The Job Hunt

So... not much to say on this front except that finding a job in general can be quite a frustrating experience, finding a job in Denmark is worse.

I have read up on the business culture in Denmark and from what I have gathered, it seems its who you know and not what you know.

I have come to two conclusions with regards to not being able to speak Danish

• Apply for work at the global companies such as Coca Cola, where Danish is not a prerequisite
• Or learn Danish realllllly fast

It seems the first bullet point will have to work in my favour as the Danish language seems a hard one to master, dont get me wrong; I came to this country and the least I could do is intergrate myself into their way of living and that seems to be their language.

Many Danes can speak english, most speak it quite well, but with a 91% Danish population in Denmark; there is almost no need to speak English as their mother tongue will suffice.

From my observations (this really is my opinion) after having been here for four months, the Danes seem to be a very proud nation and that is why they prefer speaking the language they are most comfortable with; Danish.

So it really is a matter of Fit in or F*** off over here.

On a seperate point; networking seems to be Prime and that is what worries me about finding work; I practically know no-one and so my network is more of a dusty wrangled spiderweb blowing in the free wind of unemployment.

But I moved here and each place comes with its own set of problems and annoyances. Maybe I can become a professional unemployed person; I would probably get fired.

So for the past two weeks its been updating my cv, cover letters are coming out of my ears and I have almost memorised my cv off by heart- word for word after seeing it so many times.

So if you are out there and struggling like me; good luck and dont get disheartened, make your CV stelLar and if you can just get that interview; you'r one step closer. Thats my little mantra I sAY to myself each morning when I realise there is no need for me to get out of my pajamas.

Here is a list of some recruitment sites where you can upload your cv and get work notifications

http://www.linkedin.com/

http://www.jobindex.dk/cgi/user/english.cgi

http://www.mercuriurval.com/en/Countries/Denmark/

http://www.stepstone.dk/en/

http://www.nigelwright.com/

http://www.sam-int.dk/headhunting/default-en.aspx