When your company needs skilled labour, you can get support and advice from BusinessOulu’s experts. From young people at the beginning of their careers to industry experts and international professionals, we can help you find the right candidates.

Also check out the JobCorner recruitment events you can organise at BusinessAsema.

All our services are free of charge

Advertise a job vacancy or ask for help

Jarno Paasonen

Company collaboration coordinator

Advice on recruitment needs and information on options

Tuija Karppila

Service Manager, solutions to corporate employee needs

Salla Hirvonen

Specialist, solutions to corporate employee needs

Tiina Haapaniemi

Specialist, Future talents for work

Heidi Härmä

Specialist, solutions to corporate employee needs

Advertise a job

There are many ways to find a suitable employee. Advertise a vacancy yourself on Job Market Finland or contact one of our experts and we'll work out the best way for you and your company to find employees.
  • Are you looking for an employee with an open job advertisement? Use the link below to easily post your vacancy on the Job Market Finland.

  • Together, we will identify the needs of your company and find the right candidates from our customer base to meet your needs. You can contact your selected candidates and invite the most suitable ones for an interview. We can also help you to apply for financial support for recruitment, provided that the person you are hiring is eligible.

  • You can also advertise an open wage subsidy vacancy via Job Market Finland. We will look for suitable applicants who meet the criteria for a wage subsidy post. We can help you with the wage subsidy process and other related questions.

  • Ota yhteyttä:

    Jarno Paasonen, jarno.paasonen@businessoulu.com, 050 349 7277
    Mika Halonen, mika.halonen@businessoulu.com, 040 359 3061

Participate in recruitment events: JobCorner and MegaMatchmaking

Our recruitment events are open to all employees and they are free of charge.
  • JobCorner – for matching job seekers with employees

    JobCorner is a low-threshold recruitment service aimed at bringing employers and job seekers together. JobCorners are organised at BusinessAsema in cooperation with the TE Office of North Ostrobothnia.

    Ask for available recruitment slots:

    Jannika Leinonen, coordinator, 029 505 6371, jannika.leinonen@businessoulu.com​
    Salla Hirvonen, advisor, ​040 726 1842, salla.hirvonen@businessoulu.com

  • MegaMatchmaking is one of the biggest recruitment events in Finland. These recruitment fairs bring employers and job seekers together, and the programme is always packed with information and inspiring speeches. The events are organised in cooperation between BusinessOulu and the TE Office of North Ostrobothnia.

    Contact information:

    Sari Kauppila, 044 703 8301, sari.kauppila@businessoulu.com
    Jarno Paasonen, 050 349 7277, jarno.paasonen@businessoulu.com

Advertise a work trial vacancy

A work trial is an excellent way to test how you work with a potential new employee. For the job seeker, it is an opportunity to get to know a profession and a job that interests them. It is a free service for employers and unemployed job seekers.

A work trial is a practical work placement at the workplace, lasting between 1 and 3 months.

More information on work trials

Jarno Paasonen

Company collaboration coordinator

Job coaching to support employment

Does your company need someone to do a job? A job coach works with job seeker customers to match a motivated candidate with a suitable job. We provide support in job search, transition to a job and, if necessary, on the job, especially in the early stages of the employment relationship.

Ida Ala-aho

Job coach

Lauri-Aleksi Heikkilä

Job coach

Tommi Hepo-oja

Job coach

Jussi Laakso

Job coach

Hanna Lohilahti

Job coach

Hiring an international job seeker

The Oulu region is home to a large number of skilled international professionals from foreign backgrounds who would like to work in local companies. International House Oulu can help your company find the right international employee through our local networks and by organising recruitment events.

The International House Oulu website also provides comprehensive information on national recruitment services. Advertise your job in English on the Jobs in Finland website.

 

Salla Hirvonen

Specialist, solutions to corporate employee needs

Recruit with an apprenticeship

With an apprenticeship, you can turn a good guy into an excellent employee. An apprenticeship means that the employer trains the worker to be competent in the content of the job, up to the level of a secondary vocational qualification. The apprentice is therefore employed for the duration of the apprenticeship either on an employment or official contract. The employer pays the apprentice a wage in accordance with the collective labour agreement of the sector in question and work must be provided for at least 25 hours per week. A probationary period may be agreed at the start of the new employment relationship.
  • With an apprenticeship, an employee can complete a basic, vocational or specialised professional qualification. In the course of the qualification, skills are demonstrated by means of on-the-job demonstrations. The aim may also be to obtain only one or more parts of a qualification, for example, to supplement previous knowledge. It is also possible to do a summer job as an apprenticeship.

  • The apprentice needs a workplace supervisor appointed by the workplace who has the expertise, motivation and working time resources to guide the apprentice. The employer may be paid a monthly allowance for training the student and guiding their learning in working life. The training allowance paid by the apprenticeship agency is agreed separately for each apprenticeship contract.

  • If an unemployed job seeker is selected as an apprentice, a wage subsidy is available to cover the wage costs. The amount of the wage subsidy is dependent on the job seeker. Once the wage subsidy has been granted, the employer can also apply for a municipal supplement.

Reach out to students and graduates

Do you want to reach out to students from local schools for a traineeship or offer a job to a fresh talent? We can help you find suitable candidates. Alternatively, you can advertise jobs and traineeships yourself, and offer thesis or project work through the educational institutions’ online systems. The service is free of charge for the user.

Electronic recruitment systems in educational institutions

You can reach the graduating talents from Oulu College of Services OPAO and Vocational College Luovi by contacting the Talent Team at BusinessOulu.

Tuija Karppila

Service Manager, solutions to corporate employee needs