New at Aalto Talent Expo: Doctoral Speed Mentoring! 

Doctoral Speed Mentoring is a new service that aims to offer Aalto University's doctoral students opportunities for networking, discussing career paths for PhDs, and getting acquainted with the working life in Finland. 

At this session you will meet with Pekka Lehtelä, D.Sc. (Tech.) Manager at Reddal. LinkedIn

In Doctoral Speed Mentoring, the students have an opportunity to get to know relevant employers in their field and explore career opportunities after studies. The speed mentoring session can serve as an introduction to the company or a discussion about collaboration opportunities either during or after studies. The speed mentoring can also be used for other questions that match the mentor's profile. The agenda for the meeting is open, and the student's preferences guide the discussion. However, mentoring is not a recruitment event, meaning the meeting is more focused on networking rather than direct recruitment.

NOTE! This is only meant for current Doctoral Students. Only one registration per student is allowed! Do not book many slots with different companies/mentors.

If the event is fully booked, there are usually some cancellations closer to the event, so please check the situation again a bit later.

The clinic will be held in Microsoft Teams, link will be provided in the confirmation email. Each student gets a 25-minute meeting with the employer representative. 

See all events hosted by this company and their job adverts in the company profile page (link at the bottom). 

This event is organized as part of Aalto Talent Expo 2025 with exhibitors. 

Enrollment

NOTE! Only one registration per student is allowed! Do not book than one slot for yourself (including CV & LinkedIn clinic and Portfolio Review). 

Before registering to the event, check that your time zone is set to Helsinki (GMT +2:00). You can change the time zone in your profile settings.

• The enrollment will open here on October 29th, 2025 at noon.
• In the  event registration email you will see the exact time slot and the link for your appointment. 
• Your enrollment is binding. If you need to cancel your registration, please do it via JobTeaser as soon as possible, but at latest by the previous day.

Guidelines and instructions for students coming to the Clinic

• Don’t be late, that immediately gives a bad impression
• In order to get the best benefit from your meeting, please prepare in advance a couple of questions/topics you wish to discuss, ie:
  • How has the alum's career story looked like
  • What current projects the company is working on in the field X
  • What is the working culture
  • What could help in landing a job from Finland / in the company
  • What tips can the alum give to you if you have the same career options in mind
• Remember that Doctoral Speed Mentoring is not a recruitment or a study counselling event. The experts will share their individual experience and opinions and might not represent the whole organization
• Introduce yourself briefly at the beginning: what are you studying and where have you worked

We kindly ask you only use the “Share screen” -function of Teams if you wish to share any files. Files shared on the chat will remain there unless removed by the person who shared them. If you do share files on the chat, make sure you delete them from the chat before your session is over

Aalto Talent Expo Team
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