You should not just make a search on the title of your programme or your profession (e.g. ”Cand.Psych” or ”psychologist”) – get broader search results by entering some of your competencies or specific issues or subject areas that you know about or have an interest in through your studies (e.g., ”work environment”, ”welfare”, ”conflict management”, or ”coaching”).

It can be a great source of inspiration for you. It can help you see what types of job you might get, and which organisations are looking for the competencies you have.

Furthermore, by looking through the job sites you are better able to identify the language currently used in the job market in relation to your field and competence profile. This knowledge you can use, e.g., to optimise your searches and for preparing your CV, cover letter, LinkedIn profile, profiles on jobsites, etc.

There are a few job banks. Some are generic while others are targeting particular segments (e.g. students) or academic fields (e.g. IT).

You can also look through old job adverts in the job archives in case you are ”just” looking for inspiration and thus not jobs you can actually apply for.

NB: Not all databases are offering this feature. A site where it is possible is on Jobindex – for this reason we use it as an example below.

The site itself is available in English. However, some of the job ads might still be in Danish.

What to do:

1. Go to jobindex.dk
2. Click on ”job ads”
3. Choose ”Job ad archive”
4. Enter key words and press ”Search"

By running a simple search in Jobindex’s tool for unsolicited applications, you can find a list of companies who, through the years, have had positions that matches your search.

This tool resembles the job archive in many ways. The difference is, however, that the results are presented based on the basis of the companies rather than the specific job ad.

When a company previously has been in need of a particular profile, indicated by the job ads, then perhaps they might be needing it again another time – for instance in connection to a student job, internship or thesis collaboration.

The tool therefore provides you with a way to approach the company and initiate a dialogue when reaching out unsolicited.

The site itself is available in English, however, some of the job ads might still be in Danish.

Use Jobindex's tool for unsolicited applications

By using company databases, you can expand your outlook on where you might find interesting potential employers or project collaborations, internships or thesis collaborations.

Company databases can also be used for research on companies in relation to finding relevant key figures such as number of employees, turnover, etc. This info you can use when you reach out to companies in connection to collaborations or jobs.

All companies in Denmark are registered with an industrial classification code. As soon as you know just one company with relevance to your field, you can look up the company and find all other companies that are registered with the same industrial classification code. It is possible to sort in categories such as geography, number of employees etc. A useful tool when looking for collaborations.

There are many company databases, but most of them cost money to access.

NB: Most databases are in Danish. Therefore, you can ask a friend to help you or use Google Translate.

• Proff.dk is free to a certain point. The site is in Danish, Norwegian, and Swedish. Ask a friend to help you or use Google Translate if these are not your languages.
• Bisnode Market can be accessed via your local library login. The local library websites are designed in different ways, but try to search your way to find it. It is in Danish.
• Try to google around a bit for other company databases