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International recruitment consultation for employers

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Publish your job ads on workinestonia.com

All the job offers that have been posted in English to the most popular job portals in Estonia (CV Online, CV Keskus, Euraxess Estonia) are automatically fetched to our website.

However, if you have not posted your job offer on any of these portals, please send us a link to your active job offer via e-mail: [email protected] or use the form link below and we will post it manually. It is also possible to make an automatic connection between your career page and our website.

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Useful materials

Get access to free and helpful materials that help you promote Estonia as a great place to work and live. There’s also a marketing toolkit that includes tailored marketing messages, facts and photos and much more.

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Value propositions

Work in Estonia aims to be a partner for companies in Estonia, who are ready to embrace international specialists into their teams. These value propositions provide you with information on all the services we provide to companies, regardless of their experience or size.

  1. Rahvusvahelise värbamisega alustamine
  2. Tugiteenused kogenud välisvärbajatele
  3. Getting started with international recruitment
  4. Facilitating your international recruitment efforts
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Hire international students for work or internships

Latest events

Work in Estonia regularly hosts events to raise awareness on international recruitment. Check out the webinar recordings for companies on our Youtube Channel.

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“Proekspert has attended tech conferences abroad with Work in Estonia and I´ve always admired their professionalism. The preparations have gone well and they are good at promoting Estonia and Estonian companies abroad. I´d also like to compliment their marketing skills, because the marketing campaigns are very interesting and creative.
All in all, Work in Estonia´s contribution has been really valuable to us. They´ve helped us to promote Proekspert and to recruit and relocate foreigners to Estonia.”
Grete Tammlo
Technical talent recruiter, Proekspert
“We have co-operated with Work in Estonia regarding several recruitment campaigns (including Career Hunt Tallinn). They have helped us to find foreign talent, especially for very complex IT jobs. Work in Estonia team has always been truly helpful and I´m sure that we will work together in the future as well.”
Mare Aasma
Recruiter, Finestmedia
“I definitely recommend the Work in Estonia team to other companies. Especially to those companies who want to find employees from outside the European Union.”
Vladimir Šaroi
HR manager, Saku Metall AS
“Work in Estonia has helped us with foreign recruitment - they have helped us to find ways how to make our international employees´ relocation process as smooth as possible and they have given us advice on topics related to life in Estonia. Work in Estonia´s team is always full of energy. Everyone we´e worked with have been friendly, professional and goal-oriented. It has been really easy to co-operate with them so we recommend Work in Estonia to everyone who needs to hire people from abroad or to help foreigners move to Estonia.”
Ene Krinpus
HR manager, Magnetic MRO
“Work in Estonia has been a great partner to The Estonian Chamber of Commerce and Industry. During the past few seasons, we’ve co-organized foreigner recruitment meetups. The meetups serve a basis to share experience among HR-specialists whose daily work is related to attracting foreigner specialists to Estonia and companies. Throughout organizing these events, we’ve witnessed the rising number of companies who are recruiting talent from abroad. We’ve also seen first hand how the community has benefited from experience sharing. Work in Estonia is the best possible example of public sector initiative, which helps companies in their core business. Their team is very professional & driven- it’s been a joy to work with them.”
Piret Potisepp
Director of Services, Estonian Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Piret Potisepp
“We´ve collaborated with Work in Estonia on various different events and we´ve been very satisfied with the results. This collaboration has brought us new opportunities to reach potential future employees. Work in Estonia team members have a positive attitude and they are goal-oriented, which makes them a very good partner.”
Maris Pihle
Talent Acquisition Specialist, Genius Sports

Start recruiting

Foreign recruitment consultations

Contact us to set up a 1-on-1 meeting with our foreign recruitment adviser who will help you go through the process of foreign recruitment. Ideal for beginners in foreign recruitment.
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Hiring checklist

Have a look at our hiring checklist to see everything you need to know before starting to hire specialists from abroad.

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Roadmap for international recruitment

Use our interactive tool that aims to give a better understanding of foreign recruitment. By answering Yes-No questions, you´ll get a step-by-step overview of what kind of requirements you have to fulfil for foreign recruitment and what kind of authorities you have to contact to do so.

At the end of the journey, you can generate a PDF version or share a link of the specific journey via email.

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Available in Estonian, English and Russian language.

Made in cooperation between the Institute of Baltic Studies (IBS) and Work in Estonia (WiE), with the help of Estonian Police and Border Guard Board (PPA).

Go to roadmap

International House of Estonia (IHE)

A cosy place in Tallinn provides a wide range of consultation and public authority services for international newcomers in Estonia as well as local employers.

International House of Estonia opened its doors in November 2018.

Address: Valukoja 8, Ülemiste City. Please book an appointment online.

Services provided for employers:
  • Employee adaptation & language consultation (30 min)
  • Migration consultation for employers (30 min)
Services for foreigners and their family members:
  • Address of residence (residence registration) (30 min)
  • Business counselling (45 min)
  • Career counselling (45 min)
  • Personal ID code (30 min)
  • Residence permit – consultation (30 min)
  • Settle in consultation (90 min)
check & book services online

Relocation guide

To help all newcomers settle in smoothly, we have published a special handbook “Relocation Guide to Estonia”. It covers the most important topics such as housing, education, transportation, healthcare, taxes and much more. Available in English and Russian, both in print and online.

If you would like to have free copies of Relocation Guide at your office, please contact us: [email protected]

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Settle in Estonia programme

You can help your international employees settle in smoothly in Estonia by suggesting them to take part in the free Welcoming Programme offered by the state.
The programme consists of 8 different modules, including A1 language course. Participation in the programme is free.
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Counselling and support in organising the Estonian language studies

The Integration Foundation helps employers to:
  • analyse the reasons for learning Estonian and set goals for studies
  • set the length (volume) and intensity of the language course
  • to find a teacher and agree on the content of the studies (topics, areas of work, etc.).
The foundation also organises languages courses, language cafes, culture clubs, online materials and other opportunities for language learning.
See more

Join our Facebook group

Join the conversation by being a part of our Facebook group Work in Estonia HR Community. In the group, you can stay up to date with the latest information about foreign recruitment in Estonia and connect with other recruiters to share your experiences and best practices.

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Attend foreign recruitment meetups

At our foreign recruitment meetups we have visited companies in Estonia to hear about their experience with foreign recruitment. CEOs, HR managers and recruiters are all welcome to join.
Have a look at the upcoming events on Facebook and join! During the pandemic, we have postponed all meetups.
Events are organised in cooperation with Estonian Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

See events
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“I definitely recommend the Work in Estonia team to other companies. Especially to those companies who want to find employees from outside the European Union.”
Vladimir Šaroi
HR manager, Saku Metall AS
“Work in Estonia has helped us with foreign recruitment - they have helped us to find ways how to make our international employees´ relocation process as smooth as possible and they have given us advice on topics related to life in Estonia. Work in Estonia´s team is always full of energy. Everyone we´e worked with have been friendly, professional and goal-oriented. It has been really easy to co-operate with them so we recommend Work in Estonia to everyone who needs to hire people from abroad or to help foreigners move to Estonia.”
Ene Krinpus
HR manager, Magnetic MRO
“We´ve collaborated with Work in Estonia on various different events and we´ve been very satisfied with the results. This collaboration has brought us new opportunities to reach potential future employees. Work in Estonia team members have a positive attitude and they are goal-oriented, which makes them a very good partner.”
Maris Pihle
Talent Acquisition Specialist, Genius Sports
“Proekspert has attended tech conferences abroad with Work in Estonia and I´ve always admired their professionalism. The preparations have gone well and they are good at promoting Estonia and Estonian companies abroad. I´d also like to compliment their marketing skills, because the marketing campaigns are very interesting and creative.
All in all, Work in Estonia´s contribution has been really valuable to us. They´ve helped us to promote Proekspert and to recruit and relocate foreigners to Estonia.”
Grete Tammlo
Technical talent recruiter, Proekspert

For spouse and family

Spouse programme

A free specialised career consultation service is offered to the spouses of foreign specialists coming to Estonia. Consultations take place at the International House of Estonia. Share the opportunity among your co-workers.

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Career counselling

Career counselling helps you to make professional decisions and plan your career in Estonia. We help you to gain knowledge about the Estonian labour market and provide you with tips on being more successful in your job hunt. Book an appointment online.

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