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Multicultural Meetings: Do you speak up?

As children, we’re often to taught to use our words, speak our minds. At the same ... internationalization,multicultural meetings,working in norway, Working in Norway As children, we’re often to taught...

Article Working in Norway Apr. 22 2018

Don’t Worry, Be Happy: Why Having a Well-Written LinkedIn Profile Won’t Upset Your Boss

...international workplace,job seeking,LinkedIn profile, Working in Norway If you’re worried that presenting your abilities ... much he liked his job, how as a foreign worker in Norway he felt lucky to have it, how he had learned a...

Article Working in Norway Feb. 3 2017

Relationships Working for You?

How do you feel about relationship? When you read that question, what probably popped ... Norwegian business culture,relationship skills, Working in Norway How do you feel about relationship? When you...

Article Working in Norway Apr. 30 2019

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

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

Stop in the Name of Workplace Inclusion

...my ‘do’s and don’ts’ advice on how newcomers to Norway should never wait to take the initiative in starting ... intercultural communication,native language, Working in Norway At a recent course on intercultural communication...

Article Working in Norway May 6 2016

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 July 7 2020

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

Make the Call: Five Great Questions to Ask Before Applying for a Job

Have you ever called the ... ‘contact person’ listed on a job posting? Working in Norway Many people would answer no to that question...

Article Working in Norway Oct. 20 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