If you order a pizza in Sweden, the overwhelming odds are that your pie will be made by someone born outside of the country. Newly-released 2017 workforce statistics from the Swedish Occupational Register showed that 79 percent of all pizza makers and fast food preparers in the country are not …read more Source:: https://www.thelocal.se/20190308/these-swedish-occupations-have-the-highest-share-of-foreign-born-workers

Working from home can be a tough way to earn a living, particularly if you’re trying to integrate into a new culture. Here are some tips on how to survive, and even thrive, working solo in France. Many people who dream of moving to France find that the way to make …read more Source:: https://www.thelocal.fr/20190226/take-advantage-of-the-long-french-lunch-how-to-make-a-success-of-working-alone-in-franc

Working from home can be a tough way to earn a living, particularly if you’re trying to integrate into a new culture. We’d like your tips on how to survive, and even thrive, working solo in France. Loading… …read more Source:: https://www.thelocal.fr/20190222/tell-us-how-to-survive-and-thrive-when-working-alone-in-france

Would you like to receive regular updates on jobs-related advice, news, events and listings from across The Local’s network? Sign up now and you’ll have a newsletter in your inbox by the end of this week – and every two weeks from then on. We’ll be trawling The Local’s news sites …read more Source:: https://www.thelocal.se/20190305/sign-up-now-for-the-local-jobs-newsletter

MY SWEDISH CAREER: For linguist Sarah Campbell, relocating to Sweden was an adventure and an opportunity to learn a new language. What she didn’t expect was that the move would lead her to a new career – as an author. Sweden was never on the Brit’s radar as a place Campbell …read more Source:: https://www.thelocal.se/20190305/dont-wait-until-youre-fluent-to-speak-swedish-you-have-the-right-to-practise-whatever-your-level

We asked last week for your thoughts on working in Denmark. We had a huge number of responses and a range of interesting, helpful insights and experiences. Thank you to everyone who took the time to get back to us. “Almost all jobs require fluent Danish” In our questionnaire, we asked what …read more Source:: […]

Sweden’s national employment agency Arbetsförmedlingen will close more than half of its local job centres across the country, after politicians agreed to slash its funding. Arbetsförmedlingen, or the Swedish Public Employment Service, announced on Monday it would close around 130 of its 242 local job centres currently operating across Sweden. The move …read more Source:: […]

Almost six out of ten of those registered at Arbetsförmedlingen employment service were born outside of Sweden – and one in two people in this group still did not have a job after eight years, write trade union representatives in this opinion piece. There were fewer unemployed in Sweden in 2018 …read more Source:: https://www.thelocal.se/20190227/not-utilizing-the-skills-of-immigrants-is-a-huge-waste-of-resources

In many companies across Sweden, English is the working language, but understanding at least some Swedish will serve you well in the search for a job. There are several ways to look for a job in Sweden. The first is to register with Arbetsförmedlingen (the Swedish Public Employment Service), which you’ll …read more Source:: https://www.thelocal.se/20190226/swedish-vocabulary-the-words-and-phrases-you-need-to-know-to-survive-the-job-hunt

How can Sweden make life better for international workers and entrepreneurs in the country? Fill out this survey to help The Local make your voice heard. Loading… …read more Source:: https://www.thelocal.se/20190219/tell-us-how-good-is-sweden-for-international-talent