Do your homework, before you start working on your application. Know the values of the workplace. Analyze the job advert and target your motivation. Don´t call the company before you have prepared relevant questions as well as a presentation of yourself. Call the contact person on the advert so you might learn more than what is posted in the advert itself. Don´t write the application before you have settled on concrete things that you can offer them as an employee Keep the application length at 1 page Don´t send the application before you have checked for spelling errors, typos, dates, and the name of the workplace. Make a friend or your a-kasse read through your cover letter and cv before you send them.