|
|
| *Travel Tips>>>Denmark Travel Tips |
Can I get a job in Denmark eventhough I can't speak the lingo? |
Travel Info I want to go to Denmark, Aarhus with my girlfriend who will study law there. I would like to get a job there but I only speak English. Does this mean nobody would employ me there? Also where should we look in order to get a flat to rent there, how does electricity bills etc work there? I appreciate any advice you can give, many thanks! Travel Tips Is your girlfriend Danish? If so, she will probably already be aware of some of the housing opportunities to be found - for students getting good housing is actually quite easy these days. The university or business school should be able to help you with information about that. Here are a few links that may help you in your search (the problem is that most of the information is in Danish, but you can find at least some in English and can certainly find someone to contact for further info): http://www.kollegie8000.dk/ http://www.boligportal.dk/index.php... http://www.portaldanmark.dk/velkommentil... (the second link is the most extensive, covering all sorts of information about living in 脜rhus, but I think its only in Danish - so hope your girlfriend can speak Danish). And be careful, though most people are legit, there are a few hustlers out there, so the first link might be the best place to start - they are used to helping new students find a place to live. When you find a place to live, electricity, heating and water may actually be included in the rent, at least if you get a place specifically for students, otherwise a bill will come in the mail, and you go to the post office to pay it, or if you have home banking you can pay over the internet. Or when you get a bank account you can simply check a box on the first bill (the service is called PBS) when you pay at the post office and it will be payed automatically each month (you will get a notice that so and so bill will be payed). Getting a job could be very difficult when you don't speak the language, and it might even be illegal for you to work there, depending on where you're from. But you can try looking at the university itself, f.ex. going to the English department and checking out their noticeboards outside the secretary offices for people seeking someone with a good knowledge of English (might be for teaching purposes or study help). Although practically all Danes speak fairly or very good English, Danish really is essential for most jobs, but perhaps taking out newspapers and ads, a cleaning job (though even there they mostly require Danish) - or perhaps you already have skills that would qualify you for a much better job. Look in the yellow pages when you get there, find the businesses and try your luck. But really, the best advice is to learn Danish as quickly as possible, take a course for foreigners and then simply practice, practice, practice - and make sure you insist on speaking Danish with people, because when they find out you speak English most will simply switch. And remember, regarding all these things and other problems you'll encounter along your way, never hesitate to ask for help, most people will only be glad to offer their assistance, even though Danes may seem a little distancing at first. Whoa, this practically turned into an essay, good luck to both of you, there's a good chance you'll be very happy there, great little town :-) Others the danes speak better hinglish than the british they will employ you, but it's very very hard first, you have to find or know some1 so that he\she can help you there.. i speak swedish and it's almost like danish. and swedish is alittle bit like english\german. you'll learn it fast if you take classes, maybe 6 months till 1 year, depends on yourself. for getting a flat to rent, here in sweden you have to wait a little ,and i think it's the same in Denmark. they put you on a list and when it's your turn then you get one. but for students it's a little different, you can get it easier and earlier. go look at some websites and you'll get plenty of info. and yes, most of them speak english(as a second language). Depends what job you want to do. A lot of people in Denmark speak Danish (which, as you may know, is VERY hard to pronounce) English and German. So if you were dealing with customers in a shop, for example, you would need to be able to understand Danish and perhaps German as well. The same if you were working in tourism, unless you were just working with English speaking people. Living in Denmark is strange-if you go into a shop or something, they may speak Danish until they realise you are English, then just suddenly switch! So, hmmm, something that involves minimal social contact? Sounds a bit grim... I hope you do find some way of doing it though, Denmark is a beautiful country, and the people there are officially the happiest in Europe! Sorry I cant be more help! Staying in beautiful Copenhagen for a while and amusing the locals with my mauling of the Danish language. no it would be impossible for you to be employed in the netherlands without speaking fluent dutch. It is also impossible for a us citizen to move to europe unless they are ; a full time university student. or have skills where there is a skills shortage ( most of these would require you to be university educated. the sad fact is that it is almost impossible to move to the eu if you are not an eu citizen I have a friend who's from Denmark and I visited her not too long ago. We went to a Mexican restaurant in Copenhagen (yeah...a Mexican restaurant....and it was GOOD!). Anyway, our waitress didn't speak really any Danish. You'll find that about 98% of the population speaks English....and they speak it WELL! Good Luck!!!! And have fun!!!! Dress warm in the winter! |
| Tags |
| Paris Provence-Alpes-Cote d`Azur Rhone-Alpes General - France Belgium Denmark Greece Netherlands Poland Portugal Russia |
Travel Info Categories--Copyright/IP Policy--Contact Webmaster |