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Networking Nerves 2: Another Tip Included

...as got several comments telling me the following: it wasn’t necessarily … Agder konferanse 2017,communication ... following: it wasn’t necessarily starting the conversation that was the problem, but rather finishing it that...

Article Working in Norway Jan. 20 2017

Impact at Work: What’s Yours?

...today, ‘impact’ has to be one of the most popular. It’s making an appearance all over the place, from describing ... today, ‘impact’ has to be one of the most popular. It’s making an appearance all over the place, from describing...

Article Working in Norway Jan. 14 2017

Understanding the Underground: Why Foreign Speakers Sometimes Can’t Stop Speaking

...and talk….” Notes from Underground (F. Dostoyevsky) It doesn’t happen often, … communication skills,intercultural ... and talk….” Notes from Underground (F. Dostoyevsky) It doesn’t happen often, but every once in awhile I’m...

Article Working in Norway Jan. 4 2017

No, Really: Why Didn’t I Get the Job? Foreign Speakers’ Need to Be in the Interview Feedback Loop

...manager and sending a letter to this foreign speaker, it would look something like this: Dear _______, Thanks ... today to discuss the ______ position in our company! It was great to meet you and find out more about background...

Article Working in Norway Dec. 16 2016

Networking Nerves: Is the Tip Included?

...anyone there, what will I do during the breaks?’ It turned out she was dreading the thought of having ... one-point list: ask someone a question That’s it? That’s it. To illustrate in the above case, use one of...

Article Working in Norway Dec. 13 2016

LinkedIn Learning: Summarizing Yourself in Five (Easy*) Steps

...hasn’t taken off in Norway as it has in countries like the US and UK. Could it be that the stereotype of ... don’t want to overdo it and appear full of myself. And that makes me insecure, so it’s easier not to do anything...

Article Working in Norway Nov. 1 2016

Why You Should Post on LinkedIn

Below is a link to a presentation I recently gave to a women’s networking group about why ... Although this used to involve putting pen to paper, it’s now fingertips to keyboard. And yet the essential...

Article Working in Norway Oct. 6 2016

Lost in (Cyber) Space?: Sending Your Application Into the Webcruiter Black Hole

at least when it came to writing your resumé and cover letter (as we used to call it) and mailing them ... them directly to wherever it was you wanted to work. And then thinking about this process today, knowing...

Article Working in Norway Sept. 15 2016

Skype Meetings: You Can’t Run and You Can’t Hide

...clients because it was on the phone and they didn’t have to see my face’. And ‘I find it hard to have to ... while letting others do most of the talking.’ Or ‘It’s just weird having to look into a screen all the...

Article Working in Norway Sept. 8 2016

You Win Some You Lose Some: Non-Native Partners of Non-Native/Native Workers Playing the New Friendship Game

...foreign culture, it’s not always the foreign worker who struggles the most. After all, it is they who have ... foreign culture, it’s not always the foreign worker who struggles the most. After all, it is they who have...

Article Working in Norway Aug. 24 2016

Cross-Cultural Confusion: What’s Not to Love at an Interview?

Rather, it was what followed in the article that made me stop and think about how challenging it can be ... when trying to get a new job. And how challenging it is to teach, for example, English-based interview...

Article Working in Norway Aug. 10 2016

Beyond Networking: Learn to Ask the Quality Question

...important for anyone wanting to get ahead in their field. It has many names – networking, mingling, the art of ... amounts of information, it can also just perpetuate stereotypes of the country and its culture and the people...

Article Working in Norway June 17 2016

To Correct or Not to Correct: When Should Native Speakers Speak Up?

...powerful feeling that applies as equally to adults as it does to children wanting to fit in with their peers ... while it is certainly a phase with a clear beginning, sometimes it seems like there is no end to it. ‘How...

Article Working in Norway June 9 2016

But It’s Not My Fault: Business E-Mail Etiquette When Your Sender Can’t Write Right

I had certainly never thought of it before. Interesting because it showed a more sensitive side of human ... I had certainly never thought of it before. Interesting because it showed a more sensitive side of human...

Article Working in Norway May 30 2016

Less is More: Business E-Mail Insecurity Issues

...had first started opening and checking my inbox, as it seems now that e-mails have been around forever. ... of protest, digital or otherwise) and who said, “It must be long enough to cover the subject but short...

Article Working in Norway May 22 2016

Techie Talk: Do technical presentations need to live up to their reputation?

...message was often so unclear and unenthusiastic that it seemed as if they had given up before even starting ... rather sheepishly and say something like, “Well, it’s very technical, so prepared to be bored…” or “Now...

Article Working in Norway May 15 2016

Stop in the Name of Workplace Inclusion

...common, for example asking them a question about it – ‘Hey, what are you doing on our new drilling platform ... weather, snow at the end of April?’ – believe me, it works.” What better place to do so than in their...

Article Working in Norway May 6 2016

What Not to Say to a Foreigner

...immediately followed it up with ‘Oh, don’t know why I said that, didn’t mean anything by it’ and looked at ... replied with a smile and assured her that it was fine, I was used to it, knew I sounded that way, could laugh...

Article Working in Norway Apr. 6 2016

What Not to Ask a Foreigner

‘of course I do’, while my mind asks questions of its own: Why is this person asking me this? What do they ... operate as one extended unit. Yet when thinking it through, it’s not fair to say that people here are more...

Article Working in Norway Apr. 5 2016

How to Break My Language Barrier

...education and skill – so that’s not the issue. Rather, it’s one of communication – perhaps they’re at that linguistic ... time they head out the door at the end of the day. It’s now early morning at the office coffee machine:...

Article Working in Norway Feb. 23 2016

Say What? Foreign Language Anxiety in the Global Workplace

...was his second language and he had no problem using it on the job. But he had also picked up quite a bit ... during his time in the country and felt that he spoke it passably well. The problem arose after he had switched...

Article Working in Norway Feb. 3 2016

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

Paying It Forward: A Culture of Sharing in Business

This idea of paying it forward instead of back is not new, but rather has been in circulation for several ... somebody else has done something positive for you. It differs from the idea of donating money to a good...

Article Working in Norway Jan. 20 2016

Living Abroad and Leaving Your Own Behind (in Your New Country)

It’s interesting to observe how, when living in a foreign country, certain foreigners behave towards ... residents … assimilation,integration, Working in Norway It’s interesting to observe how, when living in a foreign...

Article Working in Norway Jan. 12 2016

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Article Mar. 17 2015