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Different types of employment

Your first job

There are more different types of employment than just the "normal" permanent full-time position. But what are the advantages and disadvantages? Could a graduate programme be the right start on the Danish job market for you? And where do you get help after leaving AAU?

Different types of employment

Your first job

There are more different types of employment than just the "normal" permanent full-time position. But what are the advantages and disadvantages? Could a graduate programme be the right start on the Danish job market for you? And where do you get help after leaving AAU?

All the different types of jobs have their own up- and downsides.

For many recent graduates, a position limited in time or scope leads to a permanent position. This is your chance to make an impression. Therefore, you may use these different employment types to pave the way for entering the Danish job market.

Not one type of job is better than the next. Some are comfortable with knowing their employment status for years, while others become claustrophobic thinking of keeping the same job. Those are just preferences.

Types of job - what characterises them?

Non-ordinary jobs

An ordinary job is a regular, payed job.

A non-ordinary job is a job where the employer does not have to pay your full salary. As unemployed, you might get a job with wage subsidy or a job training programme. This can be a good way of “getting a foot in the door” to the Danish job market, expanding your network and not least the practical experience that you might be needing – and maybe it could lead you to an ordinary job.

Graduate programmes

In a graduate programme, you can get experience in different departments in the same company. A graduate position is targeted at recent graduates, and therefore you are not in competition with those with experience. But is it right for you and how do you apply?

Graduate programmes are for ambitious and goal-oriented graduates. These are positions that require something extra both to apply for, to get and to hold.

There are many different graduate programmes - typically in IT, engineering, business, and marketing, but also for social science graduates.

What is a graduate position?

A graduate position is intended for recent graduates only, which means that applicants are not in competition with others, who have many years of experience within the specific field. But there is a lot of competition, and companies are looking for only the very best – in other words, graduate positions are for the select few.

  • Graduate positions is a fixed-term employment.
  • You get to be part of different departments of a firm.
  • The duration of employment and number of departments you will be part of vary depending.
  • Typically, they last 2 years and have 4 rotations, each of 6 months.

The company will most often choose in which department the graduate begins the programme. The graduate often have a say in which other departments the rotations will include. Sometimes, the graduate will go abroad.

Worth knowing...

... about graduate positions
What are the future prospects as a graduate?
When the right candidates have been found, they can look forward to achieving a broad sense of the company and build a great network. The candidates will meet lots of challenges, great opportunities and experience having a great degree of influence – not least on their own career. It will also be expected that you work on project management, which AAU students already have experienced in their projects. The graduates are often considered future key employees of the company.
Where can I find the graduate positions?
In AAU Jobbank, you can search specifically for graduates programmes within your field.
AAU Jobbank

Where can I get help after graduation?