TKO-äly and some of the best IT employers in Finland are organising a recruitment event for students on 14.12.2016

TKO-äly, an organisation of Computer Science students at the University of Helsinki, and some of the best IT employers in Finland are joining forces for a recruitment event for students at Kumpula. The event takes place in Exactum on Wednesday the 14th of December, 2016 starting at 12:00. Join us for interesting lectures, workshops and casual chatting with representatives from collaborating companies.

In the event you can see lectures, workshops and stands from Elisa-Appelsiini, CGI, Futurice, Procountor, Reaktor, SC5, Solinor, Solita, Eficode, Gofore and Smartly.io, the exact timetable can be seen at http://rekry.tko-aly.fi/en/.

In the afternoon you can join a recruitment speed dating -workshop, where you'll be given the chance to impress the prospective employers securing the job of your dreams. After the official events, the night culminates in an afterparty sponsored by Reaktor, with free drinks and food included. Tickets to the afterparty are limited, to get one you need to participate in the events during the afternoon.

Want to join the Recruitment Speed Dating workshop? Signups for the recruitment speed dating opens on Friday the 8th of December at 15:00, so you still have time to polish your Linkedin and GitHub -profiles. The registration has been split into two parts, so you can choose the one you prefer, or even join both of them. They are the following:

More information: http://rekry.tko-aly.fi/en/

Questions about the event can be directed to the TKO-äly corporate relations team via email at yritysvastaava@tko-aly.fi.

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