03/05/2026
๐ช๐ต๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ป๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐บ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ธ ๐๐๐๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ถ๐ป ๐น๐ผ๐-๐๐ธ๐ถ๐น๐น ๐ท๐ผ๐ฏ๐, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐น๐ฑ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ ๐ต๐ฒ๐น๐ฝ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐บ ๐บ๐ผ๐๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ?
๐ We see the same scenario play out time and time again. Foreigners come to Denmark in search of higher wages, a better standard of living, a better work-life balance, or to be with a family member. Few have a job lined up in advance, so their first job in Denmark is often as a warehouse worker, hotel employee, restaurant worker, cleaning service worker, courier, or supermarket employee. No one cares that you have a PhD in psychology or that youโre an engineer. At that moment, you donโt care either, because you need to earn money for your first monthโs rent and the deposit.
๐ But when youโre doing such physically demanding work, itโs very hard to muster the energy to look for a new job. You wouldnโt take a physical job in your home country at your age, but in Denmark, you get paid two to three times as much for it. And so youโre stuck in a cycle, constantly hearing that networking is the most important thing. Really? But how do you do that when you donโt know anyone?
๐ Everyone will start recommending unpaid volunteer work or an unpaid internship so you can expand your network. Has anyone actually landed a job this way?
๐ Plus, when you look at job listings, many are in English, but they often include the requirement โDanish required,โ even though itโs not necessary for the job. Do employers even want any international workers? Arenโt they working against their own interests when theyโd rather hire an inexperienced Dane than a qualified international worker with experience?
๐ And what would help international workers? Just as there are immigration quotas, there could be quotas for the number of international workers in Danish companies. Or do you have any other advice? What about a name change to Pedersen?
By LWID Writer, Lucie Dobeลกovรก
