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  1. 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 ... feeling terrible. Sore throat, achy limbs, headache, the works. You really don’t feel up to going to work...

    Article Working in Norway Nov. 3 2021

  2. The Norwegian Model: It Works

    ‘permanent resident alien’ of the country for more than 20 years, I took a moment the other day to think about ... rights,living in Norway,Nordic Model,Norwegian culture,Norwegian workplace,trade union, Working in Norway Why...

    Article Working in Norway Sept. 10 2019

  3. You Win Some You Lose Some: Non-Native Partners of Non-Native/Native Workers Playing the New Friendship Game

    ...going through the phase of adjusting to living in a new, foreign culture, it’s not always the foreign worker ... worker who struggles the most. After all, it is they who have landed the fulltime job and who can spend...

    Article Working in Norway Aug. 24 2016

  4. “Why Do You Want the Job?”: Your Words Lost and Found

    ...you answer this question when you just can’t find the words? Yesterday as I was scrolling down my LinkedIn ... I came across a short article written in Norwegian where the author was responding to job seekers who...

    Article Working in Norway Mar. 5 2017

  5. Negotiate your starting salary: If you don’t, you can lose out on a lot of money

    ...recent graduate, it can be tempting to just accept the job offer right away. But if you skip negotiating ... negotiation scary. Half of Norwegian workers accept the job before they even ask about the salary. This is revealed...

    Article Råd og tips Feb. 1 2025

  6. But It’s Not My Fault: Business E-Mail Etiquette When Your Sender Can’t Write Right

    ...more sensitive side of human nature appearing in the otherwise fast-paced, hardened world of modern business ... more sensitive side of human nature appearing in the otherwise fast-paced, hardened world of modern business...

    Article Working in Norway May 30 2016

  7. ‘Why didn’t I get the job?’: Our Need for Post-Interview Answers

    ...a teaching job at a newly started school in the area. The student body was made up of adults (as in age ... over) who were either going back … Find the courage and take the time to call and ask why if you didn’t...

    Article Working in Norway Apr. 7 2021

  8. Record growth in Tekna

    ...is growing at record speed. During ‘the Corona year’ of 2020, the trade union had a membership growth ... professionals chosen to join the organization during ‘the Corona year’ as well. At the start of 2021, Tekna had...

    Article Aktuelt May 4 2021

  9. Working in Norway: “Do Norwegians Like Foreigners?”

    ...loss for words, and she’s still not satisfied with the eventual answer she gave in response to it. It happened ... up … intercultural communication,international workplace,internationalization,living in Norway, Working...

    Article Working in Norway Feb. 11 2017

  10. Interview Poker: The Danger of Keeping Your Cards (Too) Close to Your Chest

    ...something resembling an interrogation of the jobseeker by the employer. While a job interview should be ... something resembling an interrogation of the jobseeker by the employer. communication,intercultural communication...

    Article Working in Norway Apr. 4 2021

  11. Privacy Policy

    ...information, and we do everything we can to make sure that the data about members and users of our services is collected ... can read here about the data we collect, why we do this and what we use it for. The type of data we collect...

    Article Jan. 6 2025

  12. Understanding the Underground: Why Foreign Speakers Sometimes Can’t Stop Speaking

    ...underground without speaking, when we do come out into the light of day and break out we talk and talk and talk… ... skills,intercultural communication,international workplace, Working in Norway “But do you know what: I am...

    Article Working in Norway Jan. 4 2017

  13. The year that went downhill fast – this is how they experienced it

    ...convert to a digital workday. Ivar F. Ihle thinks that the Corona virus will affect us for years to come. Casper ... Minister Erna Solberg told us on March 12th that Norwegian society had to shut down. Since this time many...

    Article Aktuelt Apr. 29 2021

  14. Contact us

    ...make changes to my contact, education and/or workplace information? Can I recruit a colleague/fellow ... membership? Dues What does membership cost? How is the membership billed? Is it possible for me to get a...

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  15. Here’s what you should know about a contractual early retirement pension (AFP)

    Are you entitled to collect the collectively bargained pension benefit called AFP (contractual early ... with AFP today? Råd og tips It’s definitely not the case that everyone’s covered by an AFP plan. And...

    Article Råd og tips May 23 2022

  16. Membership benefits from A-Z

    Viaplay W Work Here you get a complete overview of the membership benefits and how to use them! Several ... recommended starting salary, or the CV builder, require logging in. You log in with the email address you have...

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