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Information technology
Information technology Webinars and articles Tekna’s volunteers are continuously working to ... field that is now part of the entire society. The IT field is developing rapidly and we collaborate with...
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LinkedIn: Tell the Truth (Please), Part Two
It happened again. Call me an overly critical, detail-oriented resumé reader, but certain claims made ... work experience in this one-page stylized format. ‘It’ in this … CV writing skills,English language skills...
Article Working in Norway Aug. 28 2017 -
Competitive Conversation: Fighting the Phone
What is it with people and their phones? Picture the scene: You’re at a big work-related dinner in a ... skills,working in norway, Working in Norway What is it with people and their phones? Picture the scene:...
Article Working in Norway Feb. 12 2018 -
Shopping and CV Writing: Can you curb your urge?
...for proofreading and was having an initial look at it. What jumped out at me was the excess items that ... six languages, b) were skilled in a dozen different IT-related areas, and c) skilled in an equal number...
Article Working in Norway May 26 2019 -
Business Emails: Using a Format to Clear Up Your Writing Style
...having written to their contact with (a) question(s). It can take several rounds of … business communication ... having written to their contact with (a) question(s). It can take several rounds of back-and-forth emails...
Article Working in Norway June 14 2019 -
Check out Tekna’s new online store
...and clothes on our online store – and best of all, it’s easy to order things there. Our store offers competitive ... example buy active wear with the Tekna logo, and it won’t cost more than wherever else you shop. In Tekna...
Article Aktuelt Mar. 3 2021 -
Is your CV missing this information?
It’s not just showing where you’ve worked that’s important in a CV. Including a paragraph where you describe ... this time from an employer’s point of view. Does it look like someone you’d hire? If you’re unsure about...
Article Råd og tips Dec. 17 2021 -
Rule of Thumb: Don’t write references on your CV (do this instead)
...our CVs because a) we were told to do so, and b) it made us look like solid, qualified job applicants ... Again, there’s no need to write these words, as it’s taken for granted you’ll provide them if asked to...
Article Working in Norway Aug. 17 2020 -
Module 4 – How to stay relevant as an employee in the future of work
...career plan while others make it up as they go along. But no matter what, it’s important for all of us to ... change jobs in order to make smart career moves. It can be a good idea to look into opportunities at...
Article Råd og tips Apr. 6 2022 -
A moderate salary development in 2023
...growth was 5.8 percent, and in the municipality, it was 6.3 percent. This pleases Haugsbø, who believes ... municipality to compete for the right expertise. "It is crucial that the public sector can recruit and...
Article Aktuelt Jan. 9 2024 -
Saves over NOK 30,000 a year by being a Tekna member
...alone. It’s gotten more expensive to live in Norway in 2022; we have bigger expenses, and so it’s natural ... rate difference sounds so little; but over a year, it grows to be quite a lot. This means that she’s saving...
Article Sept. 15 2022 -
Lars Olav Grøvik elected as Tekna’s new president
Lars Olav Grøvik was elected as Tekna’s new president at the union’s national ... must therefore continually develop and adapt to its new needs. In addition we’ll work for including sustainability...
Article Aktuelt June 21 2021 -
Tekna Biodiversity
As a part of the network, you get: Are you committed to preserving the diversity of nature? A ... conservation and sustainable management of nature. It is completely free and non-binding to participate...
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Avoid these mistakes in your annual salary review
...reviews take place will vary, but that as a member it is a good idea to ask for a review before the pot ... bosses convene reviews of this type, in which case it will be up to you to ask for a meeting,” she says...
Article Råd og tips Dec. 4 2025 -
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 -
Tekna members: 70% have taken out a policy with Gjensidige Insurance
...have through your employer. Generally speaking, it’s important to insure your life and health, both for ... be enough to maintain the lifestyle you want. So it’s smart to think about whether you want more coverage...
Article Råd og tips Sept. 22 2023 -
Have your employment contract reviewed
...legal and strategic point of view before signing it. Both legislation and collective bargaining agreements ... trial period is over or making sure that any extra benefits you were promised during your job interview actually...
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Salary survey
...forms the basis for one of your most important member benefits: salary statistics. These statistics are just ... credibility and usefulness in salary negotiations, it’s important that as many members as possible participate...
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How pensions work in Norway
...working in Norway, or you apply to work in Norway, it might be a good idea to wrap your mind around how ... all the way at the other end of the scale, where it’s largely taken care of or regulated by the government...
Article Working in Norway Sept. 16 2022 -
Downsizing: How to prepare yourself for a meeting if you’ve been dismissed
...conducted and how you can best prepare yourself for it. drøftingsmøte,nedbemanning Råd og tips What’s this ... disadvantage to you of being dismissed. That’s why it’s important that you express every bit of information...
Article Råd og tips Dec. 5 2025 -
Why You Should Say ‘Sorry’ at Work
...but to my surprise others really had a problem with it. Why, they asked, should I say this when I’m not ... anything wrong? What do I have to be sorry about? It turned out they were directly translating ‘å beklage’...
Article Working in Norway June 3 2017 -
How to Answer the Interview Question: “So, how long do you plan on staying here?”
...misunderstandings arise, there are two ways of looking at it. Let’s take the darker one first, which says that ... how long you will stay in the job should you get it. Additionally, there’s a subtext here implying that...
Article Working in Norway May 19 2017 -
What’s your look on ‘Link’?
...way. But it isn’t always just their words that need looking at. A pro photo? Nah, I’d say it’s the photo ... LinkedIn profiles. Figuring maybe that if it looks good in one place, it’ll look good in the other. Out of touch...
Article Working in Norway Mar. 19 2020 -
Job Seekers: Can you write less and get more?
...definition says that it was first used in 1947 by architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. It was what he felt ... definition says that it was first used in 1947 by architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. It was what he felt...
Article Working in Norway May 31 2019 -
No need to delete: How to write about ‘old’ jobs in your new job search
Did you know that it’s standard practice to not list jobs you’ve had more than ten years ago on your ... designer. See how this works? The past is never dead. It’s not even past (W. Faulkner). So you should never...
Article Working in Norway Feb. 2 2021
