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Phone Follow-up: Job Seeking in a Perfect World

...as a job seeker, it’d be that whenever you called the organization where you’ve either applied or are thinking ... whoever answers the phone that day. You’d hear a friendly voice giving the name of the place and asking...

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ICT and software engineers have lowest rate of trade union membership

These are the professions behind the numbers The numbers for trade union membership broken down into ... show which trade union the respective professionals are members of; neither is the length of their education...

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

...away from the tabloids for awhile. To explain: Working and living in Norway as we do, we’re in the understandable ... Union,international workplace,journalistic standards,Norwegian workplace,the norwegian model, Working in...

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 ... didn’t say it was one of the easiest – why? Because you have to participate at meetings. You can’t just sit...

Probation

Probation is very common in Norwegian employment contracts. The purpose of probation is to establish ... period where the employer has the opportunity to test the employee’s adaptation to the work, professional...

Integration in Norway: Find Your Tribe

...case non-Norwegians attending my Intercultural Communication at Work course – think about the term ‘integration’ ... globalization,integration in Norway,international workplace,internationalization,living in Norway, Working...

Parental leave in Norway? What you should know

...paternity and maternity leave. Working in Norway The intent of parental benefits is to provide you with ... divided into three parts – one part for the mother, one part for the partner and a part that can freely be...

Is there a Tekna group at your workplace?

A Tekna group at your place of work is the members forum to influence your salary and working conditions ... agreement and the right to be included in discussions that are of importance to you. The group elects...

Must secure rights for working remotely

The Confederation of Norwegian Enterprises (NHO) recently announced that the idea of working from home ... Aktuelt While Tekna supports the increased use of home offices after the pandemic is over, it’s important...

How to Break My Language Barrier

Participation: The Keys to the Communication Castle? Over the course of a regular workday in the global workplace ... take place in the life of a foreign-born employee whose language is one other than that of the native population...

Working in Norway: What’s your added value?

...an entrepreneur as the only way to make it in business? “Value added: describes the enhancement a company ... company gives its product or service before offering the product to customers.” (Investopedia) Thought of...

Your LinkedIn Summary: Be Smart, Write Smart

LinkedIn courses last week, this time in Oslo, I told the people there that I most often get inspiration for ... writing skills,international workplace,LinkedIn profile,Norwegian workplace, Working in Norway You don’t...

Hiring Discrimination

At the same time, this right is somewhat restricted by anti-discrimination laws found in both the Working ... Working Environment Act and the Equality and Anti-Discrimination Act. diskrimineringsregler i arbeidsmiljøloven...

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

The other day I was signed up to teach a group of people working in Norway how to make a high-quality ... presentation in English after learning my tips of the trade about how to perform well in front of a large...

Salary and Negotiations

...appropriate salary level by providing them with the information and arguments they need during salary ... agreements on salary and working conditions with both the public (local and central) and private sectors. Local...

Working abroad

...basis. Read the useful information below if you’re planning on working overseas. Please note: the content ... of this page is targeted towards working for a Norwegian employer. Råd og tips Tekna help you with… Legal...

Integration: How to Move to Norway

Norway, learn something about Norway. Then tell Norwegians what you’ve learned. As often as you can. It ... certainly no expert on the ins and outs of Norwegian life before getting off the plane at the Oslo airport for...

Looking for work?

Tekna is here to help you! Legal aid is only one of the ways we can help members looking for work due to ... restructuring, layoffs or termination. Legal aid During workplace restructuring processes, your local Tekna group...

What Does Integration Mean to You?

By ‘living’ I mean all the things you do outside of work, from shopping at the grocery store to…what, ... exactly? What do you do during the rest of the time that’s not included in your 37.5 hour work … Working...

Tekna members' guide to a residence permit for work in Norway

...work in Norway For citizens of a country outside the EU/EEA If you want to work in Norway and are a citizen ... Self-employed persons For more information visit The Norwegian Directorate of Immigration Newly qualified job...

Paying It Forward: A Culture of Sharing in Business

...rather has been in circulation for several years. The concept is that you do a good deed for a third party ... differs from the idea of donating money to a good cause, for example Red Cross, by emphasizing the importance...

Is this why we all want to work in Norway?

Norway. Can the Norwegian welfare state and the strong Norwegian labor unions be a part of the explanation ... resident alien’ of the country for more than 20 years, I experienced firsthand the country’s welfare state...

This is what technologists are demanding of the new government

Tekna’s been closely following the process surrounding the new government’s formation, having both expectations ... expectations of and input for its new platform. – We expect the Støre government to deliver in areas such as increasing...

The Right Way to Think About Your LinkedIn Connections

...when you take the first bite … cv writing,intercultural communication,international workplace,job search ... search,job seeking,LinkedIn profile,Norwegian workplace, Working in Norway Teaching a new topic is like trying...