A job interview in Danish

You're at an interview for a project coordinator job at a company in Aarhus. Lone from HR has offered you coffee, and now you're getting started.

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You're at a job interview with Lone from HR: talk about yourself, your strengths and weaknesses, and ask a question of your own at the end.

Scenario: Du er til jobsamtale som projektkoordinator i en virksomhed i Aarhus. Lone fra HR har budt på kaffe, og nu går I i gang.

Nå, men velkommen – og tak, fordi du kunne komme. Vi plejer at starte lidt bredt, så vil du ikke fortælle lidt om dig selv?

Well, welcome – and thanks for coming in. We usually start quite broadly, so why don't you tell us a bit about yourself?

Lone

Your response:

Jo, gerne. Jeg har arbejdet med projektstyring i seks år, de sidste tre i et it-firma i Berlin.

confident

Sure, happy to. I've worked in project management for six years, the last three at an IT company in Berlin.

How the conversation starts

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Lone

Nå, men velkommen – og tak, fordi du kunne komme. Vi plejer at starte lidt bredt, så vil du ikke fortælle lidt om dig selv?

Well, welcome – and thanks for coming in. We usually start quite broadly, so why don't you tell us a bit about yourself?

You

Jo, gerne. Jeg har arbejdet med projektstyring i seks år, de sidste tre i et it-firma i Berlin.

Sure, happy to. I've worked in project management for six years, the last three at an IT company in Berlin.

Lone

Seks år – så har du prøvet en del. Hvad har du typisk haft ansvar for?

Six years – so you've done quite a bit. What have you usually been responsible for?

You

Mest tidsplaner og budgetter – og at holde styr på, hvem der laver hvad.

Mostly schedules and budgets – and keeping track of who's doing what.

Lone

Hvad fik dig så til at søge lige præcis den her stilling?

So what made you apply for this particular job?

You

Jeg har fulgt jer et stykke tid, og jeg kan godt lide, at I arbejder så meget med bæredygtighed.

I've been following your company for a while, and I like that you do so much work on sustainability.

Lone

Det er rart at høre – det fylder meget hos os. Hvad ser du selv som din største styrke?

That's nice to hear – it's a big part of what we do. What do you see as your biggest strength?

Vocabulary in this conversation

The key Danish words and phrases that appear in this dialogue.

stilling

(en)

position

erfaring

(en)

experience

styrke

(en)

strength

svaghed

(en)

weakness

spørgsmål

(et)

question

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