Please choose if you want to do a video cv or a short presentation. Either one you can do with or without slides.

Nb! There´s a prompter in the studio and I highly recommend that you use it! Please write your speech in the form you´re going to speak it. You can save it somewhere online or just send it to me before coming to the studio: rinna.toikka@aalto.fi

Video cv aka introduction of your expertise, 2-3 min.

The goal is to introduce your professional expertise in a convincing way (=with arguments). It can be a generic introduction or meant for a specific company / employer. You can talk about your studies / research, work experience, strengths and challenges and language / communication skills. You could tell what´s especially interesting in your studies / work / field of science. What do you know already and what you´d like to learn. Try to talk about your experience in a concrete way: avoid jargon and use arguments and examples. For instance if you say that you have great social skills, explain what they are and how / where did you learn these skills? If a course / job / something else was a good learning experience, explain what you learned and what does that mean in the working life context? Think about your audience: what kind of information do they need? What´s interesting? If the introduction is for a specific employer, explain why you want the job and what do you have to give especially to them. Keep it short!

One idea for the structure: 

1. Introduce yourself briefly. (you´re name + a short definition of your expertise, who are you, where are you from, where do you study and what.. something like that) 

2. Your studies and work experience

3. Language and communication skills (skip this if you want to)

4. Something personal (family, hobbies etc.. skip this if you want to)

5. How do you see your future?

These are only suggestions! Feel free to create your own structure.


Another option: a short informative video presentation (5-8min.) If you want this option, ask for more instructions: rinna.toikka@aalto.fi



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