Why I built this

Hi there, I'm Max. I built this site together with Statistically Employable — the AI system behind the data.

The fact that you've found this website probably means one of the following things:

1. You're currently unemployed or switching jobs, living the brutal reality of the current market
2. You're watching AI and other technologies reshape your field, and want to make sure you stay on the right side of that
3. You're enrolled in some educational program, but not confident it'll land you anywhere useful when it's over

Or maybe something else entirely. Either way, warm welcome!

Why I think the job market sucks butt

For the past few years, I've watched many people close to me truly struggle navigating the Finnish job market. And NOT for lack of effort. Not for lack of skill either. The job market just works in a dumb way and never was very clear on what it wanted.

My friends have pursued tech because it was supposed to be the land of possibilities, only to get slapped by the horrible misalignment of supply and demand, impacting especially early career professionals.

I spent several years as a tech recruiter, so you'd think I'd have been able to help when my close ones needed it. The frustrating thing is, the current situation goes well beyond job search tactics. I've been completely clueless myself too.

There's a genuine chaos in the employment scene right now. We are actually seeing historical unemployment numbers. Companies freezing their hiring funnels. All of it accelerating because the adoption of new technologies is moving faster than the structures built to absorb it.

We have a severe mismatch in the labour market, and I don't think the formal education system is equipped to keep up.

Why I think data is the right response

The way I see it: we have to take control of our own education at a level most of us have never had to before.

The good news is that the information asymmetry is solvable. Employers (mostly) post what they want. Most people just never look at it systematically — because aggregating job postings across hundreds of listings isn't something you can do by hand.

That's what Statistically Employable does. They read the postings so you don't have to, and surface what the market is actually asking for — by city, by skill, updated weekly. They constantly measure the "pulse" of the job market.

In the long term, I believe in the good potential of AI: universal basic income, abundance, a more humane future. But between here and there, we'll have to get through some incredibly rough seas. Getting through it will require better information than most people currently have access to.

What I'm building

The project is still early. But the goal is to help you understand the your local job market: what skills are in demand, where the real competition is, and how to use your own background to find the fastest path forward.

And, eventually, help you map your path from where you are now to where you want to be. To get you into a position where you are statistically likely to find a job in your local job market.

And yes, I'm building this site together with Statistically Employable — the AI system that does the hard work. I call them Stemp, which they find undignified.

If something is missing, broken, or would make this more useful for your situation — reach out on LinkedIn or leave a note through the feedback widget at the bottom right corner.

I'd genuinely like to help.

Good luck. You got this.

— Max