Career design is a creative approach for leading your career with meaning, experimentation, and collaboration. Creating a path that is sustainable in terms of your wellbeing and impact while finding meaningfulness is at the core of what career design aims for.

At Career Design Lab, we provide research-based, creative services and collaborate with the Aalto University community and partners. We support Aalto students and alumni in career design, collaborate with alumni and organizations, connect employers with Aalto talent and help all lifewide learners prepare for the future of work.

Career Design for Students

Career Design for Students

Career design is an experimental approach for creating a meaningful career path in the constantly changing world of work.

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Lifewide Learning

Career Design for Alumni

The future of work calls for experimentation and lifewide learning for designing a meaningful career path.

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Career Design for Collaborators

Creative forms of collaboration for sustainable careers

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Design a Meaningful Career (external link)

In this self-paced online course you will learn how to shape your career as you go in the radically changing world of work.

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Career Design Lab Blog (external link)

This blog provide insights on how work is changing and how you can design a meaningful career path.

Our team

 Elisa Kouvonen

Elisa Kouvonen

Head of Career Design Lab 
 Ulla Eskola

Ulla Eskola

Career Design & Future Dialogues 
 Aila Saloranta

Aila Saloranta

Career Design Education & Coaching
 Susanna Saarinen

Susanna Saarinen

Career Design Education & Coaching, Career Monitoring
 Kaisa Paasivirta

Kaisa Paasivirta

International Talent Programme & Mentoring
 Riitta Kontio

Riitta Kontio

Employer Collaboration 
 Sara Liski

Sara Liski

Talent Boost Specialist
 Ella Tiilikainen

Ella Tiilikainen

Career Design Education & Coaching
Aalto University School of Business offers wide range of career services for our students

Career Services for School of Business students

Aalto University School of Business Career Services offer a wide range of services to our students.

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News

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Kiia Einola thinks that buildings should support the well-being of us all

Kiia Einola's study journey at Aalto University extends from bachelor's studies all the way to doctoral research. Summer job during her master's studies sparked Kiia's interest in smart building research. She is currently working on her doctoral dissertation in smart building services engineering by collaborating with Helvar, a company specializing in electrical engineering.
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Reetta Ranta: ‘I try to think about how to make the world a better place’

Alum story: Alum of the School of Arts, Design and Architecture believes that everything we do should involve ethical reflection.
Alumni in Seattle 2024
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Alumni encounters from Seattle to Bangalore

Over the past year, we have met with our alumni in more than 10 cities around the world.
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Alum Anton Jantunen: 'In my role, analytical skills, a comprehensive understanding of complex concepts, and the ability to see connections are especially useful.'

Anton Jantunen's journey led him from major consulting firms and startups to working in Nairobi at the UN Sanitation and Hygiene Fund, which aims to improve access to safe sanitation, hygiene, and menstrual health products and services. Jantunen works with innovative financing models for the fund.
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Advancement and Corporate Engagement (ADCO)

We offer opportunities for collaboration, develop alumni activities and build relationships with donors.

Services
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For alumni

As an alum, you are part of Aalto community. Let's stay connected and develop together!

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