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Your LinkedIn Summary: Be Smart, Write Smart

...no exception; I headed back to my … business communication,CV writing skills,English writing skills,international ... or your own language: chances are that they communicate in a simple, direct way that you can easily understand...

Article Working in Norway Sept. 24 2017

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

...an advance e-mail sent out … intercultural communication,international workplace,working in norway, Working ... Interesting because of the stereotypical Scandinavian communication style, which includes their usually being rather...

Article Working in Norway Sept. 8 2016

The Unspoken Yet Real Reason You Didn’t Get Called For That Job Interview

...grammar mistakes. cv writing,intercultural communication,job search,job seeking,LinkedIn profile, Working ... English. However, even in this informal type of communication, poor spelling and grammar automatically weakens...

Article Working in Norway Apr. 3 2021

Networking Nerves: Is the Tip Included?

In the interest of following the current trend of writing advice in the form of tip ... will all be in her line of … communication skills,intercultural communication,international workplace,networking...

Article Working in Norway Dec. 13 2016

Be your best: Interview tips for second-language Zoomers

Are you a second language English speaker who’s got a Zoom interview coming up? Working ... This will show them that you care about good communication. When wrapping up, remember to thank your interviewers...

Article Working in Norway Sept. 7 2020

- Employers have to assume more responsibility for employees who are working from home

...together with their colleagues in a work-based community. And for many people, work and leisure no longer ... we must ensure that management provides good communication and follow-up when making a distinction between...

Article Aktuelt Nov. 16 2020

Quick Tips for Teleconferencing

Is English your second language? Do you have a job that’s gone remote? Does that mean you have ... can get the gist of what’s being said. Modern communication technology at its nervewracking finest. So we...

Article Working in Norway Apr. 27 2020

North Sea Decommissioning: Norway’s New Oil Adventure?

Have you ever wondered where old oil platforms go to die? Not being any oil industry insider ... metal beasts? Where do you start? But, being a communication type myself, I also wondered why I’d had to...

Article Working in Norway Nov. 3 2017

Beyond Networking: Learn to Ask the Quality Question

...that they will become better … intercultural communication, Working in Norway On an average annual basis ... sessions so that they will become better able to communicate with their counterparts, in turn making the wheels...

Article Working in Norway June 17 2016

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

Yet another interesting aspect of modern communication came up during my most recent business e-mail ... Norway Yet another interesting aspect of modern communication came up during my most recent business e-mail...

Article Working in Norway May 30 2016

Tekna Representative and volunteer

Types of elected representatives Tekna representatives at your workplace Tekna representatives where ... contribute in voluntary roles to support the community within the association. Would you like to get...

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Networking Nerves 2: Another Tip Included

About a month ago I gave a piece of advice regarding how to start a conversation ... necessarily … Agder konferanse 2017,communication skills,intercultural communication,international workplace,networking...

Article Working in Norway Jan. 20 2017

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

“But do you know what: I am convinced that we underground folk ought to be kept on a curb. ... It doesn’t happen often, … communication skills,intercultural communication,international workplace, Working...

Article Working in Norway Jan. 4 2017

‘Why didn’t I get the job?’: Playing the Sympathy Card

...status or not? foreign language,intercultural communication,international workplace,internationalization ... for a Tekna course to improve your on-the-job communication skills. Read more about what Tekna can do for...

Article Working in Norway Apr. 8 2021

Don’t label yourself: What did you learn on the job?

Have you ever had a job, and if you did, what did it teach you? Working in Norway Too ... without running to them to solve things for me. * communication, because as a waitress I was constantly in the...

Article Working in Norway Sept. 28 2020

Social media and employers

Two out of three of us are on social media every single day. Posts are published quickly and easily ... also be made in relation to when and where communication on social media takes place. A message posted...

Article Råd og tips Feb. 24 2021

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

My most recent blog topic was about how interviewees often default to using the word ... adopted country so that they tone down their own communication style? I’d answer that yes they do, to a certain...

Article Working in Norway Nov. 1 2016

Integration: How to Move to Norway

If you’ve moved to Norway, learn something about Norway. Then tell Norwegians what you’ve ... airport for … integration in Norway,intercultural communication,intercultural misunderstanding,international...

Article Working in Norway Jan. 12 2018

Why You Should Say ‘Sorry’ at Work

When said with sincerity, this five-letter word can solve more than a few sticky ... five-letter word I’d taken for granted as a necessary communication tool at work wasn’t necessarily that for others...

Article Working in Norway June 3 2017

It’s All Good: How to Answer (Exasperating) E-Mails

I was recently asked a question from a rather frustrated member of the international workplace ... where signs of respect are expected in all communication. I find myself replying without really knowing...

Article Working in Norway June 20 2017

The Most Common Mistake CV Writers Make

Can you spot the mistake? Recently, a job-seeking engineer sent me their CV to proofread ... Purchasing testing equipment Project documentation Communication with international customers/vendors You might...

Article Working in Norway Aug. 29 2019

Is your CV missing this information?

These might be that you have experience with communication or being a leader of a student organization ... include here what it is that’s made you a good communicator and what kind of feedback you’ve gotten from...

Article Råd og tips Dec. 17 2021

What is a Tekna group and why is it useful?

The Tekna group at your workplace is your forum to influence your salary and working conditions. ... in meetings with company management, making communication between employees and employer easier and more...