Agenda for a typical first and second interview
Typical agenda format for the 1st interview
- 1. Welcome and introductions
- 2. Introduction to NORDEN and overview of the position
- 3. Candidate introduction and motivation for applying
- 4. A dialogue on CV and professional match – how your competencies match the applied position
- 5. Time for your additional questions
- 6. Next step and expected timeline
Typical agenda format for the 2nd interview
- 1. Welcome and reflections after 1st interview
- 2. Cognitive assessment – insights to how you experienced the assessments and the result
- 3. Behavioural profile – a dialogue based on the indicators of the report with focus on work preferences
- 4. CV and application - deep dive into your skills and how they match the role and your work preferences
- 5. Your aspirations and career goals
- 6. Time for your additional questions
- 7. Next step and expected timeline
Welcome to our Candidate Learning Hub
About NORDEN
Hello, how can we help?
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NORDEN’s internship programme follows the same recruitment process as described here. The only difference is that there is only one interview containing both assessments.
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To ensure the development of both employees, managers and our company culture, we have introduced Soulship. Soulship is NORDEN’s culture and development programme that activates our purpose and values. It is a combination of trainings, masterclasses, conversations, workshops, networking and tools that support how we interact, live, and practice our purpose and values every day. Soulship has for example focused on hybrid collaboration, having engaging and efficient conversations, common understanding of how to become more inclusive and how to preserve energy.
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It is important for NORDEN to attract, engage, and retain employees with the experience and knowledge needed to reach our strategic goals, while supporting our company culture. Our salaries, compensation and benefit systems reflect that. We provide an attractive salary, financial, and non-financial reward elements, as well as a pension contribution. Our benefits packages vary by country based on local practice, but they all reflect the skills and performance of our employees, as well as their contribution to the company.
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We are proud to offer a working environment with highly engaged colleagues who are among the best within their expertise. Working at NORDEN provides a global environment with focus on being front runners while simultaneously emphasizing the importance of employee wellbeing. With a high level of role diversity, NORDEN has experts in many different fields who are ready to share their knowledge to accelerate business potential. We truly care about each other and what we do which has resulted in highly engaged colleagues that are ready to make a difference.
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As a rule, candidates cover transport costs to and from interviews. However, exceptions can be made if special conditions may apply. Exceptions are always to be agreed on in advance. If you are in doubt, please reach out to our People Department.
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Yes, we encourage you to apply to all positions that are relevant for your profile and interest.
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NORDEN remains deeply committed to the safety and well-being of our clients, visitors, and employees. We are actively monitoring the situation to respond as required from The Health Authorities.
We ask all visitors to comply with the recommendations from local Health Authorities before visiting our offices. Further, we recommend that you use the hand sanitizers located in the offices. If you are experiencing any symptoms, we kindly ask you to reschedule the interview.
If you in any way feel unsafe coming to our offices for an interview, you are welcome to request a virtual interview. Please read more about virtual interviews in the section “How to prepare for virtual interviews.”
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NORDEN is an informal but also professional organisation, and we want our dress code to reflect both the informality and the professionalism.
As part of the interview, we are eager to get to know you – and your personality and character can be what sets you apart from the other candidates. Therefore, we recommend that you show a bit of your personality in what you wear while still having NORDEN’s culture in mind. A good tip is to dress in a way that feels comfortable and natural as this allows your personal qualities to shine.
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Depending on your means of transportation, this section describes how to arrive to Bryghuset in Copenhagen. Please note that the reception will welcome you to our office and ask you to fill in a guest card with information about who you are here to visit – this takes approximately 5 minutes, and therefore we recommend that you to set off time for any unexpected delays and arrive 10 minutes before the interview starts.
By car
As a guest visiting Bryghuset by car, NORDEN has parking facilities marked Visitor in front of the main entrance. you will be let through the gate by using the intercom system. Be aware that the intercom and reception will be staffed Monday to Friday 08:00 – 17:00. If you are visiting outside business hours, please make special arrangements with the recruiter. In the event that all visitor parking spots are in use when you arrive, feel free to take any available spot that has not been explicitly delegated. We recommend that you arrive early to find a spot elsewhere if all are filled. Note that it is also possible to park in the garage under Waterfront where there is 2 hours free parking.
By bicycleAs a guest visiting Bryghuset by bicycle, please use the bike racks on either side of the entrance to the underground parking area. When facing the front of the building, the racks are found at the far end of the parking area.
Using public transportationThe busses 1A, 21, 23 and 172 stops nearby Bryghuset.