Nordic candidates in the UK are rare and always have been.
There are only circa 70,000 people of all Nordic nationalities in the UK. That includes people of all ages inc. children and students.
Supporting data is on this BBC page.
The number of Nordic citizens applying for NI numbers is trending downwards – Department of Work and Pensions data
So, what are the 3 reasons for employers failing to attract Nordic candidates?
3) Assuming that there is a candidate supply in your area. More businesses are moving Nordic sales and support out of the Nordic zone to the UK. This has increased competition for those candidates that are available. The vote for Brexit had the immediate effect of reducing further the number of candidates seeking work in the UK. Candidates returning home are not being replaced at an equivalent rate. Supporting data here.
2) Uncompetitive pay and benefits. Most Nordic speakers are employed in jobs that do not use any language other than English. They see this as beneficial to building their English language skills and offering better employment options. Candidates are therefore unlikely to move into a Nordic speaking role unless pay and benefits are considerably better.
and at number 1
1) Your job opportunities are invisible to them. If you or your agency are relying on UK based advertising you will not be visible to most of the very small number of potential candidates. The chances of any job board, agency or employer building a database of potential employees from UK advertising is small. In short, your advertising does not appear on their devices.
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