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Employment prospects looking increasingly bleak for newly graduated international experts
Only around one in two international technology graduates had a job waiting or lined up when they finished university. Improving the situation requires investing more in both students’ language skills and their networks by, for example, creating more opportunities for thesis work in industry.
News article
Keywords:
Graduate Survey, internationality, TEK's research, influencing, recent graduate, society

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/employment-prospects-looking-increasingly-bleak-for-newly-graduated-international-experts

Sari Haataja-Helander ja Katja Sulenko istuvat pöydän ääressä ja keskustelevat.
How to excel at job interviews
TEK’s career coaches share their top tips for acing a job interview from start to finish.
News article
Keywords:
Workbook, job search, job search and career

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/how-to-excel-at-job-interviews

Tuunia Keränen katsoo kameraan.
Talk up your pay
People who regularly talk to their supervisor about their pay get salary increases more frequently than others, reveals TEK’s recent labour market survey. TEK’s Salary Researcher Tuunia Keränen shares her top tips for talking up your pay.
News article
Keywords:
member services and benefits, salary, salary advice, Salary Surveyor, salary recommendation, labour market survey (TMT)

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/talk-up-your-pay

Henkilöitä pöydän ääressä.
Hidden jobs spark interest – here’s how TEK members have succeeded at it
Hidden job hunting is very relevant. Work life is changing rapidly, there is uncertainty in the labour market, and competition for open positions is fierce. Traditional job-seeking methods do not always yield the desired results; moreover, jobseekers are expected to show initiative and the ability to identify opportunities even where they are not yet visibly on offer. In response to this, TEK offers its members a popular online course.
Blog post
Keywords:
job search

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/hidden-jobs-spark-interest-heres-how-tek-members-have-succeeded-at-it

Artur Brutyan juoksee.
While many skilled workers are leaving Finland, Artur Brutyan decided to stay
Fewer and fewer international experts in the field of technology want to stay in Finland. Artur Brutyan, an Armenian-born ICT professional, explains why he has enjoyed working in Finland for over 12 years and how Finland could become even more attractive to international talent.
News article
Keywords:
internationality, family and work life

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/while-many-skilled-workers-are-leaving-finland-artur-brutyan-decided-to-stay

Profiilikuvassa Linda Liukas.
NWiTA finalists 2025: Linda Liukas
We introduce nine women in the field of technology who are driving change. These nine experts were Finland’s finalists in this year’s Nordic Women in Tech Awards. Here is one of them.
News article
Keywords:
career

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/nwita-finalists-2025-linda-liukas

Kuvituskuva
YTN issues a strike notices in the collective bargaining dispute at universities of applied sciences – also affects TEK members
Negotiations on the collective agreement for universities of applied sciences have not resulted in an agreement, and the collective agreement expired on 31 March 2026.
News article
Keywords:
collective agreement

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/ytn-issues-a-strike-notices-in-the-collective-bargaining-dispute-at-universities-of-applied-sciences-also-affects-tek-members

Salaries 2025.
Widest salary spread seen among executives
The 2025 labour market survey by TEK reveals a wide salary spread even among roles of the same level. The gap between the highest and lowest earners is widest at the senior management level.
News article
Keywords:
architect, academic engineer, salary, salary advice, collective agreement, labour market survey (TMT), TEK's research

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/widest-salary-spread-seen-among-executives

Ihmisiä kaavakuvan ääressä.
Growth in architectural firms
In growing offices, middle management roles and professional specialisation are becoming more common. The ideal of a straightforward office with a family-business feel is difficult to achieve in a large company.
News article
Keywords:
architect

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/growth-in-architectural-firms

Mies istuu tietokoneen ääressä.
Entrepreneurs' incomes fell
According to TEK’s labour market survey, the median gross annual income for full-time entrepreneurs was €54,000.
News article
Keywords:
TEK, labour market survey (TMT), entrepreneur, TEK's research

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/entrepreneurs-incomes-fell