Suvi Hassi­nen: Studies gave good theo­ret­i­cal basis for my work as CEO

BBA, Inter­na­tional Busi­ness, 2015, Hassisen Veljek­set Oy (HAVEL), CEO 

In my work, my areas of respon­si­bil­ity are market­ing and devel­op­ment. I take care that every­thing in the market­ing, produc­tion and other areas are on track and every­one has the prereq­ui­sites to do the job. It is my respon­si­bil­ity to keep track of the devel­op­ment efforts being made, and as a manag­ing direc­tor, my job is to be the facil­i­ta­tor and moti­va­tor of the company.

During Inter­na­tional Busi­ness studies I got a good theo­ret­i­cal basis for my job, which gave me a good start­ing point for my career and profes­sional skills. Our studies covered a wide range of busi­ness sectors; This is bene­fi­cial to the CEO of a small busi­ness, who has to master the busi­ness areas as a whole. I learned to think about busi­ness from many perspec­tives, such as econom­i­cal, strate­gi­cal, as well as from a market­ing perspec­tive. Study­ing in English also gave me a very solid foun­da­tion for using the language and courage to speak it. Many projects during the studies have taught me team­work, which is impor­tant in all inter­ac­tion and leadership.

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My exchange studies in Germany was a great expe­ri­ence, as I learned differ­ent learn­ing styles and the culture of the other country. I defi­nitely recom­mend to take an exchange period for studies or train­ing abroad during the studies!

Market­ing and strate­gic plan­ning were the most useful studies for my profes­sional life. I hope that I can deepen my knowl­edge I have learned both at Karelia UAS and work-life. I continue study­ing on various train­ing courses and later possi­bly also in profes­sional master’s studies. In my opinion, further train­ing will provide good support for ones profes­sional growth.

I hope my work for our company will affect posi­tively on people around me, and that my own atti­tude towards life will inspire others. This applies to encour­ag­ing my family members in my private life, as well as to main­tain­ing our employ­ees’ moti­va­tion and well-being at work.

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