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Posted by on March 12, 1998 at 15:58:43:
In Reply to: JOB IN STOCKHOLM posted by Deborah on March 09, 1998 at 02:40:43: Hi Deborah! I now live and work in Sweden as a tech writer, but let me tell you it was HARD to find work. I was a Database Admin. in the U.S. and people told me that I would have no problem getting an IT related job in Sweden. Yes, you are 3 times more likely to get a job than other professions here , but you STILL need to have some Swedish to be competitive and Sweden is facing quite high employment :-(. There are a ton of Americans in Stockholm looking for work, and English is an advantage, but many Swedes can speak English also. Don't give up though... it took me 1 year to find a job (in the meantime, I took a Swedish course to learn Swedish). And many companies have a strong connection to the U.S. and other english speaking countries. My company also is hiring a bunch of programmers (see http://www.pharmasoft.se for more info... you might want to check it out also Arbetförmedlingen (in Swedish only but THE job database in Sweden, http://jobb.amv.se), however, my company is in Uppsala (about 45 min away by train). Write me if you want more info! Good luck!!!
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