The hidden job market in the Nordics

What you will be able to do

Skills you add to your Herizon profile when you finish: Job Search Strategies, Professional Networking.

• A LinkedIn search test result that shows whether recruiters can find you
• A map of target companies with named contacts
• A first outreach message, sent
• A plan for your own five weeks

Who it is for

Time per page: 10 to 15 minutes Whole course: about 2 hours, at your own speed This is for you if you are: - Skilled at your work but mostly applying to posted roles - New to Finland or the Nordics and without a local network - Sending applications and hearing nothing back ---

The situation you work through

Dina, a sustainability analyst who moved from Amman to Helsinki, finds an unadvertised role at Kestra Energy over five weeks by making herself findable, mapping companies, writing to people and following up.

Your practice task

Run the LinkedIn search test for your target role in a private window and record whether you appear. Build a seed map of five companies, each with two named contacts and a next step. Write and send one message to the contact you share the most with. Submit the test result, your map and the text of the message.

What is inside

1. Why many jobs are never posted
2. What employers do before posting a job
3. Making yourself findable
4. Mapping your target companies
5. Reaching out to people
6. Informational interviews

and 5 more pages

Finish with a short quiz to earn your certificate.