Successful Recruitment Fair at Samiedu – Bringing People and Work Together

Dozens of job seekers and employer representatives filled Samiedu’s Paussi restaurant on the day of the Recruitment Fair.

The day was a success and the queue for the fair started at the main entrance of Samiedu. Students were selling their skills to companies for the upcoming summer season and companies were on hand to showcase their own activities as employers. Almost sixty exhibitors have signed up.   

– This is the first time we have participated in a recruitment fair, and it’s really busy, says JP-Set’s Managing Director Tuomo Kyttälä with satisfaction.

Tuomo Kyttälä

– Our company operates in the metal sector and we have recently had students, mainly on apprenticeships. We are also happy to take on students on training contracts, and today we have already discussed trainee contracts for next spring with some of the students.

Veikka Mustonen is also present at the fair, where he will present the company’s activities and talk about his own application for an apprenticeship.    

– I called Tuomo directly and after a short discussion I went for an interview. This kind of contacting works well, agrees Tuomo Kyttälä. Veikka Mustonen completed a vocational qualification in mechanical engineering and production technology through an apprenticeship and graduated from Samiedu in December 2024.

– I also took a little holiday and actually started work yesterday, says Veikka.

– The apprenticeship was my first choice.

According to Tiina Mehtonen, CEO of Sami-Palvelut Oy, the recruitment fair is the place where work and people really find each other.    

– Today’s recruitment fair has exceeded all expectations. Almost 60 exhibitors and several hundred jobseekers have already visited the fair in the first three hours. The recruitment fair has been very well received.   

The Recruitment Fair is also an important pedagogical tool. It gives students a supervised opportunity to meet employers and apply for jobs. It also makes many people aware of how many employers there really are in the Savonlinna region, and the wide range of employment opportunities available.

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