This is how we recruit

Learn about our recruitment practices and how the application process progresses.

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Our recruitment practices
Read more about our recruitment practices, such as application times and additional details required from applicants.
Contact information for recruitment
Our divisions and public enterprises have independent recruitment processes. The contact information for unit-specific recruitment can be found here.

How to apply

Our divisions and municipal enterprises recruit employees independently, and all of our recruitment measures are guided by the City of Helsinki’s shared instructions and rules as well as the applicable legislation.

  1. 1. Learn about open jobs

    We list all vacancies on the Open jobs website. Each job advertisement provides the basic information about the job and recruitment schedule. More information on the position is available from the contact person specified in the job advertisement, who is usually the supervisor in charge of recruitment.

  2. 2. Once you have submitted the application

    At the end of the application period, we will invite some of the applicants to a job interview. We will indicate in the job advertisement if the selection process involves group or video interviews in addition to the personal interview. We notify all applicants of the application results.

  3. 3. If you are selected

    When you are informed about being selected for the job, your future supervisor will agree with you on important matters related to the work, such as start date, pay, trial period and orientation. We always prepare written employment contracts. Officeholders receive an appointment to office. The oral agreement will be valid until a written contract has been prepared.

  4. 4. If you are not selected

    If you are not selected this time, do not get discouraged. We receive many good applications for most of our vacancies, but we can usually only pick one recruit. Next time, you may very well be the one we choose.