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The one about being out of office when no office

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Mara Bande
June 19, 2025 • Takes: 5 minutes

18th of June ‘25

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Cool for the summer

I said it a million times, but it still bears repeating: being a jobseeker is a full-time job, except it’s more exhausting because no one is paying you. And now, to add salt to the wound, everyone with an actual job is vanishing on holiday. They’re definitely not emailing you back. If they are emailing you, it’s that corny Out Of Office automatic email stuff.

Unless your life is a rom-com and you meet a charming tourist billionaire business mogul who offers you a dream job over Aperols, it might be time to shift gears. I’m telling you because I’ve been trying to manifest this exact scenario and it hasn’t worked last summer…

Option A: Take a holiday too. A REAL one. Whether it’s a day trip, a nap in the sun, or a full week of doing absolutely nothing, the goal is to not think about work (or lack thereof). No job boards. No CV updates. Just you and your brain on airplane mode.

Option B (if Option A makes you anxious because if you don’t apply you think it’s your fault you’re unemployed): Use this “quiet” time to finally do that thing you’ve been procrastinating for months. My #1 recommendation? Sign up for a summer course. Local uni, online, whatever. Just something interesting that gets your brain going and gives you something to post about on LinkedIn.

Because we all know: sharing stuff on LinkedIn is key.

Mara, hit me up and I’ll like and comment on your LinkedIn

Find me on Instagram as @amarenabandivan

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Obviously if you knew what to do you would already be doing it, I’m not trying to teach you how to live. If you want more concrete examples of things you could be doing over the summer when the job application well runs dry, you can find a few here 👇

Looking for a job in tech or business this summer?

We’ve put together a list of things you can explore if you feel up for it (think free upskilling in Helsinki, gentle personal branding tweaks, or low-pressure networking). But here’s the most important part: We encourage you to rest. Seriously.

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📚 Book: Open, Heaven by Seán Hewitt

I’m old and bitter, but I still remember what it’s like to be 16 in a town that is just too small for you.

But this book is about so much more than that. It’s about yearning, it’s about dreaming and it’s about love that changes the very essence of your being. James lives in a small village in England, and he’s comfortable with who he is, which makes him somewhat of a loner. By chance, or after much daydreaming, he meets Luke, and teenage yearning begins. You can tell that the author is a poet, this book really captures the magic of being 16 and knowing nothing.

✹ Events Stuff to do

Kids! I just couldn’t find events for you this week because of Juhannus, so here’s a compilation of free stuff you could be doing or start doing!

Stanford - Human-Computer Interaction Seminar Series on Youtube

This is just an example! There are tons of Ivy League Universities that share lectures, whole courses , or interesting panel discussions on Youtube. Just queue them up and listen as if it was a podcast. This playlist keeps getting updated.

Class Central - a huge course directory

If you’re looking for courses and certs then Class Central is probably the easiest place to look them up. Not all of them are free, but the filtering makes it easy to find the ones that are.

Opintopolku - Studyinfo

Universities and higher education in Finland continues throughout the summer. It’s not free, but you can enroll through Open University and learn something new or update your skills!

LinkedIn Learning: Online Training Courses & Skill Building

Also not free, but it has a free trial! Lots of topics and certifications.

secret club

And if you don’t want to stress with courses and just want to chill, relax and meet new cool people (to maybe do new things together), you should join Secret Club!

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