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Be successful in your job hunting
Career Days Odense, 2019By Recruitment Consultant and EURES
Adviser
Sofie Ejdesgaard [email protected]
Programme
• Workindenmark
• CV and cover letter
• Job interview
• Tips for successful job search in Denmark
Workindenmark
Assists:
• Danish companies- in attracting and recruiting highly qualified
foreign candidates
• Highly qualified international jobseekers- in finding a job in Denmark
E-learning course on job search in Denmark
A good CV
Is your marketing tool !
• Leave a good impression of you just by
scanning it
• Short and precise: Max 2 pages - student 1
page
• Targeted to the specific job
• English or Danish?
How to Structure your Chronological CV
1. Personal details
2. Personal profile
3. Work experience
4. Education
5. Skills
6. Interests
7. References
Points to remember
• Max 1 page
• Documentationdo not send documentation unless mentioned in the job
ad
• Have someone read over your CV
• Do a spell check! (No: “I speak fluent Englesh, Inglish, Eniglish”)
• Print out your CV! (PDF)
Guidelines
• Future oriented and targeted – focus on what the company needs
• Short and precise - One A4 page
• Pick the essential requirements (key words) from
the advertisement and answer them carefully
Why is my profile
relevant?
Previous experienceand tasks
How my personality
fits the company’s culture ?
Conclude on a
positive note
Motivation for applying for this job
Introductory
paragraph
• Preparation is everything
• More than one interview
• More than one person present
• Tests could be involved - Personal or practical
Unwritten rules
• Punctuality
• Firm hand shake – hello and good bye
• Eye contact with all present
• Accept coffee if offered,
part of the cosy atmosphere / hygge
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Questions often asked
Motivation
• What motivates you?
• Why should we hire/ choose you?
• What makes you think that you fit this job?
Key skills – how do you match the job
• Tell us something about yourself – (prepare an elevator pitch!)
• What action would you take first?
• Which role do you have in groups?
• What are your three most important qualities?
Personality
• What kind of people do you find it difficult to work with?
• Describe how you handled a difficult person/difficult situation
• What do you expect from your next boss/ colleagues?
• What are you weaknesses?
What is your market value?
Identify your competences, experience, demands
What are your qualifications?
Do you have special skills?
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Use your international background
Find companies that:
• wish to enter foreign markets
• export / import companies
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Job databases
• www.workindenmark.dk create a profile in our CV bank!
• www.jobbank.sdu.dk
• Company websites
Vacancies in Danish:
• www.jobnet.dk jobcenter’s official website
• www.jobindex.dk
How to find companies - Links
• Companies at Karrieredagenehttps://www.karrieredagene.dk/en/participating-companies-organizations-exhibitors/
• Top 1000 list of the largest Danish enterpriseshttp://www.business.dk/business-magasin/her-er-danmarks-1000-stoerste-virksomheder (Danish website)
• Danish Export Association www.dk-export.com
• Gazelle-virksomhederhttp://borsen.dk/konferencer/gazeller.html (Danish website)
• Work – Live – Stay: List of companies https://work-live-
stay.dk/en/career/
Use unsolicited applications
A large number of jobs are never advertised
• You’re not competing against a large group of
people
• Employers save time and money
- if they can find somebody without
advertising
Networking
Take initiative: meet many different persons through
• Organizations/ Associations (Foreninger)• Sports Clubs • Volunteer work• Social media: