Getting a job in Denmark: Fine-tuning your approach to the Danish job market
How to Live in Denmark · Kay Xander Mellish
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Show Notes
Foreigners in general are often trying to look for a job in a way that works well in their home country, not Denmark.
Basically, this works as about as well as trying to tell your new girlfriend the same jokes that made your old girlfriend laugh. If the setting is Denmark, the approach has to be Danish.
Danish jobs are all about independence and teamwork. It's not like they need a red Lego brick and you have to convince them you're a red Lego brick to get the job. The employer has a problem that needs solving and you have to convince them that you have the brains and the experience to solve it, and the drive to make it happen.