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When Your Foreign Best Isn’t Good Enough: Transferring Higher Education Across Borders
...higher education,international workplace, Working in Norway I am using the strong verb ‘rejected’ on purpose ... experience as a case in point. When I moved over to Norway many years ago (back when Swedish singer Carola...
Article Working in Norway Apr. 6 2021 -
Cross-Cultural Confusion: What’s Not to Love at an Interview?
...international workplace,interview skills, Working in Norway I went on LinkedIn the other day and read ... when as a young, fresh-faced exchange student to Norway oh so many years ago, I was enthusiastically telling...
Article Working in Norway Aug. 10 2016 -
‘Why didn’t I get the job?’: Playing the Sympathy Card
...getting the first job I ever interviewed for in Norway triggered a certain number of comments. While ... workplace,internationalization,interview skills, Working in Norway My recent article about not getting the first...
Article Working in Norway Apr. 8 2021 -
Important political breakthroughs made in spring 2021
...specialized IT skills through its report entitled, «Norway is losing due to a lack of IT competency», which ... networks in upcoming Parliamentary sessions so that Norway will be at the forefront of digital-social transformation...
Article Politisk June 21 2021 -
Rule of Thumb: Don’t write references on your CV (do this instead)
Did you know that you ... don’t need to list references on your CV? Working in Norway Back in the day, we all wrote our three references...
Article Working in Norway Aug. 17 2020 -
You’re not safe from attacks on your home office – and have to take this stuff seriously!
...that you just have to take seriously. – Even if Norway isn’t on the list of the most popular countries ... information and/or passwords, she says. A lot of people in Norway don’t know what to do A new study from The Norwegian...
Article Råd og tips Feb. 24 2022 -
Good Boss Bad Boss: What Have You Had?
Have you ever heard this workplace saying? ‘With a bad boss there are no good jobs, and ... management,management skills,working in norway,workplace culture, Working in Norway Have you ever heard this...
Article Working in Norway Apr. 12 2019 -
LinkedIn Titles: Tell the Truth and Nothing but the Truth (Please)
When you study literature, you quickly hear about the term ‘poetic license’: Definition: ... fiction, for where would great stories come … Working in Norway When you study literature, you quickly hear...
Article Working in Norway Aug. 18 2017 -
Photonics enabled by Artificial intelligence, or vice versa?
Norwegian industry can have a major impact on Norway's economic growth. NORCE Energy & Technology, in ... Their research at UiT The Arctic University of Norway aims to develop an integrated alternative: spectrometers...
Article IKT-bloggen Dec. 10 2021 Streaming -
Strong salary growth for scientists and technologists
Salary development for scientists and technologists has been good, and the labor market ... starting salary, and this is the way it should be. Norway needs people with STEM competency (science, technology...
Article Aktuelt Dec. 7 2021 -
Writing E-Mails at Work: Quick Tip for a Quick Response
When teaching presentation technique to business college students a number of years ago, we ... that would capture the listeners’ attention. Working in Norway They were advised to try one of three: Ask...
Article Working in Norway Feb. 2 2021 -
Geologists in second place
According to statistics from SSB, over the past year, geologists and geophysicists have gotten ... salary increases for 407 different professions in Norway. Tekna Magasinet has defined 42 of these as Tekna...
Article Tekna Magasinet June 7 2023 -
Paying It Forward: A Culture of Sharing in Business
...it forward,share culture,sharing culture, Working in Norway Last week I received an e-mail from a foreign-born ... foreign-born acquaintance also living in southern Norway in which she told me about what a hard time she...
Article Working in Norway Jan. 20 2016 -
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...
Article Working in Norway Dec. 18 2020 -
Remotely possible? Getting no response to your (carefully crafted) job application
Are you a job-seeking casualty ... of companies that have gone remote, too? Working in Norway My sad story A few weeks ago I applied for...
Article Working in Norway Oct. 29 2020 -
Be your best: Interview tips for second-language Zoomers
Are you a second language English ... speaker who’s got a Zoom interview coming up? Working in Norway Here’s some sympathy – it’s hard enough to...
Article Working in Norway Sept. 7 2020 -
Lars Olav Grøvik elected as Tekna’s new president
Lars Olav Grøvik was elected as Tekna’s new president at the union’s national ‘R-meeting’ ... organization that is also one of the fastest growing in Norway, says Grøvik. -Tekna is and will be a relevant...
Article Aktuelt June 21 2021 -
Tekna representatives help you with your salary level
Tekna has hundreds of representatives who help you get the right salary through annual ... people Representative Ines Sulentic in Technip Norway tells Teknamagasinet that the role of a Tekna representative...
Article Aktuelt Dec. 4 2025 -
No need to delete: How to write about ‘old’ jobs in your new job search
Did you know that it’s standard practice to not list jobs you’ve had more than ten years ago ... your career when applying for a new job? Working in Norway You’re certainly not alone if you didn’t know...
Article Working in Norway Feb. 2 2021 -
How to Break My Language Barrier
...intercultural communication,language barrier, Working in Norway Patience and Participation: The Keys to the ... speaker in the US and having lived in southern Norway for over twenty years, I answer this question by...
Article Working in Norway Feb. 23 2016 -
All or nothing?: Managing your e-mail inbox
Not all that long ago, I was teaching a business e-mail writing course, and asked the people there ... dealing with unread mails in their inbox. Working in Norway “What”, I wondered aloud, “do you do when...
Article Working in Norway May 22 2020 -
How to Explain a [Hole/Gap] in Your CV
When talking about your past, is there any difference between using the word “hole” or “gap”? ... English language skills,job interview tips, Working in Norway When talking about your past, is there any...
Article Working in Norway Mar. 11 2018 -
Integration: It’s Okay to Talk Your Talk
When you’re trying to become integrated in your new country, you get other people’s different ... incultural communication,international workplace, Working in Norway When you’re trying to become integrated in...
Article Working in Norway Apr. 30 2017 -
Have You Looked at Your LinkedIn Headline Lately?
What are you? Maybe you were raised with the thought that you’d ‘be’ something when you grew ... LinkedIn headline,writing LinkedIn profile, Working in Norway What are you? Maybe you were raised with the...
Article Working in Norway Jan. 21 2020 -
Quick Tips for Teleconferencing
Is English your second language? Do you have a job that’s gone remote? Does that mean you ... than ever before? Is that a problem for you? Working in Norway If you answered “um, yes, yes, yes and yes”...
Article Working in Norway Apr. 27 2020