The Job Appli­cant Pro­file Will Become Part of Job Seek­ing in Autumn 2026 – Why Is It Worth Invest­ing Time In?

The job appli­cant pro­file is already a famil­iar fea­ture to many users of Job Mar­ket Fin­land. Through the job appli­cant pro­file, job seek­ers can present their skills, work expe­ri­ence, edu­ca­tion, and career aspi­ra­tions in one place. At the same time, employ­ers can dis­cov­er suit­able can­di­dates even for posi­tions that may not be pub­licly adver­tised.

From 1 Sep­tem­ber 2026 onwards, cre­at­ing and pub­lish­ing a job appli­cant pro­file will, as a rule, become an oblig­a­tion for all job seek­ers.

“The job appli­cant pro­file is like a dig­i­tal busi­ness card that allows job seek­ers to show­case their skills and poten­tial. A well-craft­ed pro­file can pro­vide a sig­nif­i­cant boost to a job search because it attracts employ­ers’ atten­tion and encour­ages them to get in touch,” says Lau­ra Rautio, Process Own­er for Employ­ment Ser­vices at Business­Oulu.

A job appli­cant pro­file is not a tra­di­tion­al CV or job appli­ca­tion. Its pur­pose is to give employ­ers a clear pic­ture of your skills and the type of work you are look­ing for. The more care­ful­ly you com­plete your pro­file, the bet­ter Job Mar­ket Fin­land can iden­ti­fy job oppor­tu­ni­ties that match your com­pe­tence.

What Are the Ben­e­fits of a Job Appli­cant Pro­file?

A job appli­cant pro­file can open new oppor­tu­ni­ties, even when active job search­ing feels chal­leng­ing or when there are only lim­it­ed vacan­cies avail­able in your field.

With a pro­file, you can:

• Make your skills vis­i­ble to employ­ers.
• Receive job rec­om­men­da­tions that match your com­pe­tence and expe­ri­ence.
• Be dis­cov­ered for posi­tions that are not wide­ly adver­tised.
• Use your pro­file in both domes­tic and inter­na­tion­al labour mar­kets.
• Apply for jobs anony­mous­ly with­out dis­play­ing per­son­al iden­ti­fy­ing infor­ma­tion.

“Pub­lish­ing a job appli­cant pro­file is one way of cast­ing your net wide. It is a prac­ti­cal net­work­ing tool that allows you to make a pos­i­tive first impres­sion on sev­er­al employ­ers at once. It may even hap­pen that a job finds you before you find the job,” Rautio says.

Remem­ber to pub­lish your pro­file once you have com­plet­ed it. The job appli­cant pro­file should be seen pri­mar­i­ly as an oppor­tu­ni­ty. Cre­at­ing it helps you put your skills into words and artic­u­late your strengths. By sys­tem­at­i­cal­ly review­ing your work expe­ri­ence, skills, and achieve­ments, you also cre­ate a strong foun­da­tion for future CVs and job appli­ca­tions.

Who Can See My Infor­ma­tion?

Pub­lished job appli­cant pro­files can be viewed by employ­ers and pri­vate employ­ment agen­cies that are logged into Job Mar­ket Fin­land, as well as employ­ment author­i­ties in rela­tion to their own cus­tomers.

If an employ­er finds a suit­able can­di­date, they can send a mes­sage through the plat­form. The job seek­er receives the con­tact request by email. Employ­ers and pri­vate employ­ment agen­cies do not see the job seeker’s email address.

You decide how much infor­ma­tion you share about your back­ground and how much iden­ti­fy­ing infor­ma­tion you wish to pro­vide. You can pub­lish your pro­file your­self by log­ging into the My Job Path sec­tion of Job Mar­ket Fin­land, or you can pub­lish it togeth­er with your per­son­al employ­ment coach.

When a pro­file is pub­lished togeth­er with an employ­ment coach, infor­ma­tion such as work expe­ri­ence and edu­ca­tion can be includ­ed with­out iden­ti­fy­ing details. This allows the pro­file to remain anony­mous unless the job seek­er specif­i­cal­ly wish­es to share more detailed infor­ma­tion with employ­ers.

What Should You Include in Your Pro­file?

A job appli­cant pro­file does not need to be lengthy. The most impor­tant thing is that it clear­ly com­mu­ni­cates the essen­tial infor­ma­tion.

A good pro­file should include:

• Key work expe­ri­ence, edu­ca­tion, and qual­i­fi­ca­tions
• Oth­er skills and strengths
• Career goals and areas of inter­est
• A short intro­duc­tion about your­self as a job seek­er

It is par­tic­u­lar­ly worth­while to spend some time on the intro­duc­tion sec­tion. In just a few sen­tences, you can explain what kind of work you are look­ing for, what skills you have, and what you could bring to a new work­place. Con­crete exam­ples are often more mem­o­rable than a sim­ple list of job titles or per­son­al qual­i­ties.

“The sys­tem allows job seek­ers to cre­ate their pro­files in a flex­i­ble way and, if they wish, with a touch of per­son­al­i­ty. Every­one can decide for them­selves what infor­ma­tion is rel­e­vant to their employ­ment prospects and how much detail they want to share,” Rautio reminds.

3 Tips to Keep in Mind

• Tell employ­ers who you are and what you are aim­ing for. Even a brief intro­duc­tion helps employ­ers under­stand your sit­u­a­tion.
• Describe your expe­ri­ence through prac­ti­cal exam­ples. Explain what you have done, achieved, or learned in dif­fer­ent roles.
• High­light your strengths. Focus on the skills and expe­ri­ence you have today.

What Will Change in Autumn 2026?

From 1 Sep­tem­ber 2026, new job seek­ers will gen­er­al­ly have 15 work­ing days to com­plete and pub­lish a job appli­cant pro­file after start­ing their job search. In cer­tain sit­u­a­tions, excep­tions may apply if there are legal grounds for doing so.

If your job search has start­ed before 1 Sep­tem­ber 2026, the oblig­a­tions relat­ed to the job appli­cant pro­file will begin at your first ser­vice meet­ing after the leg­isla­tive changes come into effect.

Pub­lish­ing a job appli­cant pro­file is not mere­ly a new oblig­a­tion. It is also a way to make your skills vis­i­ble and dis­cov­er new oppor­tu­ni­ties in work­ing life. The bet­ter employ­ers under­stand your com­pe­tence, the greater your chances of being noticed at the right time.