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Module 2 – Figure out what you want to do
...have a job you like, you’ll be more productive at it. You’ll probably also feel a strong sense of mastery ... jobs that may appear interesting on the surface, it’s important to ask yourself if they’re the right ones...
Article Råd og tips Mar. 31 2022 -
I’m getting new tasks and more responsibility at work. What kind of salary offer should I expect?
...managerial responsibility, you can read more about it here. Don’t wait Sometimes employers say that they ... Changing tasks isn’t ordinary; on the contrary, it’s extraordinary. And extraordinary changes should...
Article Råd og tips Jan. 16 2025 -
Hot job market for STEM graduates
...technology, engineering and math) subjects is the hottest it’s been in a long time. In fact, five months after ... Solli thinks that when recruiting starts so early, it’s a sign that there’s stiff competition among organizations...
Article Aktuelt Feb. 25 2022 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
Salary settlement in Akademikerne Health
Negotiations in Akademikerne Health Akademikerne Health (Helse) is ... Akademikerne’s negotiating committee in the hospital sector; it enters into central agreements on how local collective...
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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 -
Tekna’s 2020 Salary Statistics
This year has been unlike any other coming before it. Tekna’s salary statistics shows that this ‘year ... year of huge salary increases. At the same time, it’s important that the companies which have seen good...
Article Aktuelt Dec. 22 2020 -
What are your rights when either you or your children get sick?
...change? Have a solid plan and work as a team, because it’s bad enough when your child’s sick. Focus on the ... your child. Call during your lunch hour and ask how it’s going, and try to go home an hour earlier, even...
Article Råd og tips June 2 2023 -
Conference Speakers: Do they ever learn?
...important or powerful a person is, the more difficult it is for them when they lose their power or importance’ ... important or powerful a person is, the more difficult it is for them when they lose their power or importance’...
Article Working in Norway Jan. 28 2016 -
‘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 -
Pension in Norway
...employment terms. In Norway, everyone collects pension benefits in the National Insurance Sheme; in addition ... 1963 If you were born in/after 1963, you earn pension benefits based on 18.1% of your salary up to 7.1 times...
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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 -
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 -
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 -
Tekna Health and technology
...or are interested in technology related to health. It is completely free and non-binding to participate ... and introduction of technology in health, whether it’s about quality, innovation and business development...
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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 -
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
