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By the numbers: Use metrics to improve your CV
Working in Norway When English is your second language, it can be awfully confusing when new and seemingly nonsensical ... think at first glance that it has something to do with numbers, which it does. That is, when writing...
Article Working in Norway Dec. 18 2020 -
Q&A Salary Survey
...salary survey to all employed members. We also send it to newly graduated members who have completed their ... have not yet stated where they work. We do not send it to students, retirees, or those unable to work. Why...
Article Nov. 2 2021 -
How should you prepare yourself for a job interview?
...motivated by and interested in working for them. – It’s your job as the interviewee to highlight and clarify ... focusing on what the position needs, says Alfsen. So it’s a good idea to have practiced a bit beforehand and...
Article Råd og tips Sept. 20 2021 -
Five reasons to take the salary survey
...is one of our most important and sought-after benefits for members who are looking for a new job and ... law. – Look at it as helping out your teammates. In under ten minutes, which is the time it takes to answer...
Article Aktuelt Sept. 16 2021 -
Looking for work?: Tips on how to write about your skill set
...set”. Given his convincing tone of voice (and that it’s a Hollywood film), we have no doubt that he’ll succeed ... about your own skill set? Have you thought about what it is? (In Norwegian they call this ‘kompetanseområde’...
Article July 30 2020 -
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 -
Integrating in Norway: Why you should join a volunteer board
...society here is to join a volunteer board. I didn’t say it was one of the easiest – why? Because you have to ... society here is to join a volunteer board. I didn’t say it was one of the easiest – why? Because you have to...
Article Working in Norway Dec. 21 2017 -
What’s Your Feeling About Phone Interviews?
...left hand column in big, bold letters. Only to open it up and read that you’ve been chosen for a phone interview ... conversation is an inexpensive way of doing this. It’s also a time saver, an interview taking anywhere...
Article Working in Norway Dec. 18 2019 -
How Not to Get Burned in the Interview Hot Seat
...description once again, looking for key words in it that I’ll try to work into my answers during the ... hiring managers that it’s surprising how few people do this before an interview. It’s as if they’re just...
Article Working in Norway Feb. 27 2020 -
Integration: How to Move to Norway
Norwegians what you’ve learned. As often as you can. It doesn’t surprise me how little some newcomers know ... Norwegians what you’ve learned. As often as you can. It doesn’t surprise me how little some newcomers know...
Article Working in Norway Jan. 12 2018 -
Business Culture Clash: What’s in a (LinkedIn) photo?
...like it she looks too fakey, I don’t trust it she looks like she’s trying too hard, I don’t get it Tough ... persuade them otherwise, but they were having none of it. You’d never catch them dressing like that for their...
Article Working in Norway Feb. 8 2018 -
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 -
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 -
Minding the Gap of Underemployment
...heard it before? It described their situation perfectly! After talking a bit more about what it means ... means to be underemployed, I assured my students that it is one of several perfectly acceptable reasons for...
Article Working in Norway Apr. 2 2021 -
Thoughts on Working While Walking an Indian Trail
...familiar with the area. Who was Cochise, and why is it … Working in Norway Have you ever heard of the Cochise ... familiar with the area. Who was Cochise, and why is it a stronghold? I needed a couple of quick definitions:...
Article Working in Norway Mar. 11 2019 -
Changing jobs makes sense
...long-lasting for the workplace environment, because it is often difficult to reverse the mistake. Is the ... if the salary is better, then it makes the choice that much easier. It would have taken a lot for me...
Article Råd og tips Feb. 9 2026 -
How is ChatGPT shaping the future of AI?
Live at 1st of June Video: Developing products with openai and chatgpt The technical and ethical ... mentor, and a manager for a team of developers at NAV IT, the Norwegian Labour and Welfare Administration...
Article Tema: IKT June 13 2023 Streaming -
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 -
Must secure rights for working remotely
...use of home offices after the pandemic is over, it’s important that we insist on employees getting written ... point for creating new contracts and guidelines. -It’s important for us to establish a set of regulations...
Article Aktuelt Oct. 6 2021 -
Job seeking in the informal job market
...hidden informal job market Although many people think it’s difficult to get into the informal market, a lot ... get filled through networking and relationships. It’s been claimed that out of all the open jobs currently...
Article Råd og tips Apr. 19 2022 -
Highly educated adults are the new trade unionists
...and higher education teachers Other ICT instructors IT professionals Systems analysts Software developers ... immigrants than for non-immigrants in this group. It’s also lower for managers and ICT consultants than...
Article Aktuelt Sept. 10 2021 -
Introduction to Web and Application Security
Live on November 7, at 4:30 PM Tekna's network for developers Video: Introduction to ... introduction to some of the most popular attacks. It will explain how the attacks work in theory, demonstrate...
Article Tema: IKT Nov. 7 2023 Streaming -
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 -
- Employers have to assume more responsibility for employees who are working from home
...offices are also causing more physical issues. - So it’s important that employers start taking responsibility ... responsibility and looking after individual employees. It’s important and correct that the Labor Department is...
Article Aktuelt Nov. 16 2020 -
Temporary lay-off notices to be sent out in connection with possible strikes
...notices may also be sent out by companies that find it necessary to lay off employees in spite of the fact ... a strike as a means of leveraging their demands. It’s common for both sides to spend the time up to the...
Article Råd og tips Apr. 20 2023
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