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ICT and software engineers have lowest rate of trade union membership
...immigrant groups have been taken from Statistics Norway and are based on tax returns where a deduction ... shown. The figures have been obtained for professions in which Tekna members are working, the different groups...
Article Aktuelt Aug. 18 2021 -
Highly educated adults are the new trade unionists
...immigrant groups have been taken from Statistics Norway and are based on tax returns where a deduction ... shown. The figures have been obtained for professions in which Tekna members are working, the different groups...
Article Aktuelt Sept. 10 2021 -
Record growth – Tekna membership passes 100,000
...membership growth and has now passed 100,000 members. In the past year alone, it’s gained 10,000 new members ... 100,000 members. – This is a great day for Tekna. In August of 2021, we passed 90,000 members, and already...
Article Aktuelt Mar. 13 2023 -
Cover Letter Writing: It’s All About (What) You (Can Offer)
I’ve been getting in quite a few with the following about why the writer wants the job. Have a look at: ... summer job at your company can offer me what I want in a working day: collaboration, … Working in Norway...
Article Working in Norway Mar. 19 2019 -
The Unspoken Yet Real Reason You Didn’t Get Called For That Job Interview
Didn’t Get That Job’ by LI Influencer Liz Ryan in which she lists five potential changes in the company at ... intercultural communication,job search,job seeking,LinkedIn profile, Working in Norway I just finished reading...
Article Working in Norway Apr. 3 2021 -
Outdated to updated?: Quick tips for CV renewal
...know how to give it that new look? Working in Norway Many job seekers don’t, especially those who’ve been ... experience to (digital) paper. And yet, as in many areas of life – the job application world is one that has been...
Article Working in Norway June 30 2020 -
Cross-Cultural Confusion: What’s Not to Love at an Interview?
...title had caught my eye: ‘The 3 Secrets to Landing a Job When the Company Isn’t Hiring’ by American business ... international workplace,interview skills, Working in Norway I went on LinkedIn the other day and read an article...
Article Working in Norway Aug. 10 2016 -
Your job search: How to show how smart you are?
Especially when you’re looking for a job. But just write about yourself in a simple, clear way when doing this ... this, okay? Awhile back while teaching a course for job seekers, several of the people there expressed a...
Article Working in Norway Sept. 30 2019 -
Saves over NOK 30,000 a year by being a Tekna member
...insurance alone. It’s gotten more expensive to live in Norway in 2022; we have bigger expenses, and so it’s natural ... What can you cut down on, and what will pay off in the long run? – Check your finances even more carefully...
Article Sept. 15 2022 -
What’s Your Feeling About Phone Interviews?
Maybe you applied for a job a few weeks ago — ? One you really wanted and actually felt quite qualified ... You open your e-mail one day, and there’s one in your in box from the company where you’re trying to get...
Article Working in Norway Dec. 18 2019 -
Minding the Gap of Underemployment
Halfway through my course on interview technique (in English) last week, I brought up the slide on which ... tell me/us, why do you want to leave your current job?” A few minutes before these fear-inducing words...
Article Working in Norway Apr. 2 2021 -
The Norwegian Model: It Works
...people want to work in Norway? A high number of foreign nationals work in Norway; a high number of foreign ... foreign nationals want to work in Norway. Having been a ‘permanent resident alien’ of the country for...
Article Working in Norway Sept. 10 2019 -
What’s your look on ‘Link’?
...outsider whose job is to help them put their best writing foot forward so they’ll quickly land a job after finishing ... writing tips,job search tips,job seeking advice,LinkedIn writing tips, Working in Norway Lately, I’ve...
Article Working in Norway Mar. 19 2020 -
Hate Your CV? Try Some TLC
...writing skills,job search,job seeking tips,working in norway,writing skills, Working in Norway I’ve realized ... realized lately how many job seekers have written to me saying — more or less — that they hate their CV. “More...
Article Working in Norway Oct. 29 2019 -
Try this Twitter tip when writing your next cover letter
...if you’re trying to find a job?... Working in Norway The latest trend in cover letter writing calls for ... phone friendly So your cover letter should be written in a ‘mobile device friendly style’. Yet keep the two...
Article Working in Norway Sept. 10 2020 -
Working in Norway: Who’s the Boss?
Being a manager in Norway isn’t always easy. Sometimes I wonder why anyone would want to be a manager ... staff responsibility given all the problems inherent in the very act of trying to control other people’s...
Article Working in Norway Mar. 19 2017 -
Working in Norway: “Do Norwegians Like Foreigners?”
...still not satisfied with the eventual answer she gave in response to it. It happened during an (English) evening ... course called ‘Living and Working in Norway’ that I was running last month in Trondheim, a major city making...
Article Working in Norway Feb. 11 2017 -
Are you (at all) interested in what you do at work?
Are you interested in what you do at work? If so, are you able to tell someone else about why you are ... are? These questions came up in connection with a course I was teaching last week, where we’d come to a...
Article Working in Norway Apr. 29 2018 -
Say What? Foreign Language Anxiety in the Global Workplace
...anxiety,intercultural communication, Working in Norway The only thing worse than not understanding someone ... understood when doing the same. Recently, during the break in one of my evening business communication courses...
Article Working in Norway Feb. 3 2016 -
Egenmelding: What to do if you can’t work because you’re sick/injured
Sometimes life throws you a curve ball in the form of a sudden illness or injury that prevents you from ... calm down and focus on getting better. Working in Norway You wake up on Monday morning feeling terrible...
Article Working in Norway Nov. 3 2021 -
Have You Looked at Your LinkedIn Headline Lately?
...something when you grew up? Maybe that something was a job with a title? Because it’s an important part of your ... else what you do. Many people are proud of their job titles, and that’s not a bad … LinkedIn profile,LinkedIn...
Article Working in Norway Jan. 21 2020 -
How/Why Should You Write a CV Summary?
...writing skills,job search tips,job seeking tips,resume writing skills, Working in Norway Wondering what ... been writing back to all these job seekers encouraging them to put in a Summary right under their heading...
Article Working in Norway Feb. 18 2020 -
The Most Common Mistake CV Writers Make
Can you spot the mistake? Recently, a job-seeking engineer sent me their CV to proofread for grammatical ... skills,job search,job seeking tips, Working in Norway Can you spot the mistake? Recently, a job-seeking...
Article Working in Norway Aug. 29 2019 -
Can You Find the Mistake?
...as follows: There are 16 mistakes in grammar/spelling/punctuation in the following paragraph. Find them ... English writing skills,job search tips,job seeking,job seeking tips, Working in Norway Last week I had to...
Article Working in Norway Nov. 27 2019 -
“Why Do You Want the Job?”: Your Words Lost and Found
...a short article written in Norwegian where the author was responding to job seekers who often asked him ... him why they hadn’t been called in for an interview after sending … application letter,CV writing skills...
Article Working in Norway Mar. 5 2017
