Gap Year

What are the benefits of taking a gap year?

The business life say:

• It develops the social skills - Merete Blauenfeldt, correspondent
• It has benefited my self-awareness, maturity, my network and my communication abilities - Martin Samsing, Staff Sergeant, Armed Forces Recruiting
• You develop a lot in your gap year and become more ready for challenges when studying - Anders Jellesen, Student Councilor, Aalborg University
• I have learned that there are several personal skills that you cannot learn through education - Rikke Biltoft cand. merc bpm
• It improves your language skills and openness to other cultures - Merete Blauenfeldt, correspondent
• It will be a year that affects the rest of your life and career - Sandra Malik, Ship Officer, Denmark Training Ship
• I have become more focused, structured and responsible - Catalina Kjær, cand. ling. merc.
• I was more motivated to take an education - Jawad Sundoo, Staff Sergeant, Armed Forces Recruiting
• You get to know yourself better - Sofie Mathilde, Sales and Marketing Coordinator
• I have become much more independent and aware of who I am and what I want to do with my life. My advice: Just get out there! - Helle Henriksen, Hair dresser
  

The students say:

• It is amazing! It helps you to clarify your choice of education and broaden your horizons - Katrine Landerslev, Biotechnology student
• It contributes enormously to one's social and organizational skills. You become stronger on several levels - Gudik Holm, student, cand. negot.
• The best thing was to make lifelong friendships and the personal development that has given me great experience and confidence - Mads Warming, biology student
• I have developed personally. I'm no longer as shy, and I've gotten a lot more courageous when facing situations that I am not accustomed to - Line Bickmann, student at Roskilde University
• It's been the best thing I've done in my life. It has given me a lot of unforgettable experiences and a lot of friends around the world, whom I’m still in touch with - Marie Warming
• It is a great way to combine the social, active, nature and cultural aspects - Anne Clemmensen

Importance for resume:

• It means a lot that a gap year has given them a positive mental baggage - Catalina Kjær, cand. ling. merc.
• A gap year gives you a maturity that is important when recruiting for an open position - Martin Samsing, oversergent, Staff Sergeant, Armed Forces Recruiting
• It is typically a plus that applicants have taken a gap year - Rikke Biltoft, cand. merc. bpm
• It has a positive impact - Merete Blauenfeldt, correspondent
• I associate travelling and foreign trips with increased responsibility, energy, independence, etc.- Rikke Biltoft, cand. merc. bpm
• It has significance because it means greater openness - Jakob Søndergaard, Development Coordinator, Gerlev Sports College