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Career & Danish Culture

Finansforbundet assists you throughout your career whether you wish for further development in your current position or a total change and as well if you have been dismissed.

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Events

Events and courses

Get new knowledge and inspiration at a morning meeting, go-home meeting, webinar, development course and much more.

Career & Danish Culture

Finance Competence Fund - get ready for the future with free courses

The Finance Competence Fund (Finanskompetencepuljen) is your way to further develop your competencies. Both you and your team can apply for education and competence development. The educational programmes are carefully selected to support the competence needs of the future.

Career

Thinking about becoming self-employed?

You can get tips and advice on what is important before starting up and you can also book a coaching session with a consultant in Finansforbundet.
Go to an interview about your work life

We can help you towards a successful work life. We are your impartial sparring partner, and our expert consultants are ready to give you advice.
Six tips: How to take care of yourself in a stressful daily life

In a stressless daily life, it is important to build resilience so that you retain the ability to keep a cool head and a warm heart. Expert Birgitte Dam Jensen has six tips for you.
Get the most out of your appraisal review

Get advice and tools that can help you reflect on what you can do to reap the most benefit from the dialogue with your manager.
Do you want to work abroad

Working abroad can strengthen you both professionally and personally, but there are also some considerations worth making beforehand. Learn more here.
The good LinkedIn Profile

LinkedIn can be a key factor in the search for the next job. Get a guide on how to make your profile look the best it can.
Find a better balance in life

If the balance between work, family and leisure is lopsided, it can affect your job satisfaction. Get tips and help for living in a way that feels right for you
Get your job search off to a strong start

There are many ways to approach a job search. The important thing is to find one that makes sense to you and will keep you motivated over time.
Write a targeted CV and a job application

Your value is emphasised when you target your CV and job application. Highlight what is most important, make it easy to read and show how you are a a great fit.
How to use LinkedIn in your job search

LinkedIn is often the first place where others form an impression of you. That is why your profile matters. Get three tips for a clear profile.
Use your network for your job search

Conversations with fellow networkers may bear fruit quickly, building up relationships and knowledge over time. But where do you start?
How to use AI in your job search

Stay in control. Artificial intelligence may make your job search clearer and more efficient, but should not be the sole source of input.
Review of CV and job application

Get targeted, actionable feedback on your CV and application to strengthen your job search.

Network

Career & Danish Culture

Internationals in Finance – Finansforbundet in Denmark

Internationals in Finance connects you and other international employees across the financial sector.

Career & Danish Culture

New in Denmark

What's the best way to get established in Denmark? Find the answers to frequently asked questions, with links to relevant sources.

Working in Denmark

New manager in Denmark

Get tips on how to succeed as a manager in Denmark and how the union representative can support you in your role as a manager.

Career & Danish Culture

Danish Working Culture

Get some tips on Danish working culture as experienced by an American living in Denmark.

About Finansforbundet

Finansforbundet and the Danish Labour Market

The Danish Labour Market is not regulated by law but by collective agreements which means that Finansforbundet has a great influence on the financial area.

Podcast

Working smoothly with your Danish colleagues

Working with Danes has so many advantages, but it can also be tricky for internationals. Danish bosses provide less guidance - and less supervision! - than bosses in many other working cultures. You're often expected to take the initiative and innovate on your own, but also openly admit to mistakes when you've made them. And in Denmark, it's acceptable to politely disagree with your boss.

Podcast

First Day at Work

Kay Xander Mellish is an American who has worked for several large Danish companies and has collected her insights on working culture in Denmark into books, podcasts, and lectures. Here are a few of her tips on Danish working culture.

Podcast

Making friends in Denmark

Podcast

Is Joining a Union Worth the Money?

And What's the Difference Between a Union and an A-kasse? Listen to a podcast told by Kay Xander Mellish, an American who has worked for several years in Danish companies.

Salaries and Wages

New pay and working hours

You may have to switch to a new kind of fixed salary, or you may experience other changes in your terms and conditions of employment. On this site, we have gathered the most important and most relevant information for you. If you do not find the answer to your specific questions, you can contact your union representative or call Forhandling (Negotiations) at Finansforbundet.