{"id":2998,"date":"2016-10-13T10:42:39","date_gmt":"2016-10-13T08:42:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jobboardfinder.com\/news\/?p=2998"},"modified":"2018-11-16T18:08:33","modified_gmt":"2018-11-16T16:08:33","slug":"how-to-recruit-in-sweden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jobboardfinder.com\/news\/how-to-recruit-in-sweden\/","title":{"rendered":"How to recruit in Sweden"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Sweden is known for being one of the <strong>happiest nations<\/strong> in the world thanks to the <strong>generous employment conditions<\/strong>, comfortable social support and affluent lifestyle. But recently the country has slipped a few places in the world happiness ranking and people are starting to wonder if it still boasts the same <strong>high standard<\/strong> of living as it used to. Here at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jobboardfinder.com\/en\/\">Jobboard Finder<\/a>, we will be evaluating the labour market in Sweden and giving you advice for your <strong>job search and recruitment campaign.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jobboardfinder.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/sweden.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" style=\"background-image: none; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; display: block; padding-right: 0px; margin-right: auto; border: 0px;\" title=\"sweden\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jobboardfinder.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/sweden_thumb.jpg\" alt=\"sweden\" width=\"406\" height=\"272\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>With a comfortable <strong>welfare system<\/strong> in Sweden, you can be sure that your employees will be receiving the highest standard of support from the government; with many benefits that other countries do not offer. For example, employees are given 18 months of <strong>paid parental leave<\/strong> per child and subsidies for <strong>healthcare, childcare and education<\/strong> are proposed by the government so that people working in Sweden can live a very comfortable life. These benefits, which are free of charge, attract many <strong>international job seekers<\/strong> to Sweden and therefore recruiters will not have a hard time convincing someone from another country to migrate and work for them. What is also interesting is that Sweden\u2019s<strong> unemployment rate<\/strong> is at a record low, which just goes to show that the labour market is doing very well for itself.<\/p>\n<p>You don\u2019t need to speak Swedish to get by in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jobboardfinder.com\/search\/best-job-site-in-sweden\">Sweden<\/a>, unsurprisingly. It is well known that Scandinavian people <strong>speak<\/strong> <strong>better English<\/strong> than most other countries and recruiters will not have any difficulty in finding <strong>highly qualified applicants<\/strong> to fill their positions. However if you are a job seeker and do not speak Swedish then your search may be limited. Most <strong>international companies<\/strong> use English as their business language but having a conversational level of Swedish will open many doors and make you a more <strong>attractive candidate<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jobboardfinder.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Sweden-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" style=\"background-image: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border: 0px;\" title=\"Sweden (1)\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jobboardfinder.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Sweden-1_thumb.jpg\" alt=\"Sweden (1)\" width=\"549\" height=\"213\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jobboardfinder.com\/en\/how-it-works\">Jobboard Finder\u2019s<\/a> top 4 job boards in Sweden:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jobboardfinder.com\/jobboard-nyteknik_jobb-sweden\">NyTeknik Job<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jobboardfinder.com\/jobboard-feber-sweden\">Feber<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jobboardfinder.com\/jobboard-blocketjobb-sweden\">Blocket<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jobboardfinder.com\/jobboard-jobbsafari-sweden\">Jobbsafari<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Swedes are <strong>hardworking individuals<\/strong> and they expect the company to\u00a0<strong>reciprocate<\/strong> their hard work. Be prepared as a recruiter to give back to your employees in terms of <strong>salary and company benefits<\/strong> as Sweden is all about equality and fairness. As for contracts, it is important to keep in mind that it is illegal to draw up a contract based on an hourly rate (even if there are ways to get around this).<\/p>\n<p>Keep up to date with our news articles and receive them directly in your mailbox by subscribing to our newsletter. If there is a particular topic that you would like to see featured on our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jobboardfinder.com\/news\/\">blog<\/a> please let us know.<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sweden is known for being one of the happiest nations in the world thanks to the generous employment conditions, comfortable social support and affluent lifestyle. 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