(edit title) Having bad luck while looking for a job... Truck driver actually, tips? Options

[nikola428]

Im having bad time looking for a job in sweden as a truck driver, either spedition, or a driver for a truck (snow removing), that's my profession all my life, any tips, i don't even know where to search for a job more...contacted both svevia or NCC for a snow removal job, but no use...

[czik]

hej, better try in stockholm enterprenad,or tylomark, or green landscaping. especially related with snow removal.lycka till

[nikola428]

mhm, so wait those are company's that remove snow in winter? any other big companys that have that work, it doesn't matter which place in sweden

[eagaldor]

I don't know anyone personally, but there are lots of jobs advertised for "Truckförare" on the Swedish official job listing site, all over Sweden, some very recent, from loads of different companies, most of whom you could ask to be put on their list?

http://www.arbetsformedlingen.se/platsbank...47b612d78000171

Run it through Google Translate

Looks like a big hirer/supplier all over Sweden is Logent AB.
Tel +46(0)8-41003161
bemanning@logent.se

Good luck

[eagaldor]

Also my friend's brother got work straight away by registering with Lernia AB, but you need a personnummer for that.

[nikola428]

how do you mean personnummer??

[eagaldor]

It's like the Swedish National Identity, National Insurance, or Social Security number.

[Boar]

Truckförare is Fork Lift Machine Operator
Lastbils Chaufför means a Truck Driver (Lorry)
Buss Chaufför means Bus Driver.

Nikola unless you learn Swedish and have personal number no employee would employee you. Otherwise you should know the employee personally, then you can be lucky. Employers in Sweden like to pay you enough salary, legally.
In Romania they would employee you by paying less. But, the case in Sweden is not the same.

[soultraveler3]

If you have / can get all the legal requirements for working in Sweden and the special truck license you should be able to find a job. You probably wouldn't even need to speak that much Swedish since you're alone most of the day.

My sambo works for a company that services large trucks and their clients are looking for people to hire all the time.

[nikola428]

how do u mean, what kinda special truck license? well i'm waiting for answers from some employers atm we'll see

[soultraveler3]

The one that allows to drive a lorry / truck (depending on what side of the pond you're from )and buses. I can't remember what it's called but you should be able to look it up pretty easily.

Around here they're mostly looking for people to drive the timber trucks around.

Hopefully you'll get some good news from the potential employers!

[nikola428]

well a lot of people discourage me like, u're not a swedish citizen and etc...u won't get a job, but i won't give up, well let's say i am, and im not a eu citizen, in 3-4 months i get my bulgarian citizenship (and passport ofc which is EU pass) so at the moment im not a eu citizen, since i don't have my bg citizenship, but when i get it, i think it would be a lot easier to get a job, since i won't need work permits and etc...

[local_in_overseas]

I believe the EU citizenship will obviously give real scope after 3-4 months. You can try in Arbetsförmedlingen site for various truck driving job adds once you get the EU citizenship. Try to validate your Romanian license as I am concerned if it is valid here or not. If not, you have to take swedish truck driving license. Google and you will find such truck license schools all over sweden.

[nikola428]

romanian? u mean bulgarian? yes i'll have a bulgarian license too, i have B, C, CE categories, and as i've read, in sweden if you have a driver license from country from the EU, u're okey, u can even change it for a swedish one (if u register to live in sweden), if u're not from the EU, then you need to take driver license from the begining in sweden

[CloudBox]

egaldor,what is the normal procedure to get a personal number for EU members?