When people hear the words career coaching, they can have very different expectations.
Some imagine a conversation focused mainly on reflection and questions. Others expect someone to review their CV, tell them what is not working, help them prepare for interviews, or explain how recruitment works in Denmark.
In reality, international job seekers often need a combination of these things.
You may need space to think through what you actually want next. But you may also need someone to tell you that your CV is positioning you at the wrong level, that your LinkedIn profile does not reflect the type of roles you are targeting, or that something you experienced in an interview is quite typical in a Danish hiring process.
That is how I approach Career Coaching at Decoding Denmark.
It combines reflection and strategic thinking with practical guidance and knowledge of the Danish job market. The balance depends on where you are, what is happening in your job search, and what would be most useful for you at that moment.
Career Coaching is not only about finding the next job
Many internationals I work with initially come because of a very concrete problem.
They are applying, but not getting interviews.
They have had several interviews, but no offer.
They do not know which roles are realistic for their background.
They are unsure whether their CV works in Denmark.
They have heard that networking is important, but they do not know how to actually do it.
Or they simply feel that they have been trying many things without understanding what is holding them back.
The immediate problem may be an application, a CV, an interview or LinkedIn. But once we start looking at the situation more closely, there is often a bigger question underneath:
How should I position myself in this market?
Your previous experience, seniority, communication style and professional identity do not automatically translate when you move into a new labour market.
Something that made complete sense in your previous country or industry may be interpreted differently in Denmark. The way you describe leadership, ambition, achievements or responsibility may need adjusting — not because your experience has less value, but because employers may be used to hearing that value expressed differently.
Career Coaching gives us the space to look at both levels: what you are doing in your job search and how you are positioning yourself behind it.
Sometimes you need questions. Sometimes you need information.
There are situations where another person’s answer would not actually help you very much.
If you are torn between two career directions, for example, I can help you examine what attracts you to each, what you are afraid of losing, what matters to you professionally, and what assumptions may be influencing your decision.
I cannot decide which career you should choose.
But there are other situations where it would make little sense for me to only ask questions.
If you have never worked in Denmark and want to understand how Danish employers tend to approach CVs, interviews, networking or hierarchy, I have knowledge and experience that I can share.
If I see that your CV is presenting you very differently from the level of role you want, I will tell you.
If you describe an interview and I notice a possible reason why your answers did not land the way you expected, we can examine it together.
If you are spending most of your week sending applications to roles where your profile has little chance of getting through the first screening, we can look at whether there is a better way to use that time.
This is why I describe my work as Career Coaching, while recognising that it can include different methods.