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  1. Multicultural Meetings: Do you speak up?

    ...the table. But this isn’t good communication, is it? We talked about this all too common situation last ... to do? Suggestions were made, most discarded until it was decided that the polite participant/less skilled...

    Article Working in Norway Apr. 22 2018

  2. How to Explain a [Hole/Gap] in Your CV

    Their anxiety about this is understandable, as it’s a widely held belief that hiring managers look so ... this matter when we know what they mean? Well, maybe it does this time around. I asked them if instead of...

    Article Working in Norway Mar. 11 2018

  3. The Italian Job: Network(ing) Failure at Its Finest

    ...spread of food for us before said concert started, and it was time for mangiare and mingling. Plate of pasta ... had it in Norway, where his company wanted to market it, his saying that they did want to sell it to countries...

    Article Working in Norway Feb. 23 2018

  4. Norway: Happy OL Medal Count = Happy Norwegian Manager?

    Norwegian asthma report Or, a favorite for its minimalism that says it all: Denmark during Winter OL 2018 in ... under the headline listed above: Will Norway reach its goal of getting 30 Olympic medals? Save your pitch...

    Article Working in Norway Feb. 19 2018

  5. 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

  6. 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

  7. Integration in Norway: Mimicking or mocking a foreign accent?

    ...over the top dramatic (read: ridiculous)? First: It happened again just yesterday. Hearing the doorbell ... over the top dramatic (read: ridiculous)? First: It happened again just yesterday. Hearing the doorbell...

    Article Working in Norway Feb. 1 2018

  8. Working in Norway: What’s your added value?

    ...way to make it in business? “Value added: describes the enhancement a company gives its product or service ... way to make it in business? “Value added: describes the enhancement a company gives its product or service...

    Article Working in Norway Jan. 19 2018

  9. 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

  10. Integration as International Business: Are you the buyer or the seller?

    ...was not only what was said during class, but after it as well. Three newcomers – from different countries ... adapt. And have to try and do it every day both at work and outside of it. So your course tonight should...

    Article Working in Norway Jan. 6 2018

  11. 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...

    Article Working in Norway Dec. 29 2017

  12. 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

  13. Payment agreement created

    It might take up to 4 weeks until this is active in your bank. If you in the meantime receive an invoice ... invoice from us, it must be paid. The automatic payment will be used from the next payment term.

    Article Dec. 13 2017

  14. Working in Norway: Don’t Say “Hello” in the Morning

    I was recently on a website where foreign-born employees had been asked the following question: ... Norwegian workplaces? How about yours? If not, should it? I’m also interested in the above suggestions, as...

    Article Working in Norway Dec. 6 2017

  15. Integration: What does it mean to you?

    ...non-Norwegians in the classroom. Except that he didn’t call it that, but had just reacted to a question I’d written ... non-Norwegians in the classroom. Except that he didn’t call it that, but had just reacted to a question I’d written...

    Article Working in Norway Nov. 17 2017

  16. Integration in Norway: Find Your Tribe

    What did it really mean to them? A woman raised her hand and asked, “What do you think? Is it okay to ... What did it really mean to them? A woman raised her hand and asked, “What do you think? Is it okay to...

    Article Working in Norway Nov. 10 2017

  17. North Sea Decommissioning: Norway’s New Oil Adventure?

    ...ago about how oil-producing Norway was handling its recent economic downturn. Not being any math person ... ago about how oil-producing Norway was handling its recent economic downturn. Not being any math person...

    Article Working in Norway Nov. 3 2017

  18. When Rude Isn’t Rude: Norway Scores Third Person Shutout

    ‘Living in Norway’ for people new to the country. Its main aim is that by the time they walk out the door ... ‘Living in Norway’ for people new to the country. Its main aim is that by the time they walk out the door...

    Article Working in Norway Oct. 27 2017

  19. Job Applications: Why Do You Seek Approval?

    ...me Where does this need in us come from, when did it start? I’d wager in childhood, where trying to please ... home, giving the right answer at school, etc. So it’s no wonder, then, that this belief carries over into...

    Article Working in Norway Oct. 22 2017

  20. Tell me: What’s the short version of your (working) life?

    ...listener’s attention (and interest) – it’s that simple. But if you cut it off too short, you won’t give a good ... there found it harder than they thought, or so they told me afterwards. Not surprising – it was hard for...

    Article Working in Norway Oct. 15 2017

  21. Making New Connections: (How to) Write a LinkedIn Message

    ...expecting a positive response isn’t going to cut it anymore. Maybe it used to, but as LI activity is heating up ... expecting a positive response isn’t going to cut it anymore. Maybe it used to, but as LI activity is heating up...

    Article Working in Norway Oct. 4 2017

  22. Your LinkedIn Summary: Be Smart, Write Smart

    ...extra pressure Put rather bluntly, but there you have it. Many heads nodded in agreement. So I went on and ... wording doesn’t help your cause. In fact, it does the opposite. It makes you look fake and like you can’t...

    Article Working in Norway Sept. 24 2017

  23. First Impressions and Foreigners: Which Language Should You Speak?

    ...what do you think about these two statements? Is it only the seller who must adapt, or should the buyer ... in Norwegian from the first moment on… …and take it from there depending on the other person’s reaction...

    Article Working in Norway Sept. 17 2017

  24. Here’s Looking at You, Norway…and Norden

    Was he referring to individuals, or can we stretch it to talk about countries? A year ago I wanted to find ... Was he referring to individuals, or can we stretch it to talk about countries? A year ago I wanted to find...

    Article Working in Norway Sept. 10 2017

  25. 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