Tag: job
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#100 We’re Going to Have a Meeting About the Meeting
Malcolm from Sydney, Australia, gives us some tips on how to reinvent ourselves when starting over in a new country. Also, why do Swedes need so many meetings?
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Stakeholders
Every time I read a job ad that includes any mention of “stakeholders,” I just think of an angry mob chasing Dracula and then I forget what the job was […]
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Librarian work is way more exciting than I thought
This job ad came up over the weekend. It’s for a library assistant. I think they’ll get a lot of applicants now.
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Available jobs in Stockholm
I work two part-time extra time jobs here in Stockholm, so sometimes I check to see if there might be a third extra time job I might be able to […]
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87.5 and not one minute more!
Sweden is great because sometimes you can get 50% jobs as well as 75% jobs. It works out well especially if you have kids to pick up from daycare or […]
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Deciphering job ads
I’m looking for something part-time to supplement my translating work. I like the ads that are straight and to the point. Too many of them are full of double-speak and […]
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Advantages of working from home
Hugh Hefner has it right. It’s great working from home because you can wear a bathrobe all day. Now where’s my martini?!
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Starting a company is better with a lot of money – who knew?!
I’m starting my own company to translate documents from Swedish to English. (send me your business — now that’s enough for the commercial). So I went down to my favorite […]
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Expert in Influenza and other Respiratory Diseases
Still looking for jobs. I noticed this headline. So do you think if I walk in there with a raspy voice, fever and constant sneezing, I’ll get the job?
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VD
Even after all my years here, it’s still hard to remember when I am reading job ads that VD means the CEO of a company in Swedish and not “venereal […]
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Sausage Man
An ad is out now looking for a “sausage man.” Man who sells sausages or man MADE OF SAUSAGES?!!??!
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Salesman of the Future
An ad today is looking for a “salesman of the future.” I fully plan to apply dressed in tin foil and and talking like a robot.
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English vs. Italian
I’ve been looking through the job bank at opportunities for one of my Italian friends looking for a new job. I noticed that when I look for an English speaking […]
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My mind is more exciting than the truth
Job searching (there might be a lot of posts about this coming up). I saw an ad that said “Trainee BI.” This means trainee in Business Intelligence. However, I started […]
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Jobs
Looking through job ads today. I was very intrigued by the ad for someone to organize umbrellas. What a great job! I wonder who you organize the umbrellas for? Is […]
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Plan B
My co-worker received a phone call last week from a customer who could not get the product she wanted because it was sold out. “What will I do now?” the […]
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Pop the cork, it’s time to work
One great thing about Stockholm. Every job I’ve worked at, there’s always a bottle of champagne in the fridge.