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  1. Tips to help you get ready for your next salary review

    ...according to a factual assessment of his/her competency, skill, performance, experience, tasks and degree ... responsibility, different work tasks or raised your competency level? How have you contributed to ensuring the...

    Article Råd og tips Jan. 7 2025
  2. 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
  3. The big salary increases come when you change jobs

    Why does changing jobs increase your salary? Råd og tips While there are many reasons not ... organization. – It can be expensive to replace competency, and there’s always a certain risk in hiring...

    Article Råd og tips Jan. 31 2025
  4. 10 things you should negotiate other than salary

    If you’re starting a new job (or are about to negotiate some items in your current job), ... respect to your current job, and how your increased competency can help the company grow and profit. If you...

    Article Råd og tips Feb. 6 2025
  5. Are you making these interview mistakes?

    – You won’t get rejected because you were nervous. Råd og tips BE PRESENT IN ... possible candidate? As an expert on questions about competency and careers, consultant Jon Fredrik Alfsen (Impaktor...

    Article Råd og tips Sept. 21 2021
  6. Will your pension be enough for retirement?

    Company pension plans are collective, which means that you can’t make a separate agreement ... relevant when an employee has a high level of competency development, which will give them a steep salary...

    Article Råd og tips June 9 2022
  7. Five reasons to take the salary survey

    These days, Tekna’s salary survey is sent out to all currently employed members. By taking ... with your supervisor where you talk about your competency and the possibility of getting a salary increase...

    Article Aktuelt Sept. 16 2021
  8. I’ve gotten a job offer from a different organization. What kind of salary offer should I expect?

    When you get offered a new job, you immediately land in a bargaining position because getting ... often offer lower salaries because they have to compete with the public sector. Pension’s important Your...

    Article Råd og tips Jan. 17 2025
  9. When Just Being Nice Won’t Cut It: Why You Need Interview Adjectives/Examples

    Does anybody actually enjoy being interviewed? Sitting in the hot seat being grilled and judged ... them to read: Adaptable, adept, broad-minded, competent, conscientious, creative, dependable… I then asked...

    Article Working in Norway Apr. 9 2021
  10. Intellectual Property Rights in Employment

    The starting point is that the company you work for owns the results of your paid work. ... uncertainty factors, such as the market's access to competing technology. Furthermore, it is normally necessary...

    Article Apr. 21 2023
  11. Your salary isn’t always a secret

    Have you ever wondered what your co-workers are earning? Or if they can find out how much you’re ... level of responsibility, effort, seniority and competency as well as the results that this employee has...

    Article Råd og tips Feb. 7 2025
  12. Conference Speakers: Do they ever learn?

    There is an old phrase in English that warns against what can happen when people gain too much ... often as to have become near clichés – ‘a highly competent workforce’, ‘create new industries’, ‘exciting...

    Article Working in Norway Jan. 28 2016
  13. Podcast: Working in Norway - A Beginner's Guide

    ...manufacturing industry is a good example of that. They compete with businesses abroad and they sell their products ... They would go bankrupt because they couldn't compete. Now, the way we do it in Norway is that those...

    Article Working in Norway May 25 2023 Podcast
  14. Job seeking in the informal job market

    Generally speaking, there are two markets for job seekers to consider – the formal and the informal. ... what your skills are? What motivates you? Read: Competency mapping - Find your career path When friends...

    Article Råd og tips Apr. 19 2022
  15. Sky-high growth of digital paper tablet

    – This past year we’ve been hiring almost two new people a week, and we have no plans on ... department has an urgent need for employees with competency in Cloud solutions, software, quality assurance...

    Article Aktuelt June 21 2021
  16. What are your rights when either you or your children get sick?

    The therapist’s tips: For parents Evaluate what’s happening at home: What’s working/not working ... an approved healthcare institution or public competency center to learn how to care for and treat their...

    Article Råd og tips June 2 2023
  17. Application Letter Writing: A Little (List) Goes a Long Way

    In my most recent blog post, I wrote about how job-seekers need to use active verbs ... updated my professional skills by participating in competency-raising courses served clients by regularly assisting...

    Article Working in Norway Apr. 11 2021
  18. Working abroad

    Many of Tekna’s members choose to work abroad on a short- or long-term basis. Read the useful ... that in general, only Norwegian courts have the competency to handle these disputes. As regards working...

    Article Råd og tips Oct. 8 2014
  19. How to write a freelance contract

    Here’s some advice for you as an independent contractor Råd og tips Sooner or later ... contracts; it stipulates that you can’t start up a competing business. Look into what a non-competition clause...

    Article Råd og tips Dec. 22 2022
  20. Termination of employment relationship in the private and municipal sectors

    An employment relationship often ends when one of the parties resigns; or, if an employee ... ability to adapt to their work, professional competency or reliability, as stated by the Working Environment...

    Article Råd og tips Feb. 15 2024
  21. Contact us

    Frequently asked questions Membership Can I apply for membership even if I don’t have ... mathematics), but still feel you’ve acquired similar competency from continuing education and/or work experience...

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