Creating Your Own Opportunities

Webinar 1/3

Listen to the first part of the webinar (00:00-4:51) and choose the best definition of networking given by the expert.

You can find the webinar video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPBPGkSE_Fo

Webinar 2/3

Listen to the second part of the webinar (6:46-13:02) and complete each of the following sentences with ONE WORD OR A NUMBER according to the content.

You can find the webinar video starting (6:46) here: https://youtu.be/TPBPGkSE_Fo?t=406

Webinar 3/3

The instructor shared her story (15:53-22:50) of getting her first job after graduation using her network. Listen and answer the questions.

You can find the webinar video here: https://youtu.be/TPBPGkSE_Fo?t=953

Networking Strategies

Below is a list of different strategies you can make use of to expand your network. How much of the below have you been doing? What else would you add to the pool?

What else? Share your own ideas.

Writing

Choose one of the tasks below:

1 You are a student majoring in tourism. You are attending a job webinar next week. Make notes of different things you can do before, during, and after the webinar to expand your network.

2 You have just arrived in Finland for a professional exchange program. Make notes of different things you can do before, during, and after the program to expand your network in Finland.

3 You are starting up your own business. Make notes of different things you can do to find suitable mentors, partners, or investors, utilizing your network.

Writing

Choose one of the tasks below:

1 You are looking for an internship opportunity and you’ve just received an email from your university lecturer about a vacancy at her friend’s company. Write an email to your lecturer to express your interest and ask if she could introduce you to her friend.

2 You are looking for job at a particular company, but there are no open positions. Write an email to an acquaintance working there to ask about potential employment opportunities.

Networking in Finland - the Key to Success

Discussion

Watch the first extract (25:30-27:17). Pay attention to the predictions about Finland’s employment situation in the next 10-15 years and share what they mean for jobseekers in your industry or field.

True or False?

Watch the second extract (46:32-57:01) from the webinar and decide whether the following statements are true or false.

Decide whether each of the following statements are true or false.

Mental Health and Networking

Watch the third extract (1:04:36-1:08:06) in which the speaker talks about people’s mental health when networking.

Answer the questions below.

Speaking/Writing

Discuss with other participants or other people that you know are good at networking. Find out about their strategies. You can talk about how you can mentally prepare for networking (in Finland), with reference to the speaker’s advice.

Share a summary of your discussion here.

Writing

Draft a message to connect on LinkedIn with someone in your field of work. You may want to

• introduce yourself
• briefly describe how you got to know of the person
• state your reason(s) for writing (e.g., to connect, to learn, to find a mentor)
• politely show gratitude for their support.

Share your message here.

Up for the challenge? - Super! send the message to the intended person, share the result/conversation here.

Self-study

Watch the full webinar on Empowering Wednesday’s YouTube channel for more insights into networking in Finland. What is new to you? What do you think is useful for you? What would you like to explore further?

You can find the webinar video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-l51EcSfm8c

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