Just moved to Stockholm from the Netherlands, been applying for consulting jobs without success.

Does anyone know if this is due to a slowing of hires or due to anything I lack? I know a lot of people in the Netherlands I studied with, with way less strong cv’s, that work for Big4 and related firms.

About me:

-Finished MBA 1 year ago (8.3gpa)

-Experience in founding 3 businesses (last years combined revenue: 220k) - cover letter states that I’m terminating my activities here.

-No Swedish

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Hi! Things usually take a lot of time in Sweden to move and the job market is super closely knit. In general, consulting is experiencing hiring freeze unless its for Manager+ roles where you see some movement. That being said, following are some things that worked for me:

- Sending CVs doesn’t get you anything; find people to refer you to be inside the circle: Network, reach out on LinkedIn (the only preferred way in Sweden) and ask people for short calls and then they’d refer you

-During your waiting time, apply for Swedish courses (SFI, folkuniversitiet etc.): Even though you wouldn’t need Swedish to work it’s really important for your non-work life i.e fika, AWs etc. to know Swedish

Source: Non-EU moved to Sweden after summers last year and is now working in Consulting

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Thanks a lot for the feedback!

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