What do I do if I become unemployed?

Create your CV on jobnet.dk

Within two weeks of registering as unemployed, you must create a CV on jobnet.dk. It is not possible to attach a CV that you have created yourself. You must use the template provided on jobnet.dk. When you create a CV, your profile can be matched with current and future job vacancies in the municipality's Job and CV Bank. In addition, your personal job advisor here at our office will use your CV to get an overview of your professional profile prior to your first meeting.

Do you need help preparing your CV? Min A-kasse will help you.

My unemployment fund must approve your CV

Once you have created your CV on jobnet.dk, we at Min A-kasse must approve that it meets the legal requirements. We can do this at your first interview, which we will invite you to no later than 2 weeks after you have registered as unemployed on jobnet.dk. It is important that you have created a CV that we can approve, as an approved CV is a condition for receiving unemployment benefits.

For us to approve your CV, it must represent a 'realistic and serious' approach to your job search. It must include:

• Information about your previous employment.
• A professional profile. The section is called 'a little about me'.
• Information about your educational background, courses etc.
• Your other qualifications, language skills etc.

What is a job log?

The job log is a tool to record the jobs you have applied for. You can also use it to plan your job search and keep track of the jobs you would like to apply for and the jobs you have applied for. When you are unemployed, you need to register your job search in the job log every week. You should also upload examples of applications and CVs you have sent to employers at least once a month.

You can find the job log in Self Service under the Job search tab and then "Update your job log". You register your job search by filling in the information. Select 'Add' to upload specific CVs and applications you have sent to employers. You can also access the job log and register your information via jobnet.dk.

If you have any questions or experience technical issues when filling out the job log, please contact us.

Why is it important that you fill out the job log

It is our job to assess whether you are available for the labor market. Therefore, it is important that you apply for jobs every week as agreed in 'Job search requirements' and register your job search in the job log.

The information in the job log is necessary for us to make a positive availability assessment. Therefore, we will react if you do not continuously register your job search in the job log or do not upload examples of your applications and CV.

If you don't update your job log, you risk losing your entitlement to unemployment benefits.

Unsubscribe on jobnet

You must remember to unsubscribe on jobnet.dk when you:

• get work for a minimum of 14 days.
• becomes ill for a minimum of 14 days.
• for other reasons do not wish to be registered with jobnet.dk.

You are obliged to attend any meetings and participate in any programs that your unemployment insurance fund, municipality, or other relevant authority has invited you to. Failure to do so may therefore have consequences for your entitlement to unemployment benefits. The consequences vary greatly depending on what you are required to attend.

Interview at the municipality, unemployment insurance fund, or other agency

If you fail to attend an interview that we, the municipality, or another party has summoned you to in writing and in person, or that you have booked yourself, you will be excluded from receiving daily benefits from the day you fail to attend until you contact the party that summoned you to the interview. In such cases, you must contact the municipality if the interview was summoned by the municipality.

This also applies if an interview is to be held by phone, digitally or by letter and the interview is not held due to your circumstances. If you cancel before the interview, you cannot receive unemployment benefits for the day on which the interview should have been held.

You can, of course, be legally excused if you are unable to attend because you are at work, have a job interview, are on vacation as reported via jobnet.dk, or have fallen ill. In such cases, there will be no consequences for your unemployment benefits, but it is a condition that you have notified us of your absence before the interview.

Offers from the municipality

Offers are agreed with the municipality in My Plan. Please note that if you do not start or decline an offer agreed in My Plan, you will generally be subject to a three-week suspension. This also applies if you do not participate in the preparation of My Plan.

Job interview

If you refuse or do not start a job that you have been referred to or if you fail to attend an interview with an employer about a referred job, you will generally receive a three-week quarantine.

You are obliged to attend any meetings and participate in any programs that your unemployment insurance fund, municipality, or other relevant authority has invited you to. Failure to do so may therefore have consequences for your entitlement to unemployment benefits. The consequences vary greatly depending on what you are required to attend.

Note. Please note that if you have two quarantines within 12 months, you lose your right to unemployment benefits.

Activity in the unemployment fund

The unemployment fund regularly organizes workshops etc. It is voluntary if you want to participate. You should be aware that if there is any doubt as to whether you are available for the labor market, your non-participation may be included in the assessment of your case.

Out of the unemployment benefit system

If you get a new full-time job, remember to deregister as unemployed on jobnet.dk from the date you start the new job. You can easily register your first working day in the future. Read more about how to do this.

If you have less than 6 weeks until you start your new job, you can apply for a job search exemption.