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Overtime & public holidays
Career Sweden Team
Swedes enjoy an impressive number of days off, especially in May and June, sometimes even surpassing the annual leave of many Americans! But what do terms like Röd dag, Klämdag,...
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labour laws
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Checklist for signing an Employment contract
Career Sweden Team
Once you’ve received your first job offer in Sweden there are some things to think of before signing a contract...
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Employment types
Career Sweden Team
There are three types of employment in Sweden: tillsvidareanställning, tidsbegränsad anställning and provanställning...
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Find a job through networking
Career Sweden Team
Most jobs are found within a network. You know someone, who knows someone, who is looking for someone like you...
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5 Rules for a Successful Job Hunt
Andreas Wennberg
Over the past year, my team and I have provided around 1 000 job hunters with the necessary tools to find a job. I have personally talked to a majority...
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Job seeking tools
Career Sweden Team
The Swedish Public Employment Service has several general job seeking tools that can facilitate the processes of finding a job...
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Swedish labour law
Career Sweden Team
Sweden doesn’t have minimum wage. Wages are regulated by agreements – kollektivavtal – between employers and the trade unions...
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Fired in Sweden? Uppsagd vs. Avskedad
Career Sweden Team
There is no good way to get Fired or lose your job in Sweden. But there are better and worse ways. In this article, we explain the difference between uppsagd...