27 NOVEMBER 2015 | BY SARAH MARQUET

FROM NOVEMBER 2015’s RECRUITER MAGAZINE

Economic development and investment promotion organisation Copenhagen Capacity (CC) is offering free recruitment services as part of its mission to attract and retain foreign investment in Denmark.

Talent director Nikolaj Lubanski describes Denmark as a small country with “a lack of resources in human capital”. So to convince companies to invest in the greater Copenhagen area, CC helps businesses attract foreign talent. To qualify for the free help, a company must have a genuine vacancy it cannot fill.

In the past year, CC helped recruit 354 people. It focuses on three industries: life sciences, ICT and clean/green technology.

A challenge is competing with Paris, New York, London or Silicon Valley as a talent destination. “You don’t have to choose between a career and a family,” he says, referencing the school system and a focus on flexible work in Copenhagen. To identify talent, it uses LinkedIn, online forums and physical careers fairs. It also targets international students studying in Denmark.

CC receives funding from regional and state government, the EU, grants from various foundations and sometimes a form of co-financing with the company in question.

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