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STEM recruitment
We spark curiosity and build competence for tomorrow’s technologists Tekna aims to ignite ... children not only to use technology, but to create with it. We also encourage professionals to get involved...
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Tekna's history
...association becomes an engineering association, changing its name to The Norwegian Engineers Association (N.I ... General is hired. 1921 - The association determines its first set of ethical guidelines. 1935 - Tekna Young...
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Organization
The Supervisory Board is Tekna's supreme political body, and it meets every ... Supervisory Board is Tekna's supreme political body, and it meets every second year. The Executive Board is responsible...
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Record growth in Tekna
...uncertainty of layoffs and downsizing. At the same time, it was a good year for us as both a professional association ... Tekna’s General Secretary Line Henriette Holten. With its 69,000 actively working members, Tekna has for the...
Article Aktuelt May 4 2021 -
Bank
Being a customer at Handelsbanken Questions and answers Why has Tekna chosen Handelsbanken? ... entirely new digital banking offer. This is a large IT project, and the final launch date is currently unknown...
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Can you work somewhere else during a layoff?
...employee are also ‘frozen’ during the layoff period. It’s easy to point out two conflicting interests that ... laid off, you have the right to apply for unemployment benefits in accordance with the National Insurance...
Article Råd og tips May 3 2021 -
The year that went downhill fast – this is how they experienced it
...will be operational starting in the fall of 2021. It’s been demanding to lead this process from my home ... impressed by all of the employees who’ve kept at it and put in a phenomenal amount of work under difficult...
Article Aktuelt Apr. 29 2021 -
Could risk 36 months of quarantine
It’s worth knowing about different laws and regulations so you don’t get ‘run over’ at work. Aktuelt ... if an unfair situation arises? If this happens, it’s great if someone else has your back so you won’t...
Article Aktuelt Apr. 29 2021 -
Insurance
...content and travel insurance. Customer dividends It’s easy to switch insurance companies, and don’t forget ... that most years Gjensidige pays out dividends to its customers – a fact you should include in your calculations...
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Norwegian companies need more technology experts
Technology – Engineering – Math), fields. Must strengthen IT skills In this report three out of four companies ... respond that there is a need to strengthen employees’ IT skills in their organization. This need also emerges...
Article Aktuelt Apr. 28 2021 -
Home content insurance covers accidental damage to your personal belongings – even if you’re not at home when it happens
...damage something else at home (that’s not a fixture), it’s covered up to the maximum amount for at-home damages ... deal with Gjensidige. While prices are important, it’s also important that insurance policies provide good...
Article Råd og tips Apr. 28 2021 -
Home office employment contract warning issued
...contract with their representative before sending it to employees. If no discussion has taken place, we ... contact Tekna to look through their contract - We feel it’s important that the contract states that employees...
Article Aktuelt Apr. 19 2021 -
Why join a trade union today?
Many people take several of the Norwegian welfare benefits – which have all been negotiated by the union ... salary increases, reorganizations or even lay-offs, it pays to have a union representative in the room.
Article Råd og tips Apr. 19 2021 -
Employee Wellness in the Norwegian Work Culture
...alike. Why is this so? Perhaps because as silly as it is on the surface, the joke has a kernel of truth ... seen not only outside of the workplace but inside it as well. But ‘reserved’ as compared with what, exactly...
Article Working in Norway Apr. 15 2021 -
Repeat As Needed: What Job Seekers Should Tell Themselves
...slide I showed at the start of class. When I read it out loud, I could sense how everyone in the room ... suddenly lifted spirits along with some skepticism; it was as if I was encouraging them to do something...
Article Working in Norway Apr. 14 2021 -
Don’t Buzz: How to Avoid Using the Overused When Writing Your CV
Strong language here that grabbed my attention, as it was surely meant to do. Guilty of a crime? So why ... Because when I was reading this bluntly worded article (it asks at one point, “Which of these buzzwords are...
Article Working in Norway Apr. 13 2021 -
Older Job Seekers: The Painful Need to Leave Your Past Behind
...have formed us into the individuals we are today, it’s hard to leave out large numbers of them when telling ... have formed us into the individuals we are today, it’s hard to leave out large numbers of them when telling...
Article Working in Norway Apr. 12 2021 -
Application Letter Writing: A Little (List) Goes a Long Way
...people have such trouble following them. That is, it’s easy enough for people to apply this tip to their ... their life-work story. It’s the application letter (or ‘cover letter’ as it’s sometimes called) that...
Article Working in Norway Apr. 11 2021 -
CV Writing: Don’t Just Be Responsible, Be Active
It happened once again – the course takers (mine) taught the course instructor (me) something new. At ... been retired, never to be put to work again. Putting it bluntly, who cares what you was responsible for at...
Article Working in Norway Apr. 10 2021 -
When Just Being Nice Won’t Cut It: Why You Need Interview Adjectives/Examples
...themselves. Namely, that they are ‘nice’. And leave it at that – after all, don’t we all consider ourselves ... new, I told them that while being nice was great, it was not enough to impress during an interview. And...
Article Working in Norway Apr. 9 2021 -
‘Why didn’t I get the job?’: Playing the Sympathy Card
...extra interesting part about these responses was that it seemed by the names appearing underneath their comments ... I tried looking at it from their point of view to see if I could understand it better. After so doing...
Article Working in Norway Apr. 8 2021 -
‘Why didn’t I get the job?’: Our Need for Post-Interview Answers
Even though it took place a good many years ago, I still remember my first interview in Norway. I had ... workplace,interview skills, Working in Norway Even though it took place a good many years ago, I still remember...
Article Working in Norway Apr. 7 2021 -
When Your Foreign Best Isn’t Good Enough: Transferring Higher Education Across Borders
...while the educational authorities do not express it that way in the letter they send out to inform you ... while the educational authorities do not express it that way in the letter they send out to inform you...
Article Working in Norway Apr. 6 2021 -
The Intercultural Interview Dating Game: Us vs Them?
...their new relationship to the next level. Most often, it seems like interviewees are ready for this development ... organization. Will I get "the call" or not? After it’s all over and they’ve returned home once more filled...
Article Working in Norway Apr. 5 2021 -
Interview Poker: The Danger of Keeping Your Cards (Too) Close to Your Chest
...professionals exchanging experiences and ideas, all too often it can turn into something resembling an interrogation ... professionals exchanging experiences and ideas, all too often it can turn into something resembling an interrogation...
Article Working in Norway Apr. 4 2021
