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CV Tips for Sweden
Keep the CV concise and structured.
Swedish employers and recruiters typically expect a one- to two-page CV that leads directly with the strongest evidence; verbose CVs that list every responsibility from every role are often read as poor editorial judgement rather than thoroughness.
Write in Swedish unless the job ad or company language is English.
Applying in the language the employer used to advertise demonstrates that you can function professionally in that language from day one; for international companies where the job ad is in English, an English-language CV is appropriate.
Include LinkedIn when it supports your application.
LinkedIn is widely used for professional verification in Sweden; a complete, consistent profile linked from your CV allows recruiters to review endorsements and work history as a secondary signal of professional credibility.
Add personnummer only when the process requires it.
Your personnummer is sensitive personal data; Swedish employers do not require it at the application stage and including it in a CV distributed to multiple parties creates unnecessary privacy exposure. Provide it only once you are formally engaged in the hiring process.