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What Not to Say to a Foreigner
...immediately followed it up with ‘Oh, don’t know why I said that, didn’t mean anything by it’ and looked at ... replied with a smile and assured her that it was fine, I was used to it, knew I sounded that way, could laugh...
Article Working in Norway Apr. 6 2016 -
Work-Life balance in Norway: Three things you should know
...state. It might be wise to check which type of tariff agreement you are under and look up its recommendations ... have the right to flexible working hours as long as it can be executed without significant disruptions at...
Article Working in Norway Dec. 20 2022 -
Making New Connections: (How to) Write a LinkedIn Message
...expecting a positive response isn’t going to cut it anymore. Maybe it used to, but as LI activity is heating up ... expecting a positive response isn’t going to cut it anymore. Maybe it used to, but as LI activity is heating up...
Article Working in Norway Oct. 4 2017 -
Integration in Norway: Find Your Tribe
What did it really mean to them? A woman raised her hand and asked, “What do you think? Is it okay to ... What did it really mean to them? A woman raised her hand and asked, “What do you think? Is it okay to...
Article Working in Norway Nov. 10 2017 -
Here’s some advice if you’re entering into a shareholders’ agreement
...usually defines who’s included in the agreement, what it means to be a shareholder and, if applicable, information ... personally and by another company. However, it’s usual that it’s the individual physical shareowner who is...
Article Råd og tips Feb. 24 2022 -
New membership record: Tekna passes 90,000
...input, whether it’s in the area of research and education, technology and transformation, IT investments ... important questions about the workplace, she says. With its 90,000 members, Tekna is clearly the largest member-based...
Article Aktuelt Oct. 6 2021 -
Some tips for starting your own business
...contract’s point on liability and try to understand how it might affect your company Limited your company’s ... benefit insurance: Covers payment of sickness benefits during first 16 days if an employee becomes ill...
Article Råd og tips Feb. 23 2022 -
Aim for high salary growth early in your engineering career
Anders Kvam, Head of Negotiations at Tekna Private, it’s not guaranteed that you’ll receive a salary adjustment ... company’s first salary review cycle. In that case, it’s important to negotiate a high enough starting salary...
Article Aktuelt Feb. 9 2026 -
How to write a good CV
It’s important to have a good CV when you want to shine in the eyes of a potential employer. It’s a golden ... should a CV include? You’ll find the answer here. It’s important that your CV has a clear and simple format...
Article Råd og tips May 9 2023 -
– Seeing people put their feet up on the desk in front of their boss was a huge culture shock
Norway. – There’s a friendlier work culture in Iran – It’s respectful and friendly, but not at all as formal ... can leave work before your boss with no problem. – It was also a bit of a culture shock to see that if...
Article Tekna Magasinet June 20 2023 -
Four top-level executives in Norway: – This is how you ask for a higher salary
...before going into a salary negotiation. Aktuelt Is it possible you’ve lost money on bad salary discussion ... your personal opinion about your salary is fine, it has to be done in a professional way, of course.
Article Aktuelt Nov. 16 2020 -
John Ugelstad
Tekna and the Tekna Oslo departement are 150 years old This year, Tekna is celebrating 150 ... natural scientists, technologists, and students, and it all started with the establishment of the Tekna Oslo...
Article May 28 2024 -
Here’s what you should know about a contractual early retirement pension (AFP)
And what’s going on with AFP today? Råd og tips It’s definitely not the case that everyone’s covered ... the right to collect it, whether you work in the private or public sector. It’s important to figure out...
Article Råd og tips May 23 2022 -
A budget that will increase the class divide among students
...disappointed about the student budget; he’s convinced it’ll create larger gaps between students who can get ... drafting a budget. Yet if this budget goes through, it’ll be impossible for students to live off of financial...
Article Politisk Oct. 16 2023 -
How to write a freelance contract
...you should always have a written contract because it lists all of the terms in your agreement. There are ... the contract carefully enough before signing it. So it’s important that you take the time to read the...
Article Råd og tips Dec. 22 2022 -
Intellectual property rights (IPR)
...invention can be utilised industrially. This means that it has technical qualities and must also be reproducible ... be new and have “inventive step”, which means that it must differ from those previously known. A party...
Article Råd og tips Oct. 31 2022 -
Pregnancy and employment
...yes, the employer has done something illegal. – It’s absolutely forbidden to ask about these subjects ... interview, or during the hiring process in general. It’s also not allowed to ask an interviewee about their...
Article Råd og tips Nov. 20 2025 -
Transferring shares
Shareholders often have several questions when it comes to transferring their shares to a third party ... that all co-owners sign when shares are acquired. It is the group of shareholders that determines the...
Article Råd og tips Feb. 25 2022 -
Employee Wellness in the Norwegian Work Culture
...alike. Why is this so? Perhaps because as silly as it is on the surface, the joke has a kernel of truth ... seen not only outside of the workplace but inside it as well. But ‘reserved’ as compared with what, exactly...
Article Working in Norway Apr. 15 2021 -
What Not to Ask a Foreigner
‘of course I do’, while my mind asks questions of its own: Why is this person asking me this? What do they ... operate as one extended unit. Yet when thinking it through, it’s not fair to say that people here are more...
Article Working in Norway Apr. 5 2016 -
Understanding the Underground: Why Foreign Speakers Sometimes Can’t Stop Speaking
...and talk….” Notes from Underground (F. Dostoyevsky) It doesn’t happen often, … communication skills,intercultural ... and talk….” Notes from Underground (F. Dostoyevsky) It doesn’t happen often, but every once in awhile I’m...
Article Working in Norway Jan. 4 2017 -
LinkedIn Connections: Time to grow/weed your garden?
...profile, Working in Norway Is it time to grow your LI Connections garden? Or weed it? Back when I was first ... attending courses on how best to use it to ‘grow my network’, it was indeed more like a social network...
Article Working in Norway Jan. 28 2020 -
LinkedIn Titles: Tell the Truth and Nothing but the Truth (Please)
...artistic freedom? We readers would be a lot poorer for it, so bring on writers’ free license and liberty. But ... First I read: Member’s Name And then right underneath it: Transforming Mediocrity into Greatness via Reinventing...
Article Working in Norway Aug. 18 2017 -
Your employer’s management rights
...employment contract places limits on management rights It follows from this that an employment contract is ... is central to ensuring employee rights as it’s normally the only written document that defines the contractual...
Article Råd og tips Mar. 2 2021 -
Working Overtime While Living Abroad
...where the Working Environment Act doesn’t apply, it’s important for employees to remember that they’re ... protection” is often applied here. However, when it comes to work hours, there’s reason to take notice...
Article Råd og tips Feb. 21 2021
