Labour-market training, meant to prep job seekers for work, no longer has the desired effect, Sweden’s jobs agency said on Monday. Networking was still the best way to find a job last year. The job-specific training, known as arbetsmarknadsutbildning, has been one of the more costly initiatives to get job seekers into work, the agency … Continue reading
Sweden’s Employment Agency (Arbetsförmedlingen) and the Swedish Federation of Business Owners (Företagarna) launched their new collaboration on Thursday in the hope of improving recruitment processes across the country. “The Swedish workforce has changed so that four out of five jobs are now in small businesses. It’s clear that it’s trickier for an institution such as … Continue reading