Rekrytering är ofta en lång process som inte sällan innebär stora risker och kostnader. Vid rekrytering av talanger födda utomlands kan riskerna öka då den nyrekryterade kan hamna utanför gruppen med negativa konsekvenser både för medarbetarengagemanget och prestationen. Inkludering av internationella medarbetare sker inte av sig själv utan kräver aktiv handling. Nedan delar vi med …
When learning a new language, attitude and goal setting counts a lot for staying motivated and making progress. We have gathered our best tips for how you can stay on track and excel! Accept being a learner. Fully accept that you are still learning – especially if you are a beginner, or even at an …
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Spring has arrived to most of Sweden, and it’s amazing! As some of you may have noticed, Swedes absolutely love when the temperature gets warmer. Here are a few local tips of things you could do outside now that the weather has reached more comfortable temperatures: Why not take a fika in the green outdoors? Pictured …
Swedish for Professionals had our first session at Sqore last week! We had a great time teaching and talking, and of course there was the obligatory fika, which we discussed about and gave a short introduction to. Swedes love their fika-break, which has been a tradition since the 19th century. We are looking forward to more sessions, keep tuned …
Swedish for Professional’s first session with Sqore! Read More »
Good opinion piece about the importance of attracting and retaining international talents in yesterday’s SvD. Jonas Hellman, co-founder of United Minds writes about how Sweden needs to attract talented international students to stay. Although Sweden do have many international students studying for example engineering, there is still a shortage of engineers in Sweden. After graduation many …
The integration in Sweden is improving; the differences between foreigners and domestic swedes has become smaller in many aspects such as employment and health. Although there are some problematic areas such as the difference in academic results between domestic swedes and foreign-born swedes, the overall picture is that the integration has been progressing the last …
The Almedalen week is over and we want to thank all those who have been participating and also give a special thanks to #Hejdigitalt. To summarize, it has been a week packed with action and positive responses. We at Swedish for Professionals are convinced that we are on the right track! Both Karl-Petter Thorwaldsson, president of …
The Almedalen Week has started now and Kristina is our representative from Swedish for Professionals! The Almedalen Week is perhaps the single most important forum in Swedish politics, and Swedish for Professionals would not want to miss such an opportunity to participate and present our vision at this forum. Kristina participated in a panel discussion …
Are you new in town and do not know where to go? The City of Stockholm has now created a website that covers many of the most common questions you might have about housing, taxes, employment and so on. Check it out at: www.visitstockholm.com/movingtostockholm
Language courses are highly sought after by international talents; 70 % consider it is very important/important that the employer can offer Swedish language courses when moving to Sweden. The results are based on a survey with 1000 international participants who currently works in Sweden. The full report (in Swedish) can be found at: http://www.stockholmbusinessregion.se/PageFiles/12861/1000_röster_om%20Stockholm.pdf
