Aug 2021 – June 2023

2 years full-time studies

University of Gothenburg

A conventional Master’s degree in Economics from one of Sweden’s best universities. I put additional weight towards microeconomics and behavioral economics. My Master’s thesis is an experimental study investigating social media’s potential effects on utility by influencing reference points.

Aug 2020 – June 2021

1 year full-time studies

University of Gothenburg

I studied two Bachelor’s programs simultaneously for 1 year. I completed the third and final year of the Bachelor’s program in economics to get the degree. My Bachelor’s thesis is an empirical study on population aging and its effects on national healthcare expenditure.

Aug 2018 – June 2021

3 years full-time studies

University of Borås

A Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, consisting of classes in economics, statistics, marketing, management, accounting, and law. I put additional weight towards management. The Bachelor’s paper is a qualitative study on non-hierarchical flat organizations.

Magnitude: 2023 –

Employer: Myself

Skills: Economics, Education, Marketing, Communication

After completing my university studies in June 2023, I started my own business helping university students with economics and business courses. My services has grown quickly in popularity, and now I work full-time as a private teacher. I really enjoy it.

Magnitude: 10 years

Employer: The Swedish Football Association

Skills: Management, Leadership, Working under pressure

I became an official football referee as soon as I passed the age limit of 16. I have over 1000 official games in the Swedish football system. My level were Div.5 as head, Div.2 as assistant, and Div.1 in Futsal before I moved to Spain. I have also had instructor’s roles, regularly holding lectures and coaching thousands of new football referees in total.

Magnitude: 2 years

Employers: 3, Viasat, LinkedIn, Playtomic

Skills: Sales techniques, Communication, Autonomy

I have had several jobs involving sales, both in Sweden and Spain. I have sold phone subscriptions by making cold-calls, sold TV and Internet plans by visiting prospects’ homes, and worked with lead pipelines in B2B. I have always enjoyed working with sales, especially with the motivating factor of a commissions-based salary.

Magnitude: 2 years

Employers: ICA & Hemköp

Skills: Customer service, management, administration

I have great experience working in retail. Before and during my university studies, I have had a variety of roles working in grocery store, including people management, responsibility for certain sectors, and being deputy manager during vacation periods .

Magnitude: 1 year

Employers: Myself

Skills: Accounting, Marketing, Business development

I founded a business with the idea to connect young unemployed people with employers in the city. My commision was from the soon-to-be employee conditioned on my success in landing him/her a job. I had some revenue but eventually chose to prioritize studies and my career as a referee.

Magnitude: 2 years

Organization: RiktigLiberalism

Skills: Publishing, Speaking, digital marketing

I founded a small think thank with a liberal perspective, publishing articles and podcasts about ideology and politics. Two friends eventually joined and we reached a few thousand people in Sweden.

Organizations: Timbro, RiktigLiberalism, eliasfilhage.com, etc.

Skills: Writing in any form, primarily in English.

I have spent a lot of time writing. I have completed a writer’s education for a well-known Swedish think thank, written a lot of academic papers during my studies, and created several websites publishing papers.