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How to write a good CV
...another. Tips – Competency mapping It can be a smart idea to map and describe your competency in a separate ... gain more self-confidence. Learn more about competency mapping and career development. Are you a student...
Article Råd og tips May 9 2023 -
Take your seat at the table – become a trade union member
Tekna as trade union – a little different We’re working towards making salary growth take place ... highly educated workers and making sure that competency is prioritized over seniority. And a lot more...
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Difference in monthly salary may exceed NOK 20.000 between Masters and Bachelors
How much more does an engineer with a Master’s degree (MSc) earn than one with a Bachelor’s (BSc)? ... to be expected. – Competency pays off, and the value of Tekna members’ competency is sought after in...
Article Råd og tips Dec. 4 2025 -
– Why it’s a good idea to ask for a salary review now
...employer necessarily knows the value of your competency. Because employees are working remotely more ... their job tasks and level of responsibility, competency, effort, experience, and development since their...
Article Råd og tips Dec. 13 2022 Podcast -
Can you work somewhere else during a layoff?
Can you work somewhere else while you are temporarily laid off? This is a question a ... non-competition clause and can accept work from a competing company after you’ve been laid off. Duty of loyalty...
Article Råd og tips May 3 2021 -
Dismissal: What are your legal rights if it happens to you?
Most people consider losing their job to be a dramatic life event. Below you’ll find useful ... assessment’s usually based on the following criteria: competency/job performance, seniority and social factors...
Article Råd og tips Feb. 28 2021 -
Termination of employment relationship in the private and municipal sectors
The most common way an employment relationship ends is through dismissal by one of the parties. ... employee’s adaptation to the work, professional competence or reliability (Working Environment Act, Section...
Article Råd og tips Dec. 17 2025 -
Wants to be Europe’s biggest battery recycling company
When his daughter was born in 2020, battery entrepreneur Radu Achihai wanted to get out of ... from hydroelectric power. We also have highly competent engineers and a high level of trust, both of which...
Article Tekna Magasinet Oct. 16 2023 -
I’ve become a manager – what salary should I ask for?
Here’s some advice on how you can read this year’s salary statistics to find a good indicator ... often offer lower salaries because they have to compete with the public sector. – How can Tekna help you...
Article Råd og tips Dec. 4 2025 -
Is my boss allowed to read my e-mail?
Unless they have a valid business reason for doing so, an employer can’t read an employee’s ... necessity of running the company efficiently and competently or protecting it from damages or liability. What...
Article Råd og tips Feb. 21 2021 -
What if the interviewer asks you to talk about your weaknesses?
Should you even give an answer? Råd og tips You’re at a job interview, and your ... (Impaktor AS) is an expert on issues surrounding competency and careers. He says it’s important to have thought...
Article Råd og tips Sept. 20 2021 -
Hot job market for STEM graduates
...there’s a great demand for high-tech and scientific competency, and that this demand is growing. New technology ... taking off, and we have a continual need for competency in IT and cybersecurity, says Grøvik.
Article Aktuelt Feb. 25 2022 -
Restricting companies’ rights to hire temporary employees
Ask an attorney A monthly column where our attorneys, negotiators and salary experts help Tekna ... many organizations, since this type of employee competency is usually expensive to develop, and the need...
Article Aktuelt Mar. 13 2023 -
Intellectual Property Rights in Employment
...uncertainties may arise, such as the availability of competing technologies. Furthermore, success typically requires ... at your next job may function indirectly as non-compete clauses. If your new employer cannot own what you...
Article Råd og tips Aug. 13 2025 -
This is what technologists are demanding of the new government
...technology. We’re also seeing a growing need for IT competency, a need that’s highlighted in the National Strategy ... and in a report called, “Norway’s need for IT competency now and until 2030” from Economics Norway. We...
Article Aktuelt Oct. 6 2021 -
Lars Olav Grøvik elected as Tekna’s new president
Lars Olav Grøvik was elected as Tekna’s new president at the union’s national ‘R-meeting’ ... workplace is rapidly changing, and employees’ competency must therefore continually develop and adapt...
Article Aktuelt June 21 2021 -
What you should know about severance agreements
...the right to accept other work (and when)? Non-compete clauses in the employment contract What does severance ... other work. However, you might be bound by non-compete clauses that can limit where you can work after...
Article Råd og tips Dec. 5 2025 -
– Seeing people put their feet up on the desk in front of their boss was a huge culture shock
Can Norway learn anything from Iranian work culture? After coming to Norway in 2011, ... something called the “Big 4 Model”. – Industries that compete with foreign companies negotiate first. They find...
Article Tekna Magasinet June 20 2023 -
LinkedIn: Tell the Truth (Please), Part Two
It happened again. Call me an overly critical, detail-oriented resumé reader, ... reader/recruiter, quite simply: ‘I’m an intelligent, highly competent professional. Hire me.’ Or maybe I’m being over...
Article Working in Norway Aug. 28 2017 -
Competitive Conversation: Fighting the Phone
What is it with people and their phones? Picture the scene: You’re at a big work-related dinner ... one another, good night. Have you ever had to compete with a phone in the conversation game? What is...
Article Working in Norway Feb. 12 2018 -
Record growth – Tekna membership passes 100,000
Tekna is experiencing record high membership growth and has now passed 100,000 members. In ... community’s crying out for this kind of employee competency, and the challenge is to educate enough people...
Article Aktuelt Mar. 13 2023 -
– You can apply even if you don’t meet all of the job requirements
...need to meet every requirement Head of Tekna’s competency department, Marianne Heggelund, states that the ... kind of profile do they want? Do you have the competency, experience, skills and personal qualities to...
Article Råd og tips Sept. 20 2021 -
What you should know if you’ve been laid off
Legally speaking, the term “layoff” means that an employee has been temporarily released from ... justifiable criteria, including an employee’s competency, suitability and seniority within the company...
Article Råd og tips Dec. 5 2025 -
What is a personal pension account, and what does it mean for you?
Who is Kron? Through our new agreement with Kron, you as a Tekna member will get access to one of ... selection. The Kron team has a high level of competency and vast experience in financial advisement,...
Article Oct. 17 2022 -
Tekna’s 2020 Salary Statistics
This year has been unlike any other coming before it. Tekna’s salary statistics shows that ... it’s important now to make sure that they have competent employees so that they’re be ready when the pandemic...
Article Aktuelt Dec. 22 2020