Since my last post I have applied to several more job openings and this morning I have received a very first reply! Unfortunately fluent Swedish was a mandatory requirement for that job, so I have had to apologize to the recruiter for wasting his time and move on.
But even that first rejection has lifted my spirits a bit. At least I had proof someone out there was reading my applications and it wasn't all in vain. I was really pleasantly surprised by my interlocutor's friendliness. He even invited me to try again after I improve my Swedish. Thank you softhouse.se!
Later I have received an reply almost immediately after I've submitted my application. I must have received the response inside an hour - I was quite impressed! This one looked more promising, they have even asked me if I would be interested in solving an assignment to prove my skills (I always am!) and I was getting excited! Sadly it wasn't meant to be, it turns out that the job was in Stockholm and not in Malmö as I had thought. Even so it was nice to see that there are companies in Sweden that are willing to hire a developer who doesn't speak Swedish. Now I know GPSGate is out there, and hopefully there are others as well!
And when I had thought the business day was over I have received a call (yes, on the phone!) from a French recruiter. Sadly I have had to turn him down because I am only looking for a job in Sweden and not anywhere in Europe, but even that call came with an interesting opportunity. It turns out that the gentleman was from ALTEN and that they have offices in Lund as well! I have my fingers crossed for any vacancies there.Overall I think it was a very successful day. I haven't expected many developments so early on and even though I haven't had an actual success yet, I feel optimistic!
As always I would appreciate any insight or advice you might have to offer. Please, get in touch!
Did some quick googling and came up with this,
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Could be a place to start, good luck!
Thanks Thomas, will check it out!
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