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  1. Record growth – Tekna membership passes 100,000

    Tekna is experiencing record high membership growth and has now passed 100,000 members. In ... of technologists and scientists. The business community’s crying out for this kind of employee competency...

    Article Aktuelt Mar. 13 2023

  2. Conference Speakers: Do they ever learn?

    There is an old phrase in English that warns against what can happen when people gain too much ... when they lose their power or importance’. communication skills,conference,conference speakers,speakers...

    Article Working in Norway Jan. 28 2016

  3. The Right Way to Think About Your LinkedIn Connections

    Teaching a new topic is like trying out a new recipe. While you’re enthusiastic when starting ... take the first bite … cv writing,intercultural communication,international workplace,job search,job seeking...

    Article Working in Norway Mar. 25 2017

  4. What Not to Say to a Foreigner

    Don’t make fun ... of a co-worker’s accent accent,intercultural communication, Working in Norway Don’t make fun of a co-worker’s...

    Article Working in Norway Apr. 6 2016

  5. Minding the Gap of Underemployment

    Halfway through my course on interview technique (in English) last week, I brought ... why do you want to leave your current job?” communication,interview skills,job search,self-awareness,underemployment...

    Article Working in Norway Apr. 2 2021

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

    Recently, I posted an article about our need to find out why we didn’t get a job offer after ... get … English language skills,intercultural communication,international workplace,interview skills,interview...

    Article Working in Norway Dec. 16 2016

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

    This surprise question left this particular course instructor at a momentary loss for words, ... Trondheim, a major city making up … intercultural communication,international workplace,internationalization...

    Article Working in Norway Feb. 11 2017

  8. Cross-Cultural Confusion: What’s Not to Love at an Interview?

    I went on LinkedIn the other day and read an article whose title had caught my eye: ‘The 3 ... ‘secret’ and ‘landing’ had … intercultural communication,international workplace,interview skills, Working...

    Article Working in Norway Aug. 10 2016

  9. A Few Thoughts on a Foreigner’s Comfort Zone

    A couple of weeks ago I sat in the audience listening to a professional speaker give a ... a … assimilation,integration,intercultural communication,international workplace,living abroad,self-awareness...

    Article Working in Norway Feb. 25 2017

  10. Joining a board for the first time? – Here are some tips to get you started

    ...outsourcing of jobs with arguments that professional communities are eroding due to the loss of important competency ... meetings. In some companies this is done by the communications department in cooperation with one or more...

    Article Råd og tips Feb. 25 2021

  11. 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 ... something to do and someone to see. … intercultural communication,international workplace,living abroad, Working...

    Article Working in Norway Aug. 24 2016

  12. Module 1 – What are you good at?

    Exercise: Map your competency areas Exercise: Map your competency areas Many Tekna members ... management. Relationship competency: Ability to communicate, cooperate, create trust, initiate contact, motivate...

    Article Råd og tips Mar. 28 2022

  13. The year that went downhill fast – this is how they experienced it

    ...will probably change in several ways. We’ll communicate and interact more across departments, and we ... think a lot of people have felt a longing for community and their own colleagues, and that after this...

    Article Aktuelt Apr. 29 2021

  14. Module 3 – Figure out your strengths

    Who you are as an individual, what you have in your toolkit (= your skills) when you start ... what he’s good at doing and found a good way to communicate this skill to other people. Getting things done...

    Article Råd og tips Apr. 1 2022

  15. Construction, engineering and property

    Construction, engineering and property Our network - Tekna Construction and Engineering ... interested in the industry. We get involved in community issues and hearings as well as organize professional...

    Topic

  16. You’re not safe from attacks on your home office – and have to take this stuff seriously!

    Tekna’s vice-president Elisabet Haugsbø feels strongly that all Norwegians should ... should use encryption as often as you can when communicating (for example, by using either Signal and encrypting...

    Article Råd og tips Feb. 24 2022

  17. A security hole in the heart

    ...discovered was that pacemakers are equipped with communications equipment that enables them to be connected ... ensure that medical equipment that is able to communicate over the Internet is far made more secure and...

    Article Nov. 2 2017

  18. Why join a trade union today?

    Over 50 percent av Norwegian employees are members of a trade union. – Many people take several ... This is because you not only belong to a large community that has your back but you also take an active...

    Article Råd og tips Apr. 19 2021

  19. What Does Integration Mean to You?

    You foreigners who are working in Norway are of course living in Norway; which part is easier? ... really know a lot about what’s happening in their community and therefore they’re not really involved in it...

    Article Working in Norway Mar. 11 2017

  20. Opinions

    Tekna's opinions and policies Tekna works actively through the media and directly with ... for its members, the companies and the local community through its salary and benefits policy. Collaboration...

    Topic

  21. Sky-high growth of digital paper tablet

    – This past year we’ve been hiring almost two new people a week, and we have no plans on stopping, ... components, making sure that the software that communicates with these components functions perfectly. –...

    Article Aktuelt June 21 2021

  22. Your job search: How to show how smart you are?

    Do you need to show other people that you’re smart? It’s okay if you do (we all do). ... English or your own language. Chances are they communicate in a simple, direct way that you can easily understand...

    Article Working in Norway Sept. 30 2019

  23. What’s Your Feeling About Phone Interviews?

    Maybe you applied for a job a few weeks ago — ? One you really wanted and actually felt ... with them so you can use your body language to communicate what a great candidate you are. Why is this happening...

    Article Working in Norway Dec. 18 2019

  24. Record growth in Tekna

    Tekna is growing at record speed. During ‘the Corona year’ of 2020, the trade union had a ... new technology truly helped change the way we communicate and work for our members, company representatives...

    Article Aktuelt May 4 2021

  25. How to write a good CV

    It’s important to have a good CV when you want to shine in the eyes of a potential employer. ... where you can describe what’s made you a good communicator and what kind of feedback you’ve gotten. Your...

    Article Råd og tips May 9 2023