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No, Really: Why Didn’t I Get the Job? Foreign Speakers’ Need to Be in the Interview Feedback Loop

...interview skills,interview technique,job search, Working in Norway Recently, I posted an article about our need ... feedback loops’ that exist for jobseekers today. In a perfect post-interview world, she claims, a hiring...

Article Working in Norway Dec. 16 2016

Networking Nerves: Is the Tip Included?

In the interest of following the current trend of writing advice in the form of tip lists, I’ll try to ... coming up where the presentations given will all be in her line of … communication skills,intercultural...

Article Working in Norway Dec. 13 2016

LinkedIn Learning: Summarizing Yourself in Five (Easy*) Steps

...their positive personal qualities and work-related talents answers in part the question about why, for example ... example, a website … LinkedIn profile, Working in Norway My most recent blog topic was about how interviewees...

Article Working in Norway Nov. 1 2016

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...

Article Working in Norway Oct. 6 2016

Lost in (Cyber) Space?: Sending Your Application Into the Webcruiter Black Hole

The Times They Are a-Changin’; never more so than in the workplace, as I was recently reminded of when ... sitting there … CV,job search,job seeking, Working in Norway As Robert from Duluth (or Hibbing, depending...

Article Working in Norway Sept. 15 2016

Skype Meetings: You Can’t Run and You Can’t Hide

...teach a group of people working in Norway how to make a high-quality presentation in English after learning ... perform well in front of a large audience. Or so I thought. When questioned further in an advance e-mail...

Article Working in Norway Sept. 8 2016

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

When going through the phase of adjusting to living in a new, foreign culture, it’s not always the foreign ... living abroad, Working in Norway When going through the phase of adjusting to living in a new, foreign...

Article Working in Norway Aug. 24 2016

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 ... a new position somewhere out in the working world. I see that my tone in the previous sentence is mildly...

Article Working in Norway Aug. 10 2016

Beyond Networking: Learn to Ask the Quality Question

On an average annual basis, thousands of employees in international companies spend thousands of hours ... communication, Working in Norway On an average annual basis, thousands of employees in international companies...

Article Working in Norway June 17 2016

To Correct or Not to Correct: When Should Native Speakers Speak Up?

Foreign language learners in the global workplace make spoken and written errors in their new language on ... least in technology-driven companies, they have been hired because of their education and work background...

Article Working in Norway June 9 2016

But It’s Not My Fault: Business E-Mail Etiquette When Your Sender Can’t Write Right

...appearing in the otherwise fast-paced, hardened world of modern business. What came up and out in … business ... business e-mails,e-mail etiquette, Working in Norway Yet another interesting aspect of modern communication...

Article Working in Norway May 30 2016

Less is More: Business E-Mail Insecurity Issues

...last week on how to write correct business e-mails in English. As I looked out at the many faces expectantly ... e-mails,business e-mails in English,e-mails,e-mails in English, Working in Norway A surprisingly large crowd...

Article Working in Norway May 22 2016

Techie Talk: Do technical presentations need to live up to their reputation?

“There’s truth in every stereotype” – or is there? People attending my course on intercultural communication ... communication,presentation skills, Working in Norway “There’s truth in every stereotype” – or is there?...

Article Working in Norway May 15 2016

Stop in the Name of Workplace Inclusion

...communication in the workplace, I had just given my ‘do’s and don’ts’ advice on how newcomers to Norway should ... should never wait to take the initiative in starting up conversations with native speakers: “Don’t wait for...

Article Working in Norway May 6 2016

What Not to Say to a Foreigner

...intercultural communication, Working in Norway Don’t make fun of a co-worker’s accent! In the global workplace ... happen to work. Unfortunately, in an attempt at humor, some native speakers occasionally get in these people’s...

Article Working in Norway Apr. 6 2016

What Not to Ask a Foreigner

...your familiy? intercultural communication, Working in Norway A recent blog written by a professional woman ... her pointing out the implicit criticism contained in people’s comments made to her regarding the amount...

Article Working in Norway Apr. 5 2016

Praise Be – Or Not?

Last fall in Bergen, Norway, an unexpected thing happened while I was teaching an evening course on interview ... interview technique in English to a group of unemployed engineers who had lost their jobs because of...

Article Working in Norway Feb. 29 2016

How to Break My Language Barrier

...workday in the global workplace, several small and seemingly insignificant events may take place in the life ... that of the native population among which he/she works. This person has a … communication skills,intercultural...

Article Working in Norway Feb. 23 2016

Say What? Foreign Language Anxiety in the Global Workplace

...language anxiety,intercultural communication, Working in Norway The only thing worse than not understanding ... understood when doing the same. Recently, during the break in one of my evening business communication courses...

Article Working in Norway Feb. 3 2016

Conference Speakers: Do they ever learn?

...phrase in English that warns against what can happen when people gain too much power and status in society ... conference speakers,speakers, Working in Norway There is an old phrase in English that warns against what...

Article Working in Norway Jan. 28 2016

Paying It Forward: A Culture of Sharing in Business

...forward instead of back is not new, but rather has been in circulation for several years. The concept is that ... another individual – in whatever great or small way this may be – by doing it in person. paying it forward...

Article Working in Norway Jan. 20 2016

Living Abroad and Leaving Your Own Behind (in Your New Country)

It’s interesting to observe how, when living in a foreign country, certain foreigners behave towards ... living in Norway. These recently arrived residents … assimilation,integration, Working in Norway It’s interesting...

Article Working in Norway Jan. 12 2016

Tekna members' guide to a residence permit for work in Norway

...permit for work in Norway For citizens of a country outside the EU/EEA If you want to work in Norway and are ... residence for work. Tekna’s members can apply for different types of residence permits for work: Newly qualified...

Article Oct. 8 2014

Working in Norway

...residence permits for work Learn more about immigration Working in Norway Norway’s considerable economic ... to explain the high level of union membership in Norway amongst employees with both higher and lower levels...