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Ask HN: Is anyone in Sweden hiring US citizens (willing to relocate)?

6 points by maukdaddy ↗ HN
Swedish HNers: I'd very much like to find a job in Sweden and experience the country. I have both a technical and business background (finishing my MBA soon) so I'm interested in product management or business analyst type roles. Learning some RoR currently, but don’t have the skills to be a full-time dev.

I’m a US citizen and fluent in English. Unfortunately I do not speak Swedish, but would love to learn via classes/immersion.

If anyone is hiring, or could point me to some resources where I could find appropriate jobs, I would very much appreciate it! Tack!

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dalke
Google search for "Job in Sweden" and peruse the many results. I read The Local, and their job board is the second hit: http://www.thelocal.se/jobs/ . You'll might also asking for advice on http://www.amerikanska.com/ .

You can visit Sweden without a permit for up to 3 months out of 6. While there you can take Swedish classes at places like Folkuniversitetet or, if you have a residency permit, take free classes as part of SFI (Svenskundervisning för invandrare - Swedish education for foreigners). Personally, I did private Swedish lessons in the US before moving to Gothenburg. It took some time to find an instructor in New Mexico, but it was possible.

Now I have to ask the same question many have asked me - why Sweden?

tjogin
I don't know of any specific hiring opportunities for you. Just want to say that I don't think the language thing is going to be a big problem, we all speak english.

Maybe this can give you an idea of how/where to find employment: http://www.sweden.se/eng/Home/Work/Get-a-job/

Best of luck.

dalke
If anything, Swedes know English too well. Early on I would struggle with something in Swedish, they would switch to English, and I would have to insist on Swedish else I would never learn.