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Grunnkurset for tillitsvalgte – del 1 statlig sektor
prefer another language? The Basic course for Tekna-representatives – Part 1 is in Norwegian, with English ... that you translate the course to your preferred language through the web browser. Learn how to translate
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Grunnkurset for tillitsvalgte – del 1 kommunal sektor
prefer another language? The Basic course for Tekna-representatives – Part 1 is in Norwegian, with English ... that you translate the course to your preferred language through the web browser. Learn how to translate
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Grunnkurset for tillitsvalgte – del 1 privat sektor
prefer another language? The Basic course for Tekna-representatives – Part 1 is in Norwegian, with English ... that you translate the course to your preferred language through the web browser. Learn how to translate
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Events calendar
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Say What? Foreign Language Anxiety in the Global Workplace
What? Foreign Language Anxiety in the Global Workplace communication skills,foreign language,foreign language ... official ‘working language’ is English. This was not a problem, as English was his second language and he had...
Article Working in Norway Feb. 3 2016 -
Are you a non-Norwegian looking for a job in Norway?
Karin Lee Are you a non-Norwegian looking for a job in Norway? Here are a few helpful tips about job ... Applying for a job in Norway as a first- or second-language English speaker? Here are a few points to consider:...
Article Working in Norway July 21 2020 -
Free training courses for Tekna members
January 2021. Start date: 18 January. Language of instruction: Norwegian University of Bergen: Online basic ... March 2021. Start date: 22 March. Language of instruction: Norwegian FULL: University of Bergen: Online...
Article Råd og tips Jan. 27 2022 -
First Impressions and Foreigners: Which Language Should You Speak?
Karin Lee First Impressions and Foreigners: Which Language Should You Speak? integration in Norway,intercultural ... intercultural communication,international workplace,Norwegian language,working in norway, Working in Norway As often...
Article Working in Norway Sept. 17 2017 -
We’re going for more content in English
...get more information out in English for our non-Norwegian speaking members. Aktuelt This spring Tekna passed ... members have indicated that English is their primary language. – The largest percentage of our members work...
Article Aktuelt June 1 2021 -
How to Break My Language Barrier
...place in the life of a foreign-born employee whose language is one other than that of the native population ... How to Break My Language Barrier communication skills,intercultural communication,language barrier, Working...
Article Working in Norway Feb. 23 2016 -
Your LinkedIn Summary: Be Smart, Write Smart
...skills,international workplace,LinkedIn profile,Norwegian workplace, Working in Norway You don’t need to ... readers won’t think that you’re smart.’ Second-language speakers feel extra pressure Put rather bluntly...
Article Working in Norway Sept. 24 2017 -
Working in Norway: The Colleague Conversation
Consider the Norwegian term medarbeidersamtale. It’s one of those long words where Norwegians stick two ... the confusion of foreigners trying to learn the language. Anyway, roughly translated, … Karin Lee Working...
Article Working in Norway Nov. 15 2019 -
Integrating in Norway: Why you should join a volunteer board
...communication,integration,living in Norway,Norwegian language,Norwegian workplace,working in norway, Working ... have to contribute to the ongoing conversation. Language skill insecurity? No excuse What will that be...
Article Working in Norway Dec. 21 2017 -
But It’s Not My Fault: Business E-Mail Etiquette When Your Sender Can’t Write Right
...that English was to be their official working language on the job (topic for another blog post: international ... international companies making English a working language without providing any help to their employees quite...
Article Working in Norway May 30 2016 -
Integration in Norway: Find Your Tribe
...about what different people – in this case non-Norwegians attending my Intercultural Communication at Work ... about what different people – in this case non-Norwegians attending my Intercultural Communication at Work...
Article Working in Norway Nov. 10 2017 -
What is a personal pension account, and what does it mean for you?
...everyone. They’ve removed complicated financial language, cut out all expensive middlemen and made it easy ... pension-related fees. Current pension plans require many Norwegians to keep their pension capital certificates with...
Article Oct. 17 2022 -
– A simple country boy from Sunnmøre
...who’s passionate about volunteer service, The Norwegian Model and the green shift. Aktuelt Recently, Lars ... Sunnmøre, nynorsk is Lars Olav Grøvik’s first language (Editor’s note: something the article’s author...
Article Aktuelt June 21 2021 -
Why You Should Say ‘Sorry’ at Work
...they were directly translating ‘å beklage’ from Norwegian, which is quite simply ‘to apologize’. My doubters ... their international workplaces (where the working language is English). At this point, I needed to turn from...
Article Working in Norway June 3 2017 -
How to Explain a [Hole/Gap] in Your CV
...writing skills,cv writing tips,english CV,English language skills,job interview tips, Working in Norway When ... that they were translating too directly from Norwegian, moving from “hull” [roughly pronounced ‘hool’]...
Article Working in Norway Mar. 11 2018 -
Living Abroad and Leaving Your Own Behind (in Your New Country)
...own”/Needing the familiar is okay – culture, food, language, humor/Transition is easy for some people and ... things from the US so much as missing people and language and most of all humor in all its forms, both in...
Article Working in Norway Jan. 12 2016 -
Understanding the Underground: Why Foreign Speakers Sometimes Can’t Stop Speaking
Norway only a short time, so spoke very limited Norwegian. It all started when I asked her how it was that ... after their arrival and because of not knowing the language, whenever they are in a group of chatting native...
Article Working in Norway Jan. 4 2017 -
“Why Do You Want the Job?”: Your Words Lost and Found
...page, I came across a short article written in Norwegian where the author was responding to job seekers ... Found application letter,CV writing skills,English language skills,international workplace,job search,job...
Article Working in Norway Mar. 5 2017 -
Skype Meetings: You Can’t Run and You Can’t Hide
...nationalities present where English was the meeting language. More specifically, they wanted to know how to ... necessarily make it easier for the actual employees (Norwegian, in this course’s case) to take part in them.
Article Working in Norway Sept. 8 2016 -
‘Why didn’t I get the job?’: Our Need for Post-Interview Answers
my first in Norway and my first in a foreign language. I remember practicing answers at home the week ... while ago) stated something vaguely polite in Norwegian about thanking me for my time, but that the position...
Article Working in Norway Apr. 7 2021 -
Interview Poker: The Danger of Keeping Your Cards (Too) Close to Your Chest
...whose nervousness about speaking their second language often spikes to new heights in such a pressure-filled ... made in conversations I’ve had with other non-Norwegians, dividing them into the following: Where to start:...
Article Working in Norway Apr. 4 2021
