Career Counselling
A master’s degree from Stockholm University gives you great advantages in your professional life. Whatever you choose for your future career, our Study and Career Counsellors can provide you with the help and advice you need to get the most out of your degree.
Foreign students are allowed to work in Sweden during their period of study. No additional work permit is needed. If you are thinking about staying in Sweden and work after having finished your studies it is therefore recommendable to start learning Swedish as soon as possible. Stockholm University offers free Swedish language courses for students and researchers. More information can be found at the Department of Scandinavian Languages
“Arbetsförmedlingen”, the Swedish Public Employment Service, is Sweden’s largest employment agency. Their most important task is to match employers with job seekers. The agency also arranges job hunts, recruitment meetings and job fairs: www.arbetsformedlingen.se.
Apart from ads for vacancies, the website also has a variety of useful advice and tools to help you find work. For example, you can register your CV, find out how to write a covering letter, and find links to other job websites in Sweden.
A job website which is specifically for English-speaking jobseekers in Sweden is www.jobsinstockholm.com. Despite the name, it advertises English-speaking, professional jobs in locations throughout Sweden. It also features other useful tips and information for English speakers looking for work in Sweden.
If you have university studies from abroad it might be a good idea to have them formally recognized by the Swedish higher education authorities in order to simplify your job search. You can find all necessary information about recognition of foreign degrees at: www.hsv.se
Last updated:
September 25, 2012
Page editor:
Anna Göthner
Source: Student Services
