Timeline for Is it better to write a good cover letter in English or a mediocre one in the local language?
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| Oct 10, 2017 at 13:20 | history | edited | Neo | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Oct 1, 2012 at 13:58 | comment | added | Spoike | @Stoney: I believe this answer covers a good strategy for non-domestic applicants (and I'm from Sweden). :-) If you're applying for an IT-job that isn't particularly customer facing and the employer doesn't require fluency in Swedish then very few HR-people in Sweden would filter non-Swedish applicants out (YMMV). In general, showcasing your work skills and communication skills is considered more important than speaking Swedish language "super-fluently". | |
| Sep 27, 2012 at 9:49 | vote | accept | Stoney | ||
| Sep 27, 2012 at 9:49 | comment | added | Stoney | Since Swedish is important, I think I'll go for your second suggestion and write it in Swedish. By default, they'll think I don't know Swedish, which means I'd be cut off in the first filtering of resumés. I'll just have to put in extra effort to make it shine in Swedish. | |
| Sep 27, 2012 at 9:44 | comment | added | Stoney | Well my native language (Icelandic) is of little or no value, but English is my near native alternative. | |
| Sep 26, 2012 at 16:40 | history | answered | IDrinkandIKnowThings | CC BY-SA 3.0 |