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The Ultimate Guide to Getting a Work Visa in Sweden

15 February 2025 By Ellen Boyer Pokorny Leave a Comment

There are many different reasons why you may want to move to Sweden. Maybe your partner is Swedish, maybe you’ve heard about the excellent work life balance that Sweden is famous for, or maybe you’ve just visited and fallen in love with its culture. But moving to Sweden requires an important step for many people: […]

Filed Under: About, Blog, Culture, Info, Just Arrived Tagged With: find a job, Find a job before moving to Sweden, find a job in Sweden, Get a visa or residence permit in Sweden, Getting a visa to Sweden, Requirements for a Swedish visa, Visa for Sweden, work visa, work visa in Sweden

How to Plan your Swedish Job Search According to Hiring Seasons

24 August 2023 By The Newbie Team Leave a Comment

How is your Swedish job search going? Sweden is a country known for sometimes doing things different in their hiring rituals, but often these differences are not clear to newcomers. When looking for a job in Sweden, many factors should be taken into consideration – updating your CV and LinkedIn, learning how to interview the […]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: find a job, find a job in Sweden, find work, networking, networking in Sweden, work in sweden

10 things to do to protect against unemployment in Sweden

16 August 2023 By Sara Costa Leave a Comment

Unemployment in Sweden often makes headlines in the news, either during election campaigns or when large companies lay off a large number of employees. The truth is that unemployment can affect all branches, all ages, and anyone. It can be devastating and worrisome, but its effects can also be mitigated if you are prepared for […]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: find a job, losing work, unemployment

10 Swedish words to know in the office

1 February 2023 By The Newbie Team Leave a Comment

Why do you need to learn Swedish words for the office? Well, are you looking for a job in Sweden? Or, are you already working in a Swedish office? In that case, just knowing 10 simple words or phrases in Swedish might make all the difference for your experience in a Swedish workplace. Rebecca from […]

Filed Under: Blog, Work Tagged With: employment, find a job, jobs in sweden, jobsearch in Sweden, learn Swedish, Swedish, Swedish Culture, Swedish words, swedish workplace, work in sweden, working, working in Sweden

Dream & Go Job Coaching and Training

Are you a newbie in Sweden? Do you plan to work or change your job in Sweden? Dream & Go Job Coaching and Training specializes in employment and expatriation coaching and can support you in a wide variety of job related areas such as defining your dream job to offering the tools and strategy to achieve your […]

3 ways to increase your job opportunities in Sweden and integrate into society

1 November 2021 By The Newbie Team Leave a Comment

Written by Chia May Congratulations! So you’re moving to Sweden 🙂 and you have a million questions on your mind. Here 3 ways to increase your job opportunities in Sweden and integrate into the Swedish society. After 2 years of discussing and planning, I finally received my residence permit card.  My mind went into a […]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: employment, find a job, job hunt, moving to sweden, Sweden, Swedish Culture

Q&A with an international recruiter

18 June 2021 By The Newbie Team Leave a Comment

Advertised by Acquiro International Recruitment Have you talked to an international recruiter yet? We know that if you are considering moving to Sweden (or have already moved) and are looking for work, you probably have loads of questions. This is why we asked our readers to ask your questions and then had international Recruiter Lina […]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: find a job, International recruiter, Sweden

Three mistakes international professionals make at job interviews in Sweden

20 May 2021 By Sofi Tegsveden Deveaux 2 Comments

Most of us have probably had one or two less than successful job interviews. A lot of things you do not have control over – but on the other hand, there are a lot that you CAN control as long as you know what is expected. So let’s go through some mistakes that many internationals […]

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Mitt Livs Chans, mentor program for job seekers

Mitt Liv offer a mentoring program for newcomers with a post-secondary education who don’t a job in Sweden equivalent to their field of competence.

Settle in Sweden within 1 year

14 October 2018 By The Newbie Team 2 Comments

Have you considered relocating to Sweden alone? Are you worried about the language, culture, job opportunities, cost of living etc? It can be extremely daunting to move from one place to another. However, life is short but remember that preparation is key and adaptation comes next.  Written by Teenie Fung Do your homework, measure the […]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: accommodation, apartment for rent, culture, find a job, Housing, Integration, job in sweden, job interview sweden, job seeking tools, language, learn Swedish, move to Sweden, networking, newbie story, relocate, sfi, stockholm, Swedish, traditions, welcome to sweden, work

Guide to a happy unemployment

4 June 2017 By The Newbie Team 5 Comments

Written by Sara Costa Unemployment does not have to be hard, but it is not easy. It messes with your mind and self-confidence and makes you doubt yourself. I was unemployed for the first 1,5 year after my move to Sweden, until recently when I finally found a job. My experience hardly makes me an expert in unemployment, […]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: employment, find a job, job hunt

Integrating in Sweden: easy or not?

20 March 2017 By The Newbie Team 4 Comments

As a Dutch girl, I come from a culture somewhat similar to the Swedish culture: we both work hard, aren’t too social but also not unsocial, we always talk about the weather and we’re both in the list of the happiest countries in the world. You’d think that integrating in Sweden would be really easy […]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: culture, find a job, immigration, Integration, language, Newbie, Swedish

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