{"id":1296,"date":"2018-03-13T09:58:48","date_gmt":"2018-03-13T07:58:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.hamk.fi\/yrli\/?p=1296"},"modified":"2018-04-04T10:45:40","modified_gmt":"2018-04-04T07:45:40","slug":"iuliia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.hamk.fi\/yrli\/iuliia\/","title":{"rendered":"The Tale Of A HAMK Alumni"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1297 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.hamk.fi\/yrli\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2018\/03\/Iuliia-Besson-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"246\" height=\"369\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.hamk.fi\/yrli\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2018\/03\/Iuliia-Besson-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/blog.hamk.fi\/yrli\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2018\/03\/Iuliia-Besson.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 246px) 100vw, 246px\" \/>\u2022 Can you tell me a bit about yourself?<\/h3>\n<p>My name is Iuliia Besson and I am from Saint Petersburg, Russia, which by car is 2 and a half hours away from Finland. I started my studies at HAMK when I was 17 years old, and this year I just turned 22. I graduated from HAMK in 2016 and at the moment I am working in the global leader logistics company in Helsinki. My main focuses during my studies were Marketing and Doing Business with Chinese.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3>\u00a0Why did you decide to study your current major?<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The main reason is because of my family, they are all businesspeople and I think it just runs in my blood. Moreover, I started learning English from a very young age thus the language of the study program did not pose a problem. I also always liked traveling and my parents always wanted me to study abroad. I was especially motivated to study Chinese Businesses. Thus that is why I decided to study <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hamk.fi\/english\/applicants\/international-business\/Sivut\/default.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">International Business in Finland<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3>What is your favorite part of the HAMK experience?<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>People with very different backgrounds, friendly lecturers, courses abroad and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hamk.fi\/english\/applicants\/exchange-studies\/Sivut\/default.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">exchange opportunities<\/a>. Ah, also sauna place in B-Building.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3>What is the biggest challenge you have overcome in regards to your studies at HAMK?<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Back in Russia my parents would do everything for me. For example: let me skip school, find me a job, buy and cook me food, pay for electricity and water. However, here in Finland all of the responsibilities lay upon me and me only.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3>How did you spend your free time while you were an undergraduate at HAMK?<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Throughout my studies I was a tutor (a person who helps newcomers) so that involved lots of activities organized with students, different trips and lots of parties.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3>Can you tell me about your work placement experience, and how did that help you shape your profile as a professional in your field of study?<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I was always trying to find a job which would be relevant to my studies in any kind of way, I was trying to understand what do I like doing the most and what field is the most attractive for my character: I was a research intern in a Finnish start up company, an a event organizer in a hotel in Germany, selling my own cakes and biscuits, a language teacher in China, a thesis trainee in one Finnish company producing guitars, marketing assistant in a polymer importing and producing company and many other short term jobs.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3>Why did you decide to stay in Finland after your studies?<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I always wanted to live abroad and Finland is a great country to start. It is safe and it supports you a lot, all you need is a bit of time to adapt to the differences and learn some Finnish.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3>What is your current professional place?<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I am\u00a0working in a Finnish export team of one Logistics Company, arranging shipment of containers all around the world.<\/p>\n<p><em>If you&#8217;re interested to read more about what HAMK has to offer,<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hamk.fi\/english\/about-hamk\/Sivut\/default.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> check out our websites! <\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u2022 Can you tell me a bit about yourself? My name is Iuliia Besson and I am from Saint Petersburg, Russia, which by car is 2 and a half hours away from Finland. I started my studies at HAMK when I was 17 years old, and this year I just turned 22. 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