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How/Why Should You Write a CV Summary?

...their studies and looking ahead to the world of work. But I’ve noticed that the CV a … CV writing skills ... tips,job seeking tips,resume writing skills, Working in Norway Wondering what your CV Summary should look...

Competitive Conversation: Fighting the Phone

...phones? Picture the scene: You’re at a big work-related dinner in a big hotel dining room, where the terrible ... international workplace,networking skills,working in norway, Working in Norway What is it with people and their...

Why You Should Post on LinkedIn

...posting as an example, I encouraged them to do this in order to both gain a sense of accomplishment and ... LinkedIn profile,personal branding,social media, Working in Norway Below is a link to a presentation I recently...

Integration as International Business: Are you the buyer or the seller?

...recent session of … globalization,integration in Norway,integration tips,intercultural commnication,international ... international workplace, Working in Norway When I was teaching at a regional business school several years...

Are you a non-Norwegian looking for a job in Norway?

English-speaking applicant veteran. Working in Norway Applying for a job in Norway as a first- or second-language ... be written in. If you’re unsure of this, before applying call the contact person listed in the ad to ask...

CV Writing: Don’t Just Be Responsible, Be Active

...talked about how and what to write when filling out ‘Work Experience’. I told those present that the traditional ... responsible for…’ has been retired, never to be put to work again. Putting it bluntly, who cares what you was...

How Not to Get Burned in the Interview Hot Seat

...best prepare myself for sitting in … interview technique,interviewing in English,job interview skills,job ... interview tips,the Norwegian workplace,working in norway, Working in Norway I’ve got a job interview on Monday...

International Congress: United for a just future

3rd Congress was originally planned to take place in South Africa, and was first postponed due to the ... virtual event, produced from a television studio in Geneva. The digital format meant that more people...

– You have nothing to lose by trying to negotiate a higher starting salary

What Kai Roger did in his new job Aktuelt You’re done with your studies and heading out to your new job ... job with employment contract in hand. The salary proposal is there in black and white, but you’re not...

LinkedIn Titles: Tell the Truth and Nothing but the Truth (Please)

...writer, or other artist in deviating from rule, conventional form, logic, or fact, in order to produce a desired ... fiction, for where would great stories come … Working in Norway When you study literature, you quickly hear...

By the numbers: Use metrics to improve your CV

Do you mean the metric system? Working in Norway When English is your second language, it can be awfully ... if you’re a second-language speaker looking for work, there are so many “buzz words” (trendy terms) online...

Phone Follow-up: Job Seeking in a Perfect World

...jobbsøk,jobs in Norway,Norwegian business culture,søke jobb,working in norway, Working in Norway If there’s ... timeline about when I might hear if I’ll be called in for an interview. Could you put me on with someone...

Record growth in Tekna

(Statistics Norway). Aktuelt Tekna has had a strong membership growth rate for several years in a row, and ... employed, according to numbers from SSB (Statistics Norway). - This past year was a challenging one for many...

Rule of Thumb: Don’t write references on your CV (do this instead)

...don’t need to list references on your CV? Working in Norway Back in the day, we all wrote our three references ... you already have contacts who’ll vouch for your work, or why would you even be applying for a job with...

Impact at Work: What’s Yours?

Out of the many buzz words currently circling in the working world today, ‘impact’ has to be one of the ... social media, Working in Norway Out of the many buzz words currently circling in the working world today...

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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 ... asked me, ‘So how long do you plan on staying in Norway?’ This was a question that I was completely unprepared...

Your job search: How to show how smart you are?

...looking for a job. But just write about yourself in a simple, clear way when doing this, okay? Awhile ... search,job seeker,LinkedIn profile,working in norway, Working in Norway Do you need to show other people...

Thoughts on Working While Walking an Indian Trail

...the area. Who was Cochise, and why is it … Working in Norway Have you ever heard of the Cochise Stronghold ... is the ‘stronghold.’ Given that I write about working life, as I went along, my thoughts turned towards...

Lars Olav Grøvik elected as Tekna’s new president

Tekna’s head company representative in Equinor as well as a board member in Tekna Private and the head of Tekna ... Oil and Gas. He has extensive experience from his work as a company representative and has represented...

LinkedIn Connections: Time to grow/weed your garden?

Why you should edit your LinkedIn Connections in your personal profile business English,business networking ... LinkedIn profile,writing LinkedIn profile, Working in Norway Is it time to grow your LI Connections garden...

– A simple country boy from Sunnmøre

...has also been heavily involved in reorganizing his company, Equinor. In the middle of all this activity ... he’s been doing a top-to-bottom remodel of his house in Bergen. – There’s so much I’d like to do and get...

Let’s be perfectly clear: Writing the Summary on your CV

The fact that there is no clear right or wrong in resume writing frustrates some job seekers, especially ... seeker,job seeking, Working in Norway The fact that there is no clear right or wrong in resume writing frustrates...

LinkedIn: Tell the Truth (Please), Part Two

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

What’s Your Feeling About Phone Interviews?

You open your e-mail one day, and there’s one in your in box from the company where you’re trying to get ... interview,job seeking,phone interview,working in norway, Working in Norway Maybe you applied for a job a few...