In Aarhus, Denmark, students are starting to feel under pressure to find “the right job.”
Alice Kazakov and Jasmijn Brasser
That is not a rare phenomenon however, but a rather common feeling across countries as prices are increasing and job availability is becoming scarce.
Aarhus is known to locals and tourists as mainly a college city. Every year an influx of new and returning students settle in the city and start looking for part-time jobs or more “official” positions related to their studies. However, students close to finishing their studies or recently graduated can only focus on one thing- what are the next steps?
Maria Balling, a retail associate at Kings and Queens, explains that until she can find a job that fully supports her in Aarhus, she is resting and making money for travel. Balling graduated from Aarhus University in international politics a year ago, but says she is expecting great difficulty finding a future job she would like in a law firm.
“It’s all connections based,” she says, “the only reason I’m considering that path is because my dad knows someone in a law firm.”
“A lot of [her class] applied to a million places just to find at least something. Only places desperately hiring will call back.”
In a small city such as Aarhus, it will become harder to find a higher-level job as multiple graduates may apply to the same position.