Job search
- 7 days ago
- 3 min read
Part 1
How do you usually look for jobs (websites, state or private employment agencies, recommendations...)?
Do you use LinkedIn? If so, have you noticed any benefits of it? If not, why not?
Have you ever found a job through a state employment agency and do you find such institutions useful?
Have you ever visited a company on your own initiative to look for a job? If so, what was that experience like? If not, why not?
Is there any difference when it comes to job searching in your home country and in Sweden?
How many jobs have you had in your life?
What would you conclude about a person who has had many jobs?
How did you get the majority of your jobs (ads, recommendations...)?
Have you ever gotten a job because someone recommended you?
How do you choose work experiences to add to your CV? Or do you write them all down?
How do you write your CV? Do you use AI to do it?
Which do you consider to be a better CV, with or without a photo? Explain.
How do you choose a photo for your CV?
Have you ever taken a course or received help writing your CV?
What advice would you have on how to write a good CV?
What do you think about job advertisements, are they clearly written?
How is your CV structured? Describe it.
Do you send the same CV to everyone or do you adapt it to the job advertisement?
When you are actively looking for a job, how many applications do you send per week?
What percentage of the jobs you apply for lead to a job interview?
Part 2
What do you consider to be more important to employers, and why, education or work experience?
How much does age or sex play an important factor for an employer?
Have you ever been discriminated against during a recruitment process and if so, in what way?
How would you prevent discrimination during a recruitment process?
Have you ever made a mistake when applying for a job, such as applying for the wrong job, writing the wrong company name, or not sending an attachment? If so, how did you handle that situation?
How important do you think it is for an employer in Sweden whether the person applying for the job is Swedish or an immigrant?
If an employer prefers Swedes, what do you think are the reasons behind it?
How difficult do you think it is for an immigrant to get a job compared to a Swede?
How difficult is it to get a job one really wants compared to Swedes?
What are the differences between looking for a job in a bigger city and a smaller town?
Do you think it is good to tell your circle of friends that you are looking for a job?
Is job searching a full-time job?
Do you think it is easier to find a job when you have a job or should you leave a job to have time to look for another job?
How does it affect a person psychologically not being able to find a job?
Have you ever been laid off and if so, how did it affect you?
Do you think recruitment processes take too long? What was the longest time since you heard from an employer?
What do you think about the recruitment practice of contacting applicants' previous employers?
What percentage of jobs do you think are filled before the advertisements for them are published?
Do you think current recruitment practices lead to good employees?
What do you think should change when it comes to the recruitment process?
