Landing a first job in Sweden as a recent student or graduate is mostly about translating what you already have, your studies, your part-time work and your projects, into the language Swedish employers understand. You have more to offer than you think; the trick is to frame it well. Start before you graduate Swedish employers…

In Sweden the cover letter is called a personligt brev, a personal letter. The name is a clue: it should sound like you, not like a template. Its job is to connect your experience to this particular role and employer, in a way your CV cannot. One page, three moves A strong personal letter fits…

A Swedish CV is short, factual and easy to scan. Recruiters here are wary of marketing language and long lists of adjectives. They want to see what you have done, where, and what came of it. Get the format right and your application will look like it belongs. Keep it to one or two pages…