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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...

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...

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”...

Making New Connections: (How to) Write a LinkedIn Message

You need to write a message every time you send someone a connection request. You ... international workplace,job seeking,LinkedIn profile, Working in Norway You need to write a message every time you...

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...

Thoughts on Working While Walking an Indian Trail

Have you ever heard of the Cochise Stronghold? No? Neither had I until recently. A little ... the area. Who was Cochise, and why is it … Working in Norway Have you ever heard of the Cochise Stronghold...

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...

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...

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...

LinkedIn Connections: Time to grow/weed your garden?

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

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...

Difference in monthly salary may exceed NOK 20.000 between Masters and Bachelors

How much more does an engineer with a Master’s degree (MSc) earn than one with a Bachelor’s (BSc)? ... Attainment of the Population (BHU) in Statistics Norway (SSB). Get access to Tekna’s salary statistics...

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

...their salary levels. – Since the paper industry in Norway is so small, there was very little basis for making ... Technology from the University of South-Eastern Norway Has worked as an apprentice in chemical processes...

Minding the Gap of Underemployment

...job search,self-awareness,underemployment, Working in Norway A few minutes before these fear-inducing words ... majority of whom were foreign-born and had lived in Norway for only a few years – to describe their current...

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...

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

...intercultural communication,international workplace, Working in Norway “But do you know what: I am convinced that ... grammar. She spoke English fluently but had lived in Norway only a short time, so spoke very limited Norwegian...

Repeat As Needed: What Job Seekers Should Tell Themselves

...that will at times try to pull you under. Working in Norway A very water-oriented opening, but one that ... when I was running a daylong training course in Norway for (mostly) civil engineers who had (mostly)...

The Unspoken Yet Real Reason You Didn’t Get Called For That Job Interview

...job search,job seeking,LinkedIn profile, Working in Norway I just finished reading an article on LinkedIn ... entry caught my eye: a woman living in southern Norway and obviously looking for a new position in the offshore...

International Congress: United for a just future

More than 3000 delegates and observers from more than 100 countries participated when IndustriALL ... elected. Tekna was pleased to see Atle Høie from Norway being elected as General Secretary. Høie has years...

Taking these easy steps can guarantee you several thousand more kroner per month

On 1 February 2021 personal pension accounts were launched, new legislation stating that ... ensures that all Tekna members have access to one of Norway’s best pension agreements. What does this agreement...

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...

Tekna's history

Tekna's history Founded by Peter Andreas Blix in 1874, Tekna is one of Norway's oldest ... by Peter Andreas Blix in 1874, Tekna is one of Norway's oldest professional associations was. Read more...

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Tekna’s 2020 Salary Statistics

This year has been unlike any other coming before it. Tekna’s salary statistics shows ... COVID-19 pandemic has influenced wage settlements in Norway; consequently, salary increases have been moderate...

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

...communication,international workplace,living abroad, Working in Norway When going through the phase of adjusting ... when I was a newcomer to a small town in southern Norway, I’m reminded of an Englishwoman I met who had...