Be successful in your job hunting

Career Days Odense, 2019By Recruitment Consultant and EURES

Adviser

Sofie Ejdesgaard sse@workindenmark.dk

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

How to write your CV?

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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

• State your fluency level• Include mother tongue• Include Danish

• List IT programs you are familiar with• Indicate level of proficiency

or

• Include the names and contact information of your references - if you have approval

Points to remember

• Max 1 page

• Documentationdo not send documentation unless mentioned in the job

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• Have someone read over your CV

• Do a spell check! (No: “I speak fluent Englesh, Inglish, Eniglish”)

• Print out your CV! (PDF)

Cover Letter

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

Job interview

• 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?

Tips for your job search in Denmark

What is your market value?

Identify your competences, experience, demands

What are your qualifications?

Do you have special skills?

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Language skills

Learn Danish

Improve your English

Your own language is important too

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

http://www.workindenmark.dk/

Headline – describe professional competences

Use appropriate keywords

– to pass initial screening

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:

Remember

• Use your international background

• Target your CV and cover letter

• Know what Danish companies expect