Finding work

[Danielpage]

Hi all

Me and my girlfriend are looking to move back to Finland (Myyrmäki area) my girlfriend is Finnish and won't find it hard to get a job, but I'm from the uk and speak no Finnish but I am learning, my question is how hard would it be for me to get a step on the job ladder, I have few qualifications mainly gcse's and a levels, I don't mind what job I do, just want something to get me going while I work on my Finnish and hopefully find something better..

Sorry if this has already been asked, but your help would be greatly appreciated,

Dan

[Karhunkoski]

Not hard and fast rules, but basically:

No Finnish skills + a skill with a demand = job
High level of Finnish skill + a skill with a demand = job
Low level of Finnish skill + a skill with a demand = job
High level of Finnish skill + no other skills = job
No Finnish skills + no other skills = stay where you are and learn basic Finnish and get more qualifications. If that fails, either persuade your gf to stay in the UK or change the gf.

[Danielpage]

Thanks for the reply,

even tho i don't have many qualifications, i have a lot of experience in the hotel (4 years as a Food and Beverage Manager) and electrical wholesale industry (5 Years as a Warehouse Manager)
i would only be looking for a basic job to start i.e. Cleaning, would i still struggle to find this with little finnish speaking skills?

[Upphew]

even tho i don't have many qualifications, i have a lot of experience in the hotel (4 years as a Food and Beverage Manager) and electrical wholesale industry (5 Years as a Warehouse Manager)
i would only be looking for a basic job to start i.e. Cleaning, would i still struggle to find this with little finnish speaking skills?

Cleaning etc. will be targeted all who don't speak the local language -> more competition. But that hotel experience will help for sure. And with that I wouldn't be aiming at the crappiest cleaning position.

Finns love degrees and qualifications, but nothing beats experience (if you have the proper qualifications and degrees ). That is to say: experienced cook will be hired over one with just degree, but if the one with experience doesn't have hygiene passport s/he can't be hired. Or rather can be hired, but can't work before there is paper showing that s/he can wash hands and don't use meat that has been on the floor...

[Danielpage]

How do I go about getting my hygiene pass?

[rinso]

pass the exam.
There are plenty of topics on this forum about this subject.
(which also means that there are many foreigners fishing in the same pool)

[richard berman]

Best thing for you to do , so that you get a foot in the door would be to sign up with people like op team, there you would be able to work in hotels etc washing up ,glass collecting until you get better with Finnish . Where about a will you be living ? Helsinki vantaa espoo ?