Where Should You Start Looking For A Job, And How To Apply?

Here we present the channels that genuinely work for student jobs in Denmark.

The single best job search channel in this guide: JobTeaser

If we could only give you one insider tip from this entire guide, it is this one: JobTeaser. It is a career platform built directly into student portals at over 800 universities across Europe, connecting you with companies actively looking to hire students before they even graduate. This is exactly where Manuel found his current role. Check whether your university has it enabled (Aarhus BSS does) and make it one of the first places you look.

Jobindex and Jobnet

Secondly, take a look here. Jobindex.dk is the dominant job board in Denmark, the equivalent of LinkedIn Jobs back home, and Jobnet.dk is the official government site (anyone with a CPR can use it). Most reputable employers post here first.

Always apply as soon as you see a posting (once CV & cover letters have been tailored), ideally within the first hours of a posting going live. You will immediately be on their radar.

LinkedIn

Two specific moves:

• Filter jobs by Denmark and "student job" or "part-time" and set the location to the city you are studying in.
• Connect with people who already do the job you want at companies you like. A short, polite message ("Hi, I am an international student at CBS interested in roles like yours, would love any advice on breaking in") goes a long way. People are nice and will most of the time reply, some even offering to go for a coffee chat with you.

Danes are surprisingly responsive on LinkedIn if you are not pushy.

Your university's job and project bank

Every Danish university runs one. Check yours weekly. The roles posted there are pre-filtered for students and can be less competitive than public boards.

Word of mouth (the actual top of the funnel)

Many student jobs internationals get come through other students or their broader network. A classmate's roommate is leaving their job, an older student at your programme passes on a contact, a peer in your case club mentions a vacant role, someone in your sports club mentions their team is hiring. Tell everyone you are looking. Help each other out with searching, material and interview prep.

Networking and showing up

• Go to company events on campus. Most universities host them weekly during term.
• Join a business-related student club or society. Many will host a wide range of company events and visits from leading firms. Join online webinars; many finance firms for example often host these regarding tips to break in.
• After every event, send one short LinkedIn message to one person you spoke to.

Building relationships with people higher up in Danish companies sounds intimidating, but Denmark has a famously flat hierarchy. A senior person at Maersk or Novo will often actually reply to a polite, specific message from a student. That does not happen in most other countries.

Rather than cold-messaging people indiscriminately, go in with a specific goal in mind. Ask yourself: why this particular person or company? What is it about this industry that draws you in more than others? Do your skills and interests genuinely align with what they are looking for?

The bottom line

Spend 60% of your job-search time on the human channels (LinkedIn outreach, classmates, events, webinars) and 40% on the boards. Ultimately though, the key is consistency. Routinely look at job postings, filter by new and tailor your application accordingly.