Recruiting and onboarding advice for int

TIPS

Before they move (0-3 months before the move)

1. Is help with accommodation needed? Can you as an employer arrange accommodation, or can you advice on how to find a home? MTG’s webpage has information.
2. For someone who is moving to Sweden for the first time, inform about what to pack and what to expect from the move here.
3. Sending “hello videos” from the current colleagues can be a good introduction and make them feel welcome.
4. Tips on where to learn Swedish, since it is good if the earning process starts as early on as possible
5. Inform them about things you can do and see in Gothenburg, so that the employee doesn’t feel totally lost upon arrival
6. Give tips on different networks, Facebook groups etc that the employee can participate in, to get to know people
7. Inform about Move to Gothenburg and what help the employee can get for his/her family.

When moving here (first month)

1. Have one of the new recruits close colleagues become their “buddy” for the first 2-4 weeks. A person to give extra help and support, and that the employee can ask questions.
2. Let the chosen buddy pick up the new recruit at the airport and/or meet the employee before his/hers first job day, to show where the office is.
3. Let this “buddy” introduce the employee to all the other colleagues, and arrange a lunch/fika/afterwork the first week to more casual get to know people
4. Have a good and extended onboarding together with the new employee, where you sit down and talk about the office culture and everything applicable to your organisation, but also to Sweden and Gothenburg and how things work around here. Show and introduce www.movetogothenburg.com as this will be the place the employee can search for information.
5. Have MTG’s webpage visible and easy to find from your company’s own webpage.

After they have arrived (month 1-3 in Sweden)

1. Continue to inform about both the organisation and Sweden/Gothenburg, since all that information from the first week can easily be forgotten
2. Check that the employee has all needed Insurances, like; Home insurance, Life insurance, Health Insurance, Accidental Insurance, Pension, Employment insurance. Also, check that the employee is listed at Vårdcentral and dentist.
3. Book a follow-up meeting 2-3 months after the job have started, to see how the employee thrives and if there is anything missing etc