(edit title) Looking for a job GBG job hunting asap Options

[raii87]

Hi everyone,

I'm trying (without a result for now) to find a job in Gothenborg. I've found several helpful and organized sites, sent my CV here and there but till now nothing has happened. I was wondering if anyone could give me any advice on finding a job. I want to move to live in Gbg soon (I'll be moving from Bulgaria) and I'll be happy with any job to start off with. I guess the easiest way to find a well paid job or a better job in general is to look for it directly from Gbg itself. I speak fluent Polish and English (obviously Bulgarian too although I don't believe it will come handy).

Any feedback will be highly appreciated. Thanks!

[rtharper]

We might be able to provide more suggestions if you can tell us your field?

[Yorkshireman]

Not only field ... but Age, Education level... well paid or better paid compared to what? Remember, Sweden may seem to have higher salaries, but it's taxation and general cost of living is higher than many European countries!

You missed Swedish off the list of Languages! Sweden has a high immigrant unemployment rate 35+%, one of the back reasons to that is Swedish language. (as well as Education and in some cases descrimination). Youth unemployment is high in Sweden, so if You are Young, You will also be competing against nationals that do have the local education and language.

Why not look for countries where they place call centers or shared service centers for international companies ... there the languages Bulgarian, Polish and English could be greater asset.

[raii87]

Hi. Of course, I didn't know how much to tell about myself in the first message.

I turned 25 a month ago. I have a BA degree in International Finance & Trade from the University of Portsmouth and a BA in Marketing & Management from a Bulgarian university. I have been working for the past 4yrs in an American outsourcing company (call center - working in the Nokia technical support project), I also represent our office in the European Work Council which holds annual meetings with all the other representatives from our offices across Europe. I'm well aware that with the higher pay and costly lifestyle come the higher taxes. Yes, I missed Swedish off the language list and that is because I have only begun to study Swedish. I believe the best way to learn a foreign language is in its natural environment. I've read about this high unemployment in Sweden, as well as about the immigrant percentage there and although perhaps finding a job elsewhere might be easier to do, I have personal reasons to want to move to Gbg. Looking for a job in one country while residing in another one can be tricky and I realize that, nevertheless I am sure that there are many possibilities out there for young people in an international community such as Sweden.

[ithinkimtink]

Hello OP,

I was thinking you could perhaps google to find companies around GBG that provide services you are educated for and apply to these companies directly (just send you resume and a personalized letter regardless if they are advertising vacancies or not. Also you may have to start on a temporary/lower wage job until you find that dream job while already living in GBG, and by then perhaps knowing more Swedish...
Google a site called Memrise, really helping me get further with my Swedish, a lot of words even have pronunciation examples.

Best of luck!

[AASasha]

Hi there,

I am quite in your situation ... I am a young immigrant in Sweden, from Eastern Europe ... I am already here in Sweden, Stockholm and looking for a job for more then 6 months now ... Already tried everything, from sending CV's and cover letters to recruiting companies and to multinationals directly as well, to working on Handlingsplaner with my Arbetsformedlingen handlegare ... and still ... NOTHING. I am 29 years old, and more then 7 years experience in Logistics as Logistics Coordinator and Buyer for International companies ... I just simply have no idea what else I can do to get a job ... My Svenska ... well ... I consider it on an entry to middle level, in continuous study improvement ...
Does anyone have any advise for my situation please?

[PDX]

I am 29 years old, and more then 7 years experience in Logistics as Logistics Coordinator and Buyer for International companies ... I just simply have no idea what else I can do to get a job ...

There are plenty of jobs in logistics and purchasing. You must be doing it wrong. Start with proper punctuation and capitalization .

~~~PDX~~~

[Yorkshireman]

Unfortunately You will find the magic words being Eastern European ...because of the higher salary demands in Sweden, and movement of manufacturing out to either China or Eastern Europe, You will find it relatively difficult, even for a well educated Graduate. I know companies that have even moved Finance departments to Rumania, Poland etc... since you can get young Graduate level educated individuals at relatively low cost.

For logistics and purchasing if looking for a job in Sweden, it would be wise to identify and target manufacturers (those that are left) or large distributors, that export to Eastern Europe ... not sure now, but not long ago there were many companies, especially Russian, that have bonded warehouses here in stockholm and cross dock many shipments from all over Europe ready for shipping into Russia.

Alternatively, and You may not like the answer, is to apply for jobs withmanufacturers/distributors that are located in Eastern Europe that ship into Sweden, there You can use Swedish + logistics experience skills as a selling point.

Even the likes of DHL moved their Eurpean center into Eastern Europe, including IT, as it was much cheaper.

[PDX]

Don't listen to the rubbish spewed by Yorkshireman. I visit various manufacturing and R&D companies regularly and business is better than ever. Each of them is seeking to strengthen their operations.

Find out the names of people working in HR and operations departments and start calling the companies. Insist of speaking to a specific person whose name you found on e.g. LinkedIn. You must be somewhat fluent in Swedish but then that is entirely up to you.

~~~PDX~~~

[Yorkshireman]

Excuse Me whilst I vomit a little more ... R&D doesn't require logistics so much, and is best placed close to good quality education, ie. Universities. However the everyday operational mechanics of manufacturing products and distribution is best done in low cost countries to maximise profitability.

I have worked with companies where their sole product produced was for the Swedish market, to increase profitability the manufacturing and distribution center was placed outside of sweden, it is the difference in standard cost ... when in sweden raw materials were 8% and manpower 85% of the standard cost, moving out of sweden to low cost countries changed the balance to be more 30% raw materials 60% manpower ... with a real standard cost reduction of 50% = increased profitability, even with transport back to sweden of finished goods taken into account... Supply Chain Strategy.

Growth of shared service centers, outsourcing of business processes is growing, one looks at basically everything that has manual processes involved, ie. requires man-power, and move it to lower cost locations, done in such a manner that it is just as easy to relocate when costs rise.

As more and more goods are sourced from Asia, there is a growing need to place at source your product purchasing there. Again, to make operations more effecient, and reduce need in local sales offices for purchasing and logistics the strategy is moving very much towards centralised push of goods to local markets, controlled from central teams. Though there is a greater need for good sales and operations management activities.

And let's not forget the rising trend of 3rd party logistics, where companies divest themselves of their warehousing facilities and logistics operations in favour of outsourcing to 3rd parties.

This is human development:
People lived invidual family groups
Gathered together into farming communities
Moved to cities during the industrial revolution
Crossing over to services as manufacturing moves out to low cost countries
(even low cost countries, Chinese companies, have started to move manufacturing into Africa, Cambodia etc... as cheaper)
Now services are moving to low cost countries
What's left ? ... Sales. Everyone will need to become sales people.

[PDX]

Thanks for your rambling, Yorkshireman. This does not change the fact that there are hundreds of jobs available now, specifically in logistics, sourcing and other operations related tasks.

I am talking about mid-sized Swedish companies. Not know to general public but often leaders in their respective market (world-wide).

~~~PDX~~~

[skogsbo]

. I know companies that have even moved Finance departments to Rumania, Poland etc... since you can get young Graduate level educated individuals at relatively low cost.

Sweden is a little behind the likes of the UK or US with outsourced HR/Finance Depts, but it's certainly progressing. Some have outsourced it already within Sweden, but the major push is moving out of Sweden completely, chiefly to Eastern Europe. It's not the Swedish way, but it's the only way they can cut costs and hope to stay competitive globally.

Yes, they want graduates there, because they need somebody on the other end of the phone who can think, but none of this will help you get employment in Sweden. Unless you speak English, Swedish and an Eastern European language, then you might get work as part of a transition team etc. with one of the outsourcing consultancies, if you have plenty of experience.

Better to get a senior position back in your homeland with one of the companies setting up there, this would give you a chance to expand your CV and learn Swedish.

[Norrlands Turk]

Globalization ftw!

Everyone and their uncle are moving to emerging markets for lower operating costs. I work for a Fortune 500 financial services company in the good ol' America. Most software product development is done in India and all IT help desk is sourced from India/ Phillipines/ etc. They even bring Indians here on a contract basis for a couple of months, have them fix the bugs, issues in a specific product, then ship them back to India. Everything for a lower cost, higher profit, better Earnings per Share, happier board members!

Regarding finding a job in Sweden. I can say that Masters degree plus a couple of years experience in financial services doesn't seem to convince anyone over there. I have applied to bunch of jobs and got one single reply (which was no!) over the months. Now, I am not sure I can find a decent job even if I were to spend a year or two learning Swedish. Also Swedish economy is not as bright as it was a couple of years ago. So I gave up.

[PDX]

I have applied to bunch of jobs and got one single reply (which was no!) over the months. Now, I am not sure I can find a decent job even if I were to spend a year or two ... (show full quote)

I have applied to bunch of jobs and got one single reply (which was no!) over the months. Now, I am not sure I can find a decent job even if I were to spend a year or two learning Swedish. Also Swedish economy is not as bright as it was a couple of years ago. So I gave up. ... (hide full quote)

You are doing it wrong. There are plenty of jobs in this country and the economy is as strong as ever and certainly a lot better than it was a couple of years ago (during the Latvian bank crisis). Pick up the phone and start calling companies.

~~~PDX~~~

[cbgbg]

Maybe there are a lot of jobs where you live but on the west coast there is not. Unemployment is an all time high.The figures which this government publishes is only for open unemployed not those which are on pathetic waste of time courses