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‘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 -
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 -
Monument to Northern Lights research
...his travels to Vardø to study the passage of Venus. It was the first scientific expedition to northern Norway ... alongside Prestvannet, a lake lying high above the city; it’s here the monument stands as well. Birkeland claims...
Article Aug. 17 2023 -
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 -
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 -
The experts’ best advice on how you should combine your home office and personal life
...between work and leisure can easily become blurred. It’s a challenge for many of us to be so organized that ... this is to be very conscious of how you organize it. – As long as you don’t have a full day of meetings...
Article Råd og tips Nov. 30 2021 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
Pension payment
Funds and pensions at member rates As a Tekna member, you get access to one of Norway’s best offerings ... experience of using the Kron app: Download it and try it for yourself. Smart to keep your pension with...
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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 -
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 -
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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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 -
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 -
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 -
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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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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