Last Saturday we had a Startuplifers picnic in Dolores Park. Now, if you’ve never heard of Dolores Park, I’d describe it as a Finnish park during vappu, but vappu never ends there. In the spirit of the park, we had a couple of beers to get the honesty out of
Your LinkedIn profile functions as your extended resume, and a majority of recruiters nowadays prefer it over traditional CVs. This is why it’s very important to have your LinkedIn profile public, updated and focused on your current purpose – getting hired at a startup. First thing to remember when building
Text: Elisa Kitunen Photos: Saara Pörsti Startuplifers held the cheerful info event about the upcoming batch and career opportunities that startups behold. If you missed it, check out the key points! At Startup Sauna, you can feel the spirit and excitement of new ideas from talented people reaching the ceiling.
Are you a developer with a bunch of experience and amazing projects, but you feel it is still hard to score a job in a startup? Sometimes, the fact how well you can communicate your potential can be the defining factor in your success in the job market. There are
Well, the same reasoning would go for any university in Finland, but it just wouldn’t make as sexy of a headline.. ..and there probably were a looot of different reasons, like the difference in available funding, networks and users (and the fact that Aalto University didn’t even exist back then),
Programmers don’t need to worry about getting a job, it seems. Computer science students are recruited straight from school, IT companies are complaining about the amount of quality developers, and even the Finnish government is trying to figure out how to turn its tech brain drain into brain gain! Opportunities
When you think about startups, what comes to your mind? Some might have the thought of working long hours and doing ‘all-nighters’ one after another while others crave for the glamorous parties and playtimes with the newest technology tools. A position at a startup certainly includes both and engages you
There’s been talk going on for years about a workplace revolution caused by generations Y, Z and even the sorry ones that don’t have a cool alphabet letter left for them. Studies say that younger generations value flexibility, work enjoyment and self-development over salary and staying at the same company. Traditional corporations
It’s time to kick off the new season with big goals and a new team to catch them! Meet Veera, Aapo, Mirva and Laura – the brand new crew dead excited about the new adventure ahead as the expansion to Asia gets real and the Startuplifers’ community gains more global
Many people have asked me what kind of experience Startuplifers has been for me and how has it been leading the program. For a while, it was hard to answer – I feel like I have gone through 5 years in year and a half. Now, after taking a trip down
