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Finland's welfare system appeals to Indian IT engineers tema

Finland's welfare system appeals to Indian IT engineers

May 10, 2010 Indian IT engineers Naveen Kumar Korupolu (32) and Basa Ravikiran (33) arrived in Helsinki from Hyderabad with their families five years ago. They have successfully fought off both long, dark winters and cultural differences. Finns are nice and life feels safe.
Indians discover there's more to Denmark than dairies tema

Indians discover there's more to Denmark than dairies

May 10, 2010 Denmark opened a Workindenmark office in New Dehli in October 2008. Now some Indians are slowly getting to know about this Nordic country. Danish authorities are holding back a larger recruitment campaign until they have more knowledge about what career opportunities exist for Indians in Denmark.
The hunt for highly skilled labour Infocus

The hunt for highly skilled labour

May 10, 2010 How do you remain competitive when everybody wants to attract the highest qualified labour? Nordic Labour Journal has travelled around the world to hear both authorities and migrants state their case.
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Theme: The hunt for highly skilled labour

May 10, 2010 How do you remain competitive when everybody wants to attract the highest qualified labour? Nordic Labour Journal has travelled around the world to hear both authorities and migrants state their case. We have taken a close look at Workindenmark in Denmark and in India. We have spoken to Sweden's Counsellor of Labour Market Affairs in Beijing and we've met Indian IT engineers in Helsinki selling their services to Nokia. It looks like a good work environment and good social systems constitute the best bait.
An open EU labour market needs common occupational classifications tema

An open EU labour market needs common occupational classifications

Mar 03, 2010 Sweden has been leading an ambitious EU project to translate more than 5,000 job titles and related terms into 22 languages. The project also describes the qualifications needed to get these jobs. This common 'encyclopedia' for working life aims to improve cross-border labour market mobility.
The life and death of a profession tema

The life and death of a profession

Mar 02, 2010 How does a new occupation emerge? It's a simple question which is hard to answer. Why can't existing occupations cover the needs created by new technology and changes in consumer habits?
It took 121 years to agree what psychologists really do tema

It took 121 years to agree what psychologists really do

Mar 02, 2010 When Sigmund Freud treated his first patient in 1889 little did he know that 121 years later there would be 77,250 psychiatrists and 250,000 psychologists in Europe. That is also how long it has taken to agree on a common European standard of qualifications.
The future's bright for DNA mappers tema

The future's bright for DNA mappers

Mar 02, 2010 Daniel Zakrisson was always interested in genetics. Not surprising, perhaps - he's an identical twin. He and his brother have taken part in twin studies since they were children. Now he runs a company offering to map your DNA.
A day in the life of the office nomad tema

A day in the life of the office nomad

Mar 02, 2010 Janne Saarikko (40) has changed jobs again - or rather his place of work. He's now at Arc Technology, an IT business in Helsinki. He moved here with two blue IKEA boxes; one containing a computer and some papers, the other with his espresso machine, cups and saucers plus coffee beans.
Job description: do as little as possible tema

Job description: do as little as possible

Mar 02, 2010 They suddenly appeared in all European capitals and tourist cities: the living statues. Where did they come from? What are they thinking while they stand there, lifeless? What do they do in winter? We came with many questions and quite a few prejudices when we approached one of the most peculiar occupations there is.
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