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  1. Working in Norway: The Colleague Conversation

    Consider the Norwegian term medarbeidersamtale. It’s one of those long words where Norwegians stick two ... translated, … annual performance review,business culture in Norway,international workplace,medarbeidersamtale...

    Article Working in Norway Nov. 15 2019

  2. The Norwegian Model: It Works

    ...rights,living in Norway,Nordic Model,Norwegian culture,Norwegian workplace,trade union, Working in Norway ... gives the reader a brief introduction to how the Norwegian welfare state came about during the second half...

    Article Working in Norway Sept. 10 2019

  3. Me, overqualified? How to show you’re not by a long shot

    Have you been on the full-time work hamster wheel and want to get off? Most job seekers give ... writing skills,job seeking,LinkedIn profile,Norwegian business culture,working in norway, Working in Norway...

    Article Working in Norway Aug. 22 2019

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

    ...phase of adjusting to living in a new, foreign culture, it’s not always the foreign worker who struggles ... phase of adjusting to living in a new, foreign culture, it’s not always the foreign worker who struggles...

    Article Working in Norway Aug. 24 2016

  5. Phone Follow-up: Job Seeking in a Perfect World

    If there’s one thing I’d wish for you as a job seeker, it’d be that whenever you called the organization ... job seeking tips,jobbsøk,jobs in Norway,Norwegian business culture,søke jobb,working in norway, Working...

    Article Working in Norway Oct. 31 2019

  6. Bank

    ...is registered in Norway as Handelsbanken NUF (Norwegian foreign company). They have since built up a significant ... as the most sustainable bank. According to the Norwegian Sustainability Barometer 2023, Handelsbanken in...

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

    ...with “your own”/Needing the familiar is okay – culture, food, language, humor/Transition is easy for some ... actions? That they were truly assimilated? That Norwegians wouldn’t be able to guess that they were foreign...

    Article Working in Norway Jan. 12 2016

  8. Working in Norway: “Do Norwegians Like Foreigners?”

    ...time (short enough to know only a few words of Norwegian). I had just finished the first part of my course ... going through my head. And then I said… Changing Norwegian Society ‘Of course they do!’ And went on to talk...

    Article Working in Norway Feb. 11 2017

  9. Hiring Discrimination

    ...is to promote certain political, religious or cultural viewpoints, and 3) the job is important for realizing ... Practices in Public Administration Chapter 5 (in Norwegian) on a party’s right to inspection with regard...

    Article Råd og tips June 22 2023

  10. First Impressions and Foreigners: Which Language Should You Speak?

    ...intercultural communication,international workplace,Norwegian language,working in norway, Working in Norway ... the back of the room. “Why”, he wondered, “do Norwegians I meet so often and speak to me right away in...

    Article Working in Norway Sept. 17 2017

  11. Is this why we all want to work in Norway?

    ...to work in Norway. Can the Norwegian welfare state and the strong Norwegian labor unions be a part of ... me over until I found a new job. Is it because Norwegians are just nice? Somewhere along the way, the thought...

    Article Working in Norway June 9 2021

  12. Working in Norway: Who’s the Boss?

    ...among the flattest in the world. It’s part of The Norwegian Model, which I’ve spoken about in various courses ... a member state. Or there is the aspect of how Norwegian industry cooperates with unions and government...

    Article Working in Norway Mar. 19 2017

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

    ...experience of having been a foreign speaker of Norwegian for many, many years while living in the country ... time. This is no bad combination, especially in cultures where saving face is considered extremely important...

    Article Working in Norway May 30 2016

  14. What are your rights when either you or your children get sick?

    ...times a year. If you’re placed on sick leave, the Norwegian Labour and Welfare Administration (NAV) will determine ... schedules. – Many people live in performance-oriented cultures where illness is seen only as an irritating disruption...

    Article Råd og tips June 2 2023

  15. How to Break My Language Barrier

    ...making small talk, and they wondered if it were a cultural thing in that Americans are stereotypically known ... progress in the linguistic sense (improving my Norwegian skills); they seem to go hand and hand and are...

    Article Working in Norway Feb. 23 2016

  16. Working abroad

    ...of this page is targeted towards working for a Norwegian employer. Råd og tips Tekna help you with… Legal ... legal rules) Assistance if disputes arise (for Norwegian courts) Tekna – your best career advisor Need...

    Article Råd og tips Oct. 8 2014