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Highly educated adults are the new trade unionists

According to numbers from Statistics Norway, highly educated adults have the highest rate of ... immigrants than for non-immigrants in this group. It’s also lower for managers and ICT consultants than...

Living Abroad and Leaving Your Own Behind (in Your New Country)

It’s interesting to observe how, when living in a foreign country, certain foreigners behave towards ... residents … assimilation,integration, Working in Norway It’s interesting to observe how, when living in a foreign...

Cross-Cultural Confusion: What’s Not to Love at an Interview?

Rather, it was what followed in the article that made me stop and think about how challenging it can be ... when trying to get a new job. And how challenging it is to teach, for example, English-based interview...

A lot of employees want to work from home – changes must be made before people start getting sick

...revealed by a recent survey undertaken by Tekna among its members. - We see that this will be a long-lasting ... -This is serious, and something must be done about it. The employer has a lot of responsibility in this...

What you should know about severance agreements

Entering into a severance agreement is voluntary; it’s also not unusual for a severance agreement to contain ... certain conditions in order to be considered valid: It must be objectively justified, respect an agreed...

Mars and Venus: (Not) Talking to Strangers in Norway

...on a crowded train next to another woman her age. It was a beautiful day outside, a rare thing in November ... comment on this weather. Maybe it would lead to a conversation, and maybe it wouldn’t. But at least we’d...

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...

LinkedIn Learning: Summarizing Yourself in Five (Easy*) Steps

...hasn’t taken off in Norway as it has in countries like the US and UK. Could it be that the stereotype of ... don’t want to overdo it and appear full of myself. And that makes me insecure, so it’s easier not to do anything...

Employment in the public sector

...to the qualification principle described below. It’s important that the most qualified candidate is offered ... 7) include the law’s first paragraph stating that it’s possible to make an exception for, among other things...

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Sickness and Sick Leave

NAV eller din tillitsvalgt. Forløpet ved sykdom Anyone can be struck down by illness. If it happens to you ... over the course of a 12-month period, during which it makes no difference if the absence is 1, 2 or 3 days...

We’re going for more content in English

...published throughout 2020. The majority of membership benefits have been translated, while at the same time ... with English as their working language. That’s why it’s important to offer these members relevant and high-quality...

The CV Creator

...is free for all Tekna members. Do you want to use it, too? Join Tekna here! What other members are saying ... quite useful, it helped me get a job interview." "CV Builder was really easy to use, it provided great...

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...

Salary in Norway: 6 things you need to know

...know about Norwegian wages. Working in Norway When it comes to the labour market, Norway is famous for ... wages that tend to confuse new arrivals. “For some, it might take a little bit adjusting to get used to...

Five steps to landing your first dream job

...a new student or have been studying for awhile, it’s never a bad idea to start thinking about your future ... helping members find their career path. She says that it’s a smart idea to start thinking about where you’d...

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...

Paper talk: Ethical Considerations in Large Language Model Research

Broadcast live at 11:00 AM on December 20, 2024 Tekna Big Data Video: Paper talk: Ethical Considerations ... and he loves sharing what he's learned—whether it's in workshops, lectures, or just nerding out about...

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Meeting People: What do you tell them about yourself?

...tell them about myself? Answer: It’s up to you. But it’s smart to keep it short and to the point. Foreign-born ... tell them about myself? Answer: It’s up to you. But it’s smart to keep it short and to the point. Foreign-born...

Definiton of terms and phrases used about salary in Tekna

...group divided by the number of people in the group. It can give an indication of the "typical" salary but ... allowances such as shift allowances and the value of benefits in kind (mobile, broadband, etc.) are not included...

Networking Nerves 2: Another Tip Included

...as got several comments telling me the following: it wasn’t necessarily … Agder konferanse 2017,communication ... following: it wasn’t necessarily starting the conversation that was the problem, but rather finishing it that...

You Win Some You Lose Some: Non-Native Partners of Non-Native/Native Workers Playing the New Friendship Game

...foreign culture, it’s not always the foreign worker who struggles the most. After all, it is they who have ... foreign culture, it’s not always the foreign worker who struggles the most. After all, it is they who have...

Unemployment benefits and your rights

Unemployment benefits are designed to partially compensate you for loss of income when you’ve been laid ... arbeidsledig Råd og tips In order to qualify for unemployment benefits, you have to meet the following requirements:...

Want to apply for a remote job? Some tips to get you started

...want to keep doing it. Others have heard about working remotely and want to try it themselves. Working ... true, best to leave it out). Do focus on why you’d be a good remote worker, not why it would be good for...

Things you need to know when renting a home

...account that is set up in the renter’s name; so it’s illegal for your landlord to require that you make ... A rental relationship can in theory last forever; it can also be terminated by having a three-month notice...