Herizon Community Newsletter 10/2026
Our Herizon community has grown to 4221 members from 129 countries, connecting people from 127 languages and 10 industries. In the past month, 84 new professionals joined us, each bringing their unique perspective to the group. We鈥檙e glad to keep building a space for international talent to share, learn, and collaborate.
More info, links and important community notices below.
Companies needing interns, it's your time to act!
Herizon Internship Programs just started last quarter, and we have interns ready to show you their skills. Students are majoring in tech and business. Many are interested in using, implementing and automating with AI. Internships run 10-12 weeks, and students in the program have completed a two-week bootcamp where they learned the expectations of Finnish work life. Participating is free for companies.
Find your fall interns 馃憠 Talent Matcher
September 2026 labor market report
Communication skills had the largest relative gain in September 2026, doubling to 1,327 mentions, while Customer Service rose 79% to 5,410, and Security Engineer postings climbed 43% to 2,110.
August 2026 labor market report
AI skill mentions soared 637% to 8,594 and Account Executive postings jumped 645% to 5,567, as August鈥檚 data showed a tech-driven, remote-heavy market expansion.
Events by Herizon friends and family
Building in the Real World - Discussion / Q&A
Aaltoes 路 8 Oct 路 Espoo
Thinkin'Rocks: Build Your Own Smart Ring w/ Sens Wear
Aaltoes 路 14 Oct 路 Espoo
This month, there are no Herizon-hosted events on the calendar. We encourage you to check out partner-led sessions from the wider community if you are looking for opportunities to connect.
New courses to dive into
- Power BI basics for data roles
A practical course for people heading into data roles that use Power BI. Covers who can use it, connecting and cleaning data, the data model, DAX basics, a one-page report, publishing at work, Copilot and the PL-300 exam. - Linear for product and engineering teams
A practical course for people who join a product team that runs on Linear. Covers issues, triage, cycles, projects, saved views, the keyboard workflow, GitHub and Slack, Linear Agent and AI credits, plans and the EU data region. - Jira and Confluence for product and project roles
A practical tool course for people who join a team that runs on Jira and Confluence. Covers the new words (spaces and work items), the Free plan and its limits, Scrum and Kanban boards, the backlog and sprints, workflows, JQL filters, Confluence pages and templates, linking the two, Rovo AI, data residency and the free Atlassian certificates. - Excel for office and data jobs
Learn the Excel skills office and data jobs ask for, starting free in Excel for the web. Covers tables, core formulas, XLOOKUP, FILTER, UNIQUE and LET, PivotTables, charts, Power Query basics, cleaning data, Finnish-language Excel, Copilot in Excel and the Excel exams. - Granola: AI meeting notes without a bot
A practical course for members who take notes at work: how Granola listens without a bot, plans and prices, getting consent first, the training setting, templates, checking notes, sharing, Chat and integrations.
Fresh from the blog
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October 2026 labor market report
Startup job postings nearly doubled to 6,831 while international openings fell 11 percent, and software engineering demand surged to 5,937 as sales and customer-service roles declined.5 Oct
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September 2026 labor market report
Communication skills had the largest relative gain in September 2026, doubling to 1,327 mentions, while Customer Service rose 79% to 5,410, and Security Engineer postings climbed 43% to 2,110.5 Sept
Take ten minutes this week to browse our latest professional development courses or read through the labor market reports from August and September. There is always something to learn or consider, even in quieter weeks.
The Herizon team