How long does Recruiting fundamentals: how hiring works in Finland take?

It takes about 20 min of reading, plus exercises, a short quiz and a practice task. You can stop and continue later, because the portal keeps your place.

Do I get a certificate?

Yes. Pass the short quiz at the end to get a certificate you can share, for example on LinkedIn.

What do I need to start?

A free Herizon account. The course is written at beginner level.

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Recruiting fundamentals: how hiring works in Finland

Recruiting fundamentals: how hiring works in Finland is a free, beginner online course from Herizon.

How hiring works in Finland, from the recruiter's side and from yours as a candidate. Follow a junior recruiter through one hire: a fair job ad, sourcing, structured interviews, what an employer may ask and collect, tests and checks, rejections and your rights, candidate data and the rules that are changing. Law is cited by act and section.

You finish with Recruitment, Talent Acquisition and Interviewing added to your Herizon profile.

Free · 20 min read · certificate when you pass the quiz · part of Getting hired in the Nordics · last updated 28 October 2026

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A look inside the course

How page 1 starts: The recruiter role: one hire from start to finish

Elina is a junior recruiter at Nordlight Software, a made-up company in Helsinki. Mikko, a hiring manager, needs to hire 1 customer support specialist. 84 people apply and Elina interviews 6. Elina, Mikko and Nordlight are a scenario, not real people. You follow Elina, and you also learn what a fair hiring process looks like when you are the candidate.

It takes about 20 min of reading, plus exercises, a short quiz and a practice task. It teaches Recruitment, Talent Acquisition and Interviewing. Pass the short quiz at the end to get a certificate.

What you will be able to do

A fair job ad that you can justify rule by rule
A structured interview kit with a 1 to 5 scale
A retention rule, a consent text and a rejection reply
A clear view of what employers may ask, collect and keep about you

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Who it is for

Time per page: 15 to 30 minutes Whole course: 3 to 4 hours (10 pages, at your own speed) This is for you if you are: - Looking for work in recruiting or HR in Finland - A hiring manager or coordinator who runs interviews - A job seeker who wants to know your rights in a hiring process You need no legal training. This is not legal advice: for your own case, ask the occupational safety and health authority or a lawyer. ---

The situation you work through

Elina, a made-up junior recruiter at Nordlight Software in Helsinki, runs one hire for a customer support specialist: she fixes the ad, screens 84 applications, interviews 6 with a structured kit, checks what she may ask and collect, answers a rejected candidate and sets the data retention.

Your practice task

Build a hiring pack for one vacancy, real or imagined. Rewrite its ad so that it names no protected ground, ties any language level to a task and has a pay range or the question you would ask for it. Write a structured interview kit with 5 competencies, the same questions, a 1 to 5 scale with anchors and a note template that records only job-relevant data. Write a retention rule with its reason, a talent pool consent text, a rejection email and the written account you would send on request. Name the act and section for each rule. Submit it as one document.

Key topics

The recruiter role: one hire from start to finish
A fair job ad
Sourcing and the tools recruiters use
Screening and structured interviews
What you may ask and collect
Tests and checks on the finalists

and 4 more pages

What you get when you pass

A certificate with your name, the course and the date. Sharing it is your choice. If you share it, it has a public link that anyone can open to check it, and you can add it to LinkedIn.

Common questions about Recruiting fundamentals: how hiring works in Finland

Is Recruiting fundamentals: how hiring works in Finland free?: Yes. The course is free with a Herizon account, and the account is free too.
How long does Recruiting fundamentals: how hiring works in Finland take?: It takes about 20 min of reading, plus exercises, a short quiz and a practice task. You can stop and continue later, because the portal keeps your place.
Do I get a certificate?: Yes. Pass the short quiz at the end to get a certificate you can share, for example on LinkedIn.
What do I need to start?: A free Herizon account. The course is written at beginner level.
Who can join Herizon?: You can join if you live in the EU, EEA, UK or Switzerland, or a partner organisation invited you.
Who is Recruiting fundamentals: how hiring works in Finland for?: Time per page: 15 to 30 minutes Whole course: 3 to 4 hours (10 pages, at your own speed) This is for you if you are: - Looking for work in recruiting or HR in Finland - A hiring manager or coordinator who runs interviews - A job seeker who wants to know your rights in a hiring process You need no legal training. This is not legal advice: for your own case, ask the occupational safety and health authority or a lawyer. ---

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Common questions about Recruiting fundamentals: how hiring works in Finland

Is Recruiting fundamentals: how hiring works in Finland free?: Yes. The course is free with a Herizon account, and the account is free too.
How long does Recruiting fundamentals: how hiring works in Finland take?: It takes about 20 min of reading, plus exercises, a short quiz and a practice task. You can stop and continue later, because the portal keeps your place.
Do I get a certificate?: Yes. Pass the short quiz at the end to get a certificate you can share, for example on LinkedIn.
What do I need to start?: A free Herizon account. The course is written at beginner level.
Who can join Herizon?: You can join if you live in the EU, EEA, UK or Switzerland, or a partner organisation invited you.
Who is Recruiting fundamentals: how hiring works in Finland for?: Time per page: 15 to 30 minutes Whole course: 3 to 4 hours (10 pages, at your own speed) This is for you if you are: - Looking for work in recruiting or HR in Finland - A hiring manager or coordinator who runs interviews - A job seeker who wants to know your rights in a hiring process You need no legal training. This is not legal advice: for your own case, ask the occupational safety and health authority or a lawyer. ---

Recruiting fundamentals: how hiring works in Finland

A look inside the course

What you will be able to do

Who it is for

The situation you work through

Your practice task

Key topics

What you get when you pass

Common questions about Recruiting fundamentals: how hiring works in Finland

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