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Internships

The purpose of the internship is to acquaint the student with the practices of their field in a real work environment. The student can participate in various development tasks during the internship in the employer's organization. The student gets valuable work experience and practical skills from the internship, which the employer also benefits from. In addition, through internships, the employer gets potential employees for the future as well.

The internship is 2.5-5 months long for full-time work or 400-800 working hours for part-time work. The student can complete the internship flexibly at a different stage of their studies, so the timing of the internship can easily be adjusted to the needs of the internship provider.

Internships can be paid or unpaid. The general recommendation is that the employer pays the salary for the internship according to the collective agreement of their field, 70-90% of the corresponding salary or according to the lowest table salary.

Internships in the social and healthcare sectors

Internships in the social and healthcare sectors are provided through the joint Jobiili service of the Universities of Applied Sciences. You can find more information about social and health internships and contact persons on this page (in Finnish).

NOTE Unpaid internships are reported to Jobiili. If you want to offer a paid internship, leave an announcement on the JobTeaser recruitment portal.

Where do I add open internships and jobs as well as thesis topics?

Laurea uses the JobTeaser recruitment portal, through which companies can announce their open jobs and internships, as well as thesis topics and events. This is our one centralized channel where students and alumni apply for places and participate in events according to their needs. The JobTeaser recruitment portal is a platform that connects companies and university students.

Our key partners can also browse our students' CVs and directly recruit suitable factors.

How does JobTeaser work as a recruitment portal?

Companies can advertise their available jobs and internships or thesis topics to Laurea students free of charge in the portal. Companies have two choices for doing so:

1. The company can create their own company profile and create a vacancy.
2. The company can create a vacancy without registering with the service.

Why should a company register and create a profile?

• Establishing a company profile gives your company a chance to present your company in more detail and you can easily edit company information.
• Your company profile will be visible to the students at all times even if you do not have any available job postings.
• Once you have set up a profile, you can let the students know about any work-related events, such as webinars or your own recruitment events, in an easy manner.
• Once you have registered and set up a company profile, you can update the vacancies you have posted. If the open position is filled up before the application period ends, you can remove the ad yourself. (The ad will automatically be removed once the application period is over.)
• Any vacancies you announce will be registered in your company profile, so that you can use the information later on when creating a new ad.
• Please note that in case you decide to create a company profile, extra care should be taken to fill in all the required sections. This is very important as a well-made company profile will have students get acquainted with your company and apply for your vacancies.
  
  

Instructions how to create a company profile (pdf)

Once your company has made a job or internship available, it will be approved by Laurea. We will take the time to review the information in the ad before it is published in the JobTeaser recruitment portal.

Create a company profile and leave an internship or job vacancy

Leave an internship or job vacancy or a thesis topic without registering with the service

Unpaid internships in the social and health sector are provided through the joint Jobiili service. Read more here.

The purpose of placement is for the student to familiarise themselves with the practices of their field in authentic work environments. During the placement period, the student may participate in a variety of development tasks in the partner employer’s organisation. The placement period provides the student with valuable work experience and practical skills, which also benefit the employer. In addition, placements offer the employer potential new hires for the future as well.

Generally, the length of the placement period is 2.5 to 5 months (full-time) or 400 to 800 hours (part-time). In some programmes, the students can take the placement periods in the summer, and a fixed-term employment contract can be signed for the period as if it was a summer job.

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