First of all – I am still searching a job, but I am happy to share all the doors I have knocked.
Of course, language is important so I am as most of you enrolled in SIFA (http://sifa.stockholm.se/) (well, now I am pausing SIFA, because I got place in Korta vägen).
ARBETSFÖRMEDLINGEN:
– can help you get place in Korta vägen. Besides Korta vägen in Uppsala, I heard there are going to start with KV in Stockholm. So, ask around. Be persistent with your handläggare and if you get no for an answer, ask again next month, and the month that follows. Show that you care! Remember, 85% of all hiring goes through contacts (AFM statistics). KV gets you praktik wich gets you contacts. Google about KV, I found couple of people who went there on linkedin and sent them messages to ask about. Basically, program has 3 months of language studying and then you get praktik. You get help from yrkescoach all that time and have presentations about CV (what is ok to write, or not in Sweden cause some of the stuff that are standard in our countries are not standard here). I just started so I can´t talk more cause its all ahead of my KV trip.
– there is also another program Stöd och matching (http://www.arbetsformedlingen.se/For-arbetssokande/Stod-och-service.html). Don´t know much about it.
– AFM should help you with translation of your CV. It is their job so don´t settle for “no, we can´t do that”
OTHER:
– ask around in your komun. Sollentuna t.e. has http://www.sollentuna.se/Jobb–arbetsmarknad/Jobb–arbetsmarknad/Mojligheternas-kontor/ where you can get help of a coach, get your CV translated etc.
– mentorship program which helps you to get contacts and practice your Swedishhttp://mittliv.com/mitt-livs-chans/
– ask in your komun or your komun´s vuxenutbildnung to get your certification of English for free. Basically, you need to have engelska 6 for most of the companies and to get to University
– join union! This I still have to do, but they also offer help with CV and job coach.
