Excerpted from the Sweden Career Guide
Sweden's IT sector has slowed down substantially in the last year, in response
to the failure of many e-businesses and dot-coms in Europe and the U.S.
The supply of labor for computer professions not requiring higher-level
education has improved, and there is a surplus of network technicians, web
designers and computer technicians. However, there is still a lack of higher
education graduates, such as system designers and programmers, and an increasing
demand within the IT industry for skilled workers with interdisciplinary
educations.
Generally,
IT positions in Sweden require a university or college education, as well
as experience and/or training in a high-tech-related field. System developers
often have a university degree within system science. Operational developers
often have a background in economics, as well.
Sweden maintains
only a small number of professional and trade associations. The country's
labor and trade unions have the most influence on the labor market and
work for the interests of their members and lobby to influence public
policy. They also offer their members insurance, legal advice, and help
in the search for new work. SACO (Sveriges Akademikers Central Organisation,
or the Swedish Confederation of Professional Associations) is an umbrella
organization of 26 strong, independent trade unions representing nearly
half a million graduate professionals.
This is just a sample of what you'll find in the complete guide.
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