Inspirational stories of foreigners finding their ways in Finland
On 16th November it was time for JCI
Cosmopolis flagship event, organized in collaboration with Kalliola Settlement
house, a multi-functional association producing e.g. social services, adult
learning, civic and voluntary activities in the metropolitan area.
How I
found my job in Finland - event had its focus on
motivational and inspiring stories of people who succeeded to find jobs while
crafting their unique way into the Finnish society. These stories were
delivered in the form of five engaging speeches which held the audience around
for several hours, providing them also with a fantastic opportunity to get to
know Kalliola Settlement house, to mingle and to network. Of course, along with
small snacks and refreshments so all you needed to do was to enjoy your time in
full.
We collected considerable amount of
insights from the attendees through event surveys, outlining the real needs and
other relevant facts, information that will serve and guide us in organization
of our future events. Overall the feedback was delightfully positive and
attendees confirmed they got “good advices” and “motivation in getting a job in
Finland”.
In the event we had over 70 attendees, 5
speakers, about 5 volunteers and a team of 7 active people working directly on
the project.
The popularity of the event confirmed the
existence of the need and interest towards this kind of events. Perhaps one of
the greatest outcomes of the event was the interest expressed by the Red Cross
organization to replicate the event in collaboration with us in the future.
Thus, JCI Cosmopolis is pleased of the overall success of the event and
challenges you to stay tuned in for the future as more amazing events are to
follow in due course!
