Liz Rider - Meeting people, building relationships and persistence

This month on How I Settled in West Sweden, we meet Liz Ryder, an organizational psychologist who moved from the UK to Gothenburg with her family. Liz talks about why building relationships has been key to her career and social life, the cultural and workplace differences she encountered, what it is like to move to a new country with a family, and how a disappointing Midsummer one summer evolved into a joyful celebration the next, once she’d found her people. “ Join every club, meet every person, even if it's something that you don't particularly like or it's people that are not your people, because that's how you'll find your people.” In this episode, Liz shares: The subtle but real cultural differences between the UK and Sweden, from winter hibernation to workplace hierarchy How she connected her existing UK network to Sweden, everyone knows somebody, and that's always enough to start Why building your network early matters more than building your business plan and her advice for those who find networking draining or uncomfortable What she loves most about living in Gothenburg, from long summer evenings to kayaking around the islands The podcast is produced by Move to Gothenburg, a regional public-private partnership, co-funded by the European Union, to help attract and support international professionals. 👀More tips about living in West Sweden:   Networking events at International House Gothenburg: https://www.investingothenburg.com/work-live/international-house-gothenburg#visitIHG  Book an online session with the career advisor: https://bookings.cloud.microsoft/book/[email protected]/?ismsaljsauthenabled=true   📍 Follow Move to Gothenburg Website: ⁠https://www.movetogothenburg.com/⁠    LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/movetogothenburg/⁠    YouTube: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@MovetoGothenburg⁠    Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/movetogothenburg/⁠    Facebook: ⁠https://www.facebook.com/movetogothenburg/⁠