LookingforjobintheGothenburgRegion?

HereisaGuideonhowtogetstarted!

GettingajobinSwedenwithoutspeakingSwedishisitpossible?
SwedestendtospeakEnglishverywellandmanyofthecompaniesoperatinghereareglobalwith
Englishasthecorporatelanguage.NeverthelessSwedishskillsareoftenrequired.Yourabilitytospeak
SwedishwillimproveyourcareerprospectsandhelpyoutogetmoreoutoflifeinSweden.Thereare
Swedishcoursesofferedfreeofcharge,suchastheonesofferedbySFI;
www.goteborg.se/wps/portals/sfi.YoucanalsostartstudyingSwedishbydistancelearning:
http://www.si.se/English/Navigation/LearningSwedish/WebcourseinSwedish.

BEFOREMOVINGTOTHEGOTHENBURGREGION
ContacttheEURESofficeinGothenburg(EU/EES)
ContacttheEURESadvisers(EuropeanEmploymentServices)inGothenburg(forEU/EEAcitizens)by
sendinganemailtogoteborgeures@arbetsformedlingen.se.Theycanprovideinformationaboutthe
labourmarketandaboutlivingandworkingconditions.YoucanalsovisittheEURESmobilityportal:
http://eures.europa.eutoseeavailablejobsintheGothenburgregion.SelectSwedenforcountryand
VstraGtalandforregion.However,agreatmajorityoftheadvertsarewritteninSwedishandmost
likelyyouwillgetfurtherinyourjobsearchwhenyoucontacttheEURESadvisersbeforeyouleaveyour
homecountryoruponyourarrivalintheGothenburgregion.Youcanfindbasicandgeneralinformation
inEnglishaboutlivingandworkingconditionsinSwedenonwww.eures.se.

Recognitionofqualificationsfromabroad
Hgskoleverket(SwedishNationalAgencyforHigherEducation)providesinformationabouthow
internationalstudiescanberecognizedinSweden,whichprofessionsthatareregulatedbylawand
addressestothecompetentauthoritiesforrecognition.Seewww.hsv.seformoreinformation.The
EURESofficeinGothenburgcanalsogiveinformationconcerningthis.

Righttounemploymentbenefits?
Ifyouareentitledtounemploymentbenefitsinyourhomecountry(EU/EEAmemberstatesincluding
Switzerland)youcanapply,beforeleavingforSweden,tokeepthisbenefitduring36monthswhen
lookingforworkinSweden.Askatyouremploymentofficeformoreinformation.
PleasenotethatyoucannotapplyforSwedishunemploymentbenefituntilafterhavingworkedin
Sweden.

WHENYOUHAVEARRIVEDTOTHEGOTHENBURGREGION
EstablishcontactwithyourlocalArbetsfrmedlingen
Arbetsfrmedlingen(TheSwedishPublicEmploymentOffice)has16officesintheGothenburgregion.
TheEURESoffice(seeabove)caninformaboutwhatofficetocontactandthenameandcontactdetails
toanemploymentofficerwhereyoucangetanappointment.Youwillthengetinformationonwhat
kindofserviceyoucanexpectfromArbetsfrmedlingen.

Jobseekersareencouragedtomarketthemselvesinabroadspectra,notonlybyregisteringat
Arbetsfrmedlingen,butalsobycontactingprivaterecruitmentcompaniesandtemporaryemployment
agencieslikeforexampleManpower,Proffice,Monsteretc.Donthesitatetocontactemployersdirectly
andmarketyourskills.ThismethodisfrequentlyusedinSweden.