Laid off by Danske Bank: Colleagues found Rikke an internal position

 "'Your profile is no longer a match.' "That was the explanation my colleagues and I were offered when several of us were all let go at once."

After nearly a quarter of a century at Danske Bank, Rikke Sunke Larsen was laid off in a round of cutbacks. But even before the period in which she was released from her duties had ended, she was rehired by Danske Bank, and today she holds the title of senior IT application specialist.

At first, it appeared as if there were no chance of finding a suitable job for her or most of her otherwise very experienced IT colleagues within the bank.

“We were told that attempts had been made to reassign us to other areas, but that they had been unsuccessful. That was certainly bad news. But when you’ve worked at the same place for so many years, you’ve also come to know lots of people throughout the bank,” says Rikke Sunke Larsen, who received a glowing recommendation from her manager.

Family of colleagues

For many years, she worked at Danske Data in Nykøbing Falster, where her colleagues were practically like family. When this department was shut down, some were transferred to the bank's headquarters, where they were assigned to different departments but remained in touch.

“This opened up the opportunity to get to know people in many different parts of the building.” “And that’s how I ended up staying at the bank.”

Because a new colleague of a former colleague told Rikke Sunke Larsen that there were actually two internal job openings that were a perfect match for her qualifications. If you are interested? One of those jobs is now hers. She was, as she puts it, headhunted internally after being laid off.