Steps towards an inclusive Job Market Finland
Pride Week is celebrated this week in Finland and around the world. There is still room for improvement in Finnish working life when it comes to the realisation of the rights of sexual and gender minorities. However, progress is being made all the time. Job Market Finland has made a number of choices aimed at promoting equality.
Anonymous job applicant profiles and gender-neutral job titles draw attention to skills
The professional and competence vocabulary used in Job Market Finland is based on the European-wide ESCO vocabulary. Anyone, regardless of their age, gender, or skin colour, can apply for any profession or job, and we want to encourage job seekers to apply for different jobs based on their own interests and skills. This is why we have changed the ESCO-based professional titles in Job Market Finland to be gender neutral. If our users notice that some titles or competencies are missing, they can suggest that they be added.
At Job Market Finland, the job seeker publishes his or her job applicant profile anonymously, so only their previous experience and skills are visible to employers. This way, employers search for employees and select those to be interviewed based on skills alone, which reduces the impact of even unconscious prejudices on decisions.
A high-quality job advertisement is clear and does not discriminate against anyone
Job vacancies published on Job Market Finland must meet certain quality requirements. The most important thing in job advertisements is to highlight the skills which are required for the role. The advertisements must not discriminate against job seekers on the grounds of age, ethnic or national origin, nationality, language, family, or gender. Asking for a photograph is discriminatory unless it is clearly justified, such as when hiring an employee for a role as a model or an actor.
A good job advertisement clearly describes, in addition to the characteristics expected of the job seeker, what tasks the job includes, describes the organisation and where the workplace is located.
Users can submit a report to Job Market Finland if they feel that a job advertisement is inappropriate or in violation of the law.
Let's make Job Market Finland as clear and accessible as possible together
Our goal is to make Job Market Finland as accessible as possible. Our content is available in Finnish, Swedish and English, and all three language versions correspond in terms of content. In addition, the content is written in as clear a language as possible. Through these language related measures, we increase the opportunity for different users to use our services.
We aim to make Job Market Finland the best possible service, and we hope that you will give feedback if you find something to fix on our website. We currently have a trial version in use which we are continuously developing. Users can participate in the creation of Job Market Finland by giving feedback or participating in our customer groups. Together, let's make Job Market Finland a site that serves all its users as well as possible!