore

Haaga-Helia Career Services’ Veera Partanen discusses different aspects of job hunting, from what to consider before submitting a job application to the key components of a job listing and job platforms.   You'll Hear About:   1) Different ways and platforms you can use in your job hunting process;    2) What to consider before submitting a job application;   3) Veera’s thoughts on how to approach job hunting; 4) The key components of a job listing; 5) What to do when you’ve applied for a job and haven’t heard anything back

Timo Lampikoski of the Haaga-Helia Career Services talks about LinkedIn at 360° – from choosing the right profile picture to optimizing your LinkedIn profile and growing your network of contacts.  You'll Hear About:   1) Why you need to be on LinkedIn and the steps you need to take to have a complete and optimized LinkedIn profile;   2) What a great LinkedIn profile picture and headline look like;   3) How to make the LinkedIn algorithm become “your friend” and make your profile stand out;   4) The smart and strategic way to network and grow your network of contacts on LinkedIn;   5) How to approach the skills and endorsements sections of your LinkedIn profile

Veera Partanen of the Haaga-Helia Career Services joins Yann to discuss what you should include in your CV (and in which order), as well as how to structure a cover letter.   You'll Hear About:   1) A common mistake Veera has seen students and young professionals make with their CV;   2) The key components every CV should have;   3) How you should describe your previous work experience;   4) Veera’s thoughts about the skills to include in your CV;   5) What you can add to your CV when you don’t have much work experience;   6) Tips and tools to make your CV more visual;   7) Why you might want to have a portfolio;    8) Why you should have a cover letter and what to include in it

Veera Partanen of the Haaga-Helia Career Services joins Yann to talk about professional skills, the role social media plays in the job hunt, networking and the career opportunities Haaga-Helia offers its students.   You'll Hear About:   1) How Veera believes students should approach the work world;   2) The two perspectives Veera looks at skills as a career advisor;   3) The type of skill that are harder to recognize but that are still very valuable when it comes to job hunting;   4) The 3 most wanted soft and hard skills according to recent LinkedIn research;   5) The role social media play in recruitment processes;   6) How Haaga-Helia enables you to combine your work experience with studies; 7) How to network as a student

Timo Lampikoski, Gentiana Lajqi and Veera Partanen of the Haaga-Helia Career Services discuss video CVs, LinkedIn, Corona virus and how they can help HH students and staff with their career.   You'll Hear About:   1) What the Haaga-Helia Career Services is all about and can assist you with;   2) How it interacts with HH students and staff and events it organizes;   3) The impact COVID-19 has been having on students and Career Services;   4) Timo’s words for students who may have lost an upcoming summer job due to the corona virus situation;   5) What you should keep in mind when creating a video CV;    6) Timo’s, Veera’s and Gentiana’s advice to make your LinkedIn profile look professional;   7) More about what’s on the horizon for HH Career Services (including a brand new recruitment portal)  

Dan Rönnbacka of the Haaga-Helia Porvoo IT Services discusses what you should consider and do to take care of your computer – from weekly “to-dos” to backups and safeguarding your devices when traveling.   You'll Hear About:   1) A couple of things you should do if you’d like to “extend” the life of your computer;   2) How often Dan believes you should “clean” your computer;   3) Dan’s advice regarding the backup of your machine – including a few options you can go for when it comes to backing up your computer and data;   4) Some of the things you should and shouldn’t do to secure your computer;   5) Dan’s thoughts about two-factor authentication, different login methods and keeping your inbox clean;   6) How to safeguard your devices and data when traveling

Dan Rönnbacka of the Haaga-Helia Porvoo IT Services team joins Yann on the podcast to discuss how IT Services can help HH students and staff and to share anecdotes from his experience as a musician.   You'll Hear About:   1) What the Haaga-Helia IT Services is all about and what it focuses on;   2) The most recurring issues HH students and staff who reach out to IT Services have;   3) What IT Services doesn’t do;   4) Dan’s music career: the instrument he plays, the genres he performs in and his participation at the first Rock Legends Cruise that featured popular artists like ZZ Top, Steppenwolf, Johnny and Edgar Winter, and George Thorogood;    5) Dan’s signature bass guitar, some of his inspirations and favorite albums;   6) The process he recommends following if you’re having an issue and would need the IT Services’ help – so that things can be done as quickly and smoothly as possible;   7) Two web browsers you should avoid using and Dan’s thoughts on Macs, PCs and Chromebooks

Haaga-Helia Porvoo Head of Campus Maija Eklöf and lecturers Marko Kauppinen and Miquel Alimbau Comas discuss the upcoming Porvoo Campus aviation charity courses initiative and the only aviation degree programme in Finland and in the Nordic Countries.   You'll Hear About:   1) The only aviation degree programme in Finland and Nordic Countries;   2) What the charity courses initiative consists of and who it caters to;   3) The key learnings those attending the courses will gain;   4) The “logistics” of the aviation charity courses initiative;   5) Maija Eklöf’s words for aviation students and workers

Porvoo campus Exchange students Harrison and Xenia share their experience studying at Haaga-Helia Porvoo, what brought them to Finland and learning through inquiry-based learning.   You'll Hear About:   1) What brought Xenia and Harrison to Finland;   2) Their thoughts on inquiry-based learning;   3) What they’ve enjoyed about living in Finland;   4) Xenia experience studying at the Porvoo campus

Haaga-Helia Porvoo Campus student Sohvi sits down with Yann to discuss her recent experience as an exchange student in Phuket, Thailand.    You'll Hear About:   1) The process Sohvi followed to choose the destination of her exchange studies;    2) The main difference between visiting Thailand as a student vs. living there;   3) How she prepared for her semester in Thailand;   4) How Sohvi found students who had been to Thailand before her;   5) Some things that helped her get settled after arriving in Thailand;   6) What Sohvi considers some of the challenges students who haven’t traveled much may face during their semester abroad;   7) What she came home with that she thinks will have a positive impact on her everyday life in Finland;   8) Why Sohvi thinks you should consider doing a semester abroad 

Haaga-Helia Porvoo Campus student Olivia sits down with Yann to discuss her upcoming exchange semester in Tokyo – from why she would like to go abroad to study to how she's preparing for the trip.   You'll Hear About:   1) Why Olivia decided to plan a semester abroad as an exchange student;   2) How she chose the destination for her upcoming exchange studies;   3) How Olivia has been preparing for her future studies abroad;   4) Something she’s really looking forward to experiencing during her time in Japan

This 2nd part of the interview with Haaga-Helia Porvoo International Services' Elin Andersson covers the experience of being an exchange student – from its benefits and challenges all the way to its possible impact on your future career.   You'll Hear About:   1) How HH students typically choose their exchange studies destination;   2) What Elin recommends you look at when considering different destinations;   3) Elin’s time as an exchange student;   4) Her advice for dealing with homesickness;   5) Some of the skills employers look for and that you can strengthen during an exchange semester abroad;   6) How to deal with the end of your studies abroad;   7) What Elin recommends students do after they’ve returned from a semester abroad;   8) What international students interested in studying at Haaga-Helia Porvoo should consider

Haaga-Helia Porvoo International Coordinator Elin Andersson breaks down the process for studying abroad, shares some stories of students who spent time outside of Finland and discusses what International Services do for students and staff.   You'll Hear About:   1) Elin's experience as an exchange student; 2) what the process for doing a semester abroad looks like;   3) some of the destinations Haaga-Helia students can go as exchange students;   4) a couple of stories of Haaga-Helia students times abroad;   5) how International Services can help Haaga-Helia students and staff

How do students feel about learning remotely? What do their classes look like nowadays, what tools are used and what are the challenges of digital learning? Haaga-Helia Porvoo students Olivia, Alena and Meri share their experience. You'll hear about:   1) how Olivia, Alena and Meri feel the Haaga-Helia Porvoo campus reacted to the COVID-19 situation;   2) how does it feel to study remotely;   3) the pros and cons of digital learning;   4) the tools Haaga-Helia Porvoo campus students and teachers use these days;   5) 3 steps to be more productive when studying and working from home      

How will the future of education look like after the Covid-19 situation? Haaga-Helia Porvoo Campus teachers Darren Trofimczuk, Monika Birkle and Miquel Alimbau Comas share their thoughts about the present and future of digital teaching. You'll hear about: 1)Darren's thoughts how education post-Coronavirus will look like;   2) how Covid-19 and its impact on education has been shaping – and will shape – collaboration among partner universities;   3) what Miquel thinks the Coronavirus situation will lead to both in education in the professional world more in general;   4) how digital teaching can help students further;   5) what the shift to remote teaching, learning and working could mean to event management students and professionals

How has the current Coronavirus situation impacted education at Haaga-Helia Porvoo campus? How has its staff approached digital teaching and through which tools? Teachers Darren Trofimczuk, Monika Birkle and Miquel Alimbau Comas share their experience.   You'll hear about:    1) how the Haaga-Helia Porvoo campus was impacted by the Covid-19 situation;    2) some of the challenges of remote teaching and learning;    3) the tools that Monika, Miquel, Darren and some of their colleagues have been using to teach online;    4) an interesting example of a non-educational platform used for digital teaching  

This episode features Yann’s interview with researcher and New York Times bestselling author Tom Rath, who discusses the 3 keys to energizing your life and increasing your overall performance.   You’ll hear about:    1) what a Harvard University study of 10,000 workers showed as far as the quality of your work output is;     2) why you should focus on having positive interactions on a daily basis (and the impact a negative interaction may have on your mood and overall performance);     3) why, when it comes to your health, you need to have a “put your own oxygen mask first” approach;     4) 3 key elements that can have a positive or negative impact on your well-being and performance;     5) the danger of chronic inactivity (and Tom Rath’s advice for tackling it);    6) a couple of apps that can help you with physical activity and keeping track of your sleeping;    7) Tom Rath’s tips to increase the quality of your sleep