Jan identifies as being from Poland, even though he is also half German. He currently lives with his wife, four-year-old daughter and dog in Odense. His move from Germany was supported by Workindenmark, EURES, International Community Odense and his new employer, Mobile Industrial Robots (MiR). Jan’s family had moved country before and had been looking for a new place to call home for several years.
“Even though I was actively searching for a job myself, the position at MiR was actually found by Workindenmark. I registered online, uploaded my CV, and after a few days I received an e-mail with two job advertisements, which I had not seen before. One of them turned out to be a perfect match,” says Jan.
Helena Nielsen has been working as Recruitment Consultant and EURES Adviser in Workindenmark since 2008. “In my daily job I support Danish employers looking for skilled specialists in areas of shortage on the Danish labour market,” she explains. “Some Workindenmark services for Danish employers include advertising job vacancies on the Workindenmark website and the EURES portal.” Helena’s role also involves matching candidates registered in the EURES CV database with suitable jobs. “This is how I found Jan’s CV – it was a great match for a couple of vacancies.”
Helena helped to match Jan’s CV with his job and connected him with International Community Odense, a body actively supported by the state that helps those new to the area to settle in. “This level of support is something we have not experienced before,” states Jan. “We received information on all topics relevant for newcomers (from registration and moving with a dog, to a list of supermarkets with home delivery), and anything else we asked about. Everyone was super-nice and helpful!”
Alongside the advice, the EURES Targeted Mobility Scheme added another layer of support, covering all of the relocation costs. “It is a relatively short distance between Germany and Denmark, but the added complications due to the pandemic made things quite intense, up to the point of not knowing if we would actually be allowed to cross the border on the day before the relocation,” says Jan.
He concludes: “To those who are considering moving countries and may not have as much experience with this, I can give one piece of advice: talk to people. Ask questions, ask for help, be open and be positive. If you really want to move, then nothing is difficult. There will always be helpful people around, you just have to find them. And to find the right people, it is absolutely necessary to talk to others.”
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