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This is how you get elected as a Tekna Representative

...members' rights and interests in their working life and play an important role in what is called the "Norwegian ... professional life: Education from Tekna - often called Norway's best education program for mid-level managers...

Article May 8 2020

Meeting People: What do you tell them about yourself?

Question: When I meet someone new in Norway, how long should my answer be when they ask me to tell them ... communication issues,living in Norway,Norwegian business culture,working in norway, Working in Norway Question:...

Article Working in Norway Dec. 27 2019

Working and living in Norway

...working life in Norway, what is the "Norwegian Model" and how is the wage system in Norway? See recordings ... recordings living in Norway,Norwegian culure,seminar,Tekna Forskerne,trade union,video,working in norway, Working...

Article Working in Norway Oct. 15 2019 Streaming

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

Job Seekers: Can you write less and get more?

The Wiki definition says that it was first used in 1947 by architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. It was ... he felt architectural design ought to be; meaning, in other words, 1) simplicity is better than elaborate...

Article Working in Norway May 31 2019

Why do volunteer work? Here are some thoughts.

Volunteer work, Working in Norway Want to develop your professional networks, and get in touch with others ... Tekna’s professional networks and local networks in Oslo? As a Tekna member you have access to all our...

Article Working in Norway June 8 2018

Integration at Work: Simply the Best?

If you’ve lived in Norway for awhile, you’ll be familiar with the funny ad campaigns run by one of the ... the grocery chains here. In the TV ads, some humorous situation is played out in the extreme, yet always...

Article Working in Norway May 12 2018

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

The scene was a cathedral fellowship hall in Bologna, Italy in September last year. My chamber choir was ... LinkedIn profile,Norwegian business culture, Working in Norway Sometimes I really bomb at this networking thing...

Article Working in Norway Feb. 23 2018

Business Culture Clash: What’s in a (LinkedIn) photo?

...surprise me. Was running yet another LinkedIn course in Norway last week, and had gotten to the point where I ... culture,Norwegian workplace,working in norway, Working in Norway People’s preferences about what’s professional...

Article Working in Norway Feb. 8 2018

Integration in Norway: Mimicking or mocking a foreign accent?

...integration in Norway,integration tips,intercultural communication,living in Norway,working in norway, Working ... Working in Norway Was I a victim of prejudicial accent bullying? Or am I being overly sensitive and over...

Article Working in Norway Feb. 1 2018

Working in Norway: What’s your added value?

Have we in Norway (over) enhanced becoming an entrepreneur as the only way to make it in business? “Value ... headline in The Scotsman announcing: Record number of Scots want to … innovation in Norway,international...

Article Working in Norway Jan. 19 2018

Integration: How to Move to Norway

If you’ve moved to Norway, learn something about Norway. Then tell Norwegians what you’ve learned. As ... before moving here. I was certainly no expert on the ins and outs of Norwegian life before getting off the...

Article Working in Norway Jan. 12 2018

Integrating in Norway: Why you should join a volunteer board

One of the fastest ways to integrate yourself in society here is to join a volunteer board. I didn’t ... integration,living in Norway,Norwegian language,Norwegian workplace,working in norway, Working in Norway One...

Article Working in Norway Dec. 21 2017

Integration: What does it mean to you?

...was quickly brought up by one of the non-Norwegians in the classroom. Except that he didn’t call it that ... international workplace,living in Norway,working in norway, Working in Norway Just where are you at on...

Article Working in Norway Nov. 17 2017

Integration in Norway: Find Your Tribe

...were talking this week about what different people – in this case non-Norwegians attending my Intercultural ... integration in Norway,international workplace,internationalization,living in Norway, Working in Norway We were...

Article Working in Norway Nov. 10 2017

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

...game in which one team prevents the other from scoring any points. I teach a course called ‘Living in Norway’ ... Norway’ for people new to the country. Its main aim is that by the time they walk out the door at the...

Article Working in Norway Oct. 27 2017

Job Applications: Why Do You Seek Approval?

...international workplace,job search,job seeking, Working in Norway I’m teaching my CV/cover letter writing course ... instruction: Why do you seek their approval? ‘Their’ in this case refers to the recruiter(s) reading the...

Article Working in Norway Oct. 22 2017

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

...foreign-born people like myself who are working in Norway, I advise them to practice and perform giving ... communication,international workplace,working in norway, Working in Norway Have you ever thought about practicing...

Article Working in Norway Oct. 15 2017

First Impressions and Foreigners: Which Language Should You Speak?

Intercultural Communication in the Workplace – held last week in Stavanger, Norway, a comment that generated ... generated the session’s most lively … integration in Norway,intercultural communication,international workplace...

Article Working in Norway Sept. 17 2017

Here’s Looking at You, Norway…and Norden

...involve talking about working in Norway. But we’d … Working in Norway Is Oscar Wilde’s phrase about imitation ... about working in Norway. But we’d already talked quite a bit about their own take on living here; yet I...

Article Working in Norway Sept. 10 2017

LinkedIn: Tell the Truth (Please), Part Two

...own life and work experience in this one-page stylized format. ‘It’ in this … CV writing skills,English ... workplace,LinkedIn profile,self-awareness, Working in Norway It happened again. Call me an overly critical...

Article Working in Norway Aug. 28 2017

How to Answer the Interview Question: “So, how long do you plan on staying here?”

...international workplace,job interview,job search, Working in Norway I recently got an e-mail from a woman that went ... asked me, ‘So how long do you plan on staying in Norway?’ This was a question that I was completely unprepared...

Article Working in Norway May 19 2017

‘So Why Is Norway Rich?’: Falling Into the (Easy) Tabloid Trap

...awhile. To explain: Working and living in Norway as we do, we’re in the understandable habit of watching ... Norwegian workplace,the norwegian model, Working in Norway Talk about journalistic bait and switch. Maybe...

Article Working in Norway May 12 2017

Integration: It’s Okay to Talk Your Talk

When you’re trying to become integrated in your new country, you get other people’s different ideas about ... international workplace, Working in Norway When you’re trying to become integrated in your new country, you get...

Article Working in Norway Apr. 30 2017

The Right Way to Think About Your LinkedIn Connections

...what’s on your kitchen counter or who’s sitting out in your classroom, you also realize you’re probably ... LinkedIn profile,Norwegian workplace, Working in Norway Teaching a new topic is like trying out a new...

Article Working in Norway Mar. 25 2017