Beware of possible problems when relocating. I know an experienced graphic designer who moved there, due to personal reasons, to see her career go to a sudden stop. At some point she forced a HR person from one of the companies ignoring her CV to answer why. It went more or less like that:
- Oh, that's simple, you completely lack experience.
- Have you missed the entries in my CV?
- No, but none of them was in Sweden.
On the other hand, this may be completely irrelevant in startups.
Where did she gain her experience? I don't want to assume anything, but I think experience from some countries are looked more favorable upon, but I could be wrong.
That's probable. She worked in Poland, usually for big international companies. The last one was actually a Swedish one, but apparently being located in an office on the other side of a pond invalidates your experience.
That, or this was just an excuse to hide a real reason (could be pretty well crisis-induced).
- Oh, that's simple, you completely lack experience.
- Have you missed the entries in my CV?
- No, but none of them was in Sweden.
On the other hand, this may be completely irrelevant in startups.