Help for the partner moving in
Partner jobs – your way to a job in Sonderborg
Are you moving to Sonderborg with your partner or are you considering moving here yourself and looking for a job?
We help accompanying partners and potential movers find work in Sonderborg.
You will receive specific advice on CVs and applications, insight into the local labor market and help in getting in touch with companies.
We take your skills as a starting point and help you find realistic job opportunities.
The Partner Job Consultant helps you with:
- Getting control of CVs and applications
- To search for jobs in a targeted manner and use the right job portals
- To clarify your options for job or education
- Finding relevant job opportunities in the area
- To get an internship and practice your Danish in a company
The course is based on your skills and job desires.
The goal is for you to get a job. We help you find the right path to get there.
How to get started as a job seeker
To participate in the partner job scheme, you must:
- Be the accompanying partner or spouse of a person who works or studies in Sonderborg Municipality
- Be ready to spend time on your job search
- Be willing to learn Danish, as it is a requirement in many jobs
To get started, send your CV to the partner job consultant.
Benefits for job seekers
- Job opportunities
We help you find relevant job opportunities in the area and get in touch with companies.
- Development
You can build experience through internships and gain clarification in relation to a job or industry.
- Network
You will get in touch with local businesses and build a network that can lead to jobs.
Hear what our participants think
After moving here from Belgium, I found myself without an IT consulting job and tried to apply for many jobs without success. After meeting with Lone at the local job fair, we had a dedicated session to thoroughly analyze the contents and layout of my resume, identifying the key strengths and areas that needed improvement. Her insightful feedback and guidance allowed me to refine my resume, upgrade my LinkedIn profile and get interviews within 24 hours.
I am very grateful for the internship and opportunity to get experience to get accepted as a future student. The internship did lead me to substitute hours in the same company, and I am happy for now and for getting some form of income, however, of course I would hope to have a more steady income to help with my family finances. Until then, I will work hard and gather as much experience as possible, so the educational school will later accept me as a student. After studying I will hopefully find steady work.
Thank you again for all your support and follow up. I really appreciate it.
I woke up to an email from Saab this morning saying that they would like to create a job offer for me today! She asked me for my name, address, and cpr number!!
Thank you so much for introducing me to HR SAAB and your continued help and support in searching for a new job. I am so glad I found you!
many thanks.
Job search in Denmark
When you are looking for a job in Denmark, both your CV and your application must be targeted to the specific position. The CV shows your experience, education and skills. The application shows your motivation for the position and the workplace, as well as how you will use your skills in the job.
CV and application
Your CV should give the employer a quick overview of what you can do and what experience you have.
A good CV should:
- Have a short and targeted profile text
- Describe your work tasks specifically
- Highlight relevant competencies, results, systems and tools
- Describe your language skills accurately and realistically
- Be clear and only contain relevant information
Read Workindenmark's advice on CVs.
Your application should complement your CV without repeating it.
A good application should:
- Explain your motivation for the position and the workplace
- Highlight the skills that are most important for the job
- Show with concrete examples how you have used your skills in practice
- Describe how you will use your skills in the job
Find available jobs
Vacancies are advertised on various job portals. Therefore, search in several places, use different job titles and keywords, and create job agents so that you are notified of new vacancies.
Jobnet
Jobnet is the public job portal in Denmark and contains vacancies within many industries and professional areas.
Workindenmark
Workindenmark is targeted at international job seekers. Here you can find vacancies in Denmark, where the job advertisements are written in English.
Find English-speaking jobs on Workindenmark
More job portals
You can find more relevant job portals in Workindenmark's overview.
See Workindenmark's overview of Danish job portals
At GOTO Sonderborg you can read about the local labor market, industries and job opportunities in the Sonderborg area and find links to relevant job portals.
Recognition of foreign education
If you have completed your education abroad, an assessment can make it easier for a Danish employer to understand your education. First, check whether your profession is regulated in Denmark. For regulated professions, you must have authorization or other approval before you can work in the profession.
Assessment of your education
The Danish Agency for Higher Education and Science can assess the level of your foreign education in the Danish education system. The assessment can make it easier for an employer to understand your education.
Get your foreign education assessed
Regulated professions
Some professions are regulated in Denmark. This means that you must have an authorization or other approval from the responsible authority to be able to work in the profession.
Check whether your profession is regulated
The European Professional Card
The European Professional Card (EPC) is an electronic procedure for the recognition of professional qualifications in another EU country. The scheme applies to nurses responsible for general care, pharmacists, physiotherapists, mountain guides and real estate agents.
Read about the European Professional Card
Healthcare professions
If you are trained in a healthcare profession, you should check whether you need Danish authorization from the Danish Patient Safety Agency. The requirements depend on your profession, your education and the country where you were trained.
Do you want to start your own business?
If you have a business idea or are considering becoming self-employed, Sonderborg Vækstråd can help you get started. You can get advice about your idea and guidance on business models, finances, marketing and starting a business.
See Sonderborg Vækstråd's offers for entrepreneurs
Entrepreneur cafe
The Entrepreneur Café is a consulting event where you can get free advice on specific questions from, among others, accountants, lawyers, banks and other business advisors.
Your rights in the Danish labor market
When you work in Denmark, it is important to know your terms of employment and where you can get help. Salary and a number of working conditions may be determined through a collective agreement or agreed directly between you and your employer. Other rights follow from Danish law.
Salary and working conditions
Denmark has no statutory minimum wage. Wages and working hours are often regulated through a collective agreement or your employment contract. Therefore, read the contract carefully and check whether the workplace is covered by a collective agreement.
Read about salary and working conditions at Workplace Denmark
Trade union
A trade union can advise you on wages, employment contracts and working conditions. It can also help you if problems arise between you and your employer. Membership in a trade union is voluntary.
Read about trade unions in Denmark
Unemployment insurance fund
An unemployment insurance fund is an unemployment insurance fund. You are not automatically insured through your tax, so you must register and pay a membership fee yourself. Membership may give you the opportunity to receive unemployment benefits if you become unemployed and meet the conditions.
Read about unemployment insurance and unemployment insurance
A trade union and an unemployment insurance fund are two different schemes. You decide for yourself whether you want to be a member of one, both, or neither of them.
Financial support for job search and relocation
If you travel to Denmark to look for a job or move here to start a job, you can receive financial support under certain conditions. You must normally apply for the support before you travel or incur expenses.
Unemployment benefits from your home country
If you receive unemployment benefits in another EU or EEA country, you can, under certain conditions, take the benefits with you to Denmark for three to six months. Before you travel, you must apply for the PD U2 document from the authority or unemployment insurance company that pays your benefits.
When you arrive, you must register as a job seeker in your municipality of residence, usually at the Jobcentre or Citizens' Service. Registration must be done no later than seven days from the date on the front of your PD U2 document. You must also create a CV on Jobnet and keep it active while you are unemployed.
Read about unemployment benefits from your home country and PD U2
EURES Targeted Mobility Scheme
The EURES Targeted Mobility Scheme, TMS, can, under certain conditions, provide financial support if you apply for or get a job in another European country.
The support can contribute to the costs of:
- Traveling to a job interview
- Relocation for a new job
- Your family's move
- Language teaching
- Recognition of education and qualifications
The scheme is generally relevant for people who are at least 18 years old and live in the EU, Norway or Iceland. The job you are applying for or have been offered must normally last at least six months and constitute at least half of a full-time position.
You must be in contact with a EURES Adviser before applying for support. Support is provided after a specific assessment, and expenses cannot normally be covered if they were incurred before the application and approval.
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