after the training, the communication, chose Emilie Fågelstedt away for life, as a permanent member of staff. She wanted to have the freedom to decide where and when she was at work, even if it meant she herself had to work for a sense of security that you, as the employee often is taken for granted.

It made her very aware of her own competence, and the attractiveness of the labour market and the importance of keeping it up to date.

As a freelancer you have to take more responsibility for their own professional development. This is why I regularly go to the relevant breakfast seminars, and workshops.

quickly, as a result of the digitisation process. Regardless of whether you have a job or not, it is all the more important to keep up with the times. The Swedish public employment service yrkeskompass to have the forecasts for the outlook of the specific industry, some are going to be rationalized away.

Are you out of work for a period of time, it is a good time to review the competencies and skills that would be of benefit to one in the future. A basic knowledge of the programming of the digital tools are often an attractive addition to your curriculum vitae (cv).

“ There are a number of great online classes, which also are free, such as Google Digitalakademin of Google’s own tools. The course gives you a certificate that you can print it up on your RESUME.

However, despite the digital progress is, social skills are still the highest in the rank. When the network platform, Linkedin identified the most desirable skills in the labor market, it turned out that the characteristics of creativity and the power of persuasion lay at the top. Because of the AI, to have analytical skills and be able to develop a cloud came soon after.

„It is also good to think about how they can develop their social skills and how good you are at working in a team,“ says Emilie Fågelstedt.

and a part of coworking-the office organizes workshops, seminars and conferences. It provides the opportunity to both learn and meet new people.

“ the networking is very important in order to find a new mission, and arbetsingångar. It is coworkingställen that you can become a member of free of charge, as Internetsstiftelsens, Goto 10. It is also a good idea to join groups that are relevant for your industry, for example, on Facebook.

Emilie Fågelstedt think more people should try hackatons, even if you are not a tech.

“ the Idea of hackatons is the fact that people with different competencies doing something together. The organisers would like to have the participants of the widespread nature of the competencies as possible, so you don’t need to know that you have to be good at IT – but you can do something completely different.
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starting your own can be the time between jobs can be a great opportunity to give it a try.

“ see what you’ve done on your previous jobs and what skills you have. Perhaps you could package them up as a specific service that you can offer the company.

Emilie Fågelstedt point out that it does not need to be on a mission, on a full time basis, but in a less co-operation can lead to a larger task or a job with the company later on.

in the freedom of her independent life against the security of a job. It has allowed her to work in Tokyo and London, where her husband had a mission there, and to stay in the destination after the vacation is over. In the future, expect her to be the flexibility to to give her more time with her daughter, Klara, who is now six months old.

in Addition, I have the opportunity to join in the events, which are of interest to me, and to make sure that I keep myself attractive on the job market, “ she says.

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