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Remotely possible? Getting no response to your (carefully crafted) job application

Are you a job-seeking casualty of companies that have gone remote, too? Working in Norway My ... and look. So wrote to the company’s ‘Contact us’ e-mail address to ask for help fixing this problem over...

Article Working in Norway Oct. 29 2020

Be your best: Interview tips for second-language Zoomers

Are you a second language English speaker who’s got a Zoom interview coming up? Working in Norway ... seriously. Finally, if you can get ahold of the e-mail addresses of your interviewers, send them a short...

Article Working in Norway Sept. 7 2020

All or nothing?: Managing your e-mail inbox

...business e-mail writing course, and asked the people there a question about dealing with unread mails in their ... An easy and effective way to reduce work-related e-mail stress? An easy and effective way to irritate work-related...

Article Working in Norway May 22 2020

Is there a Tekna group at your workplace?

A Tekna group at your place of work is the members forum to influence your salary and working ... contact our legal department at 22 94 75 00 or by e-mail [email protected]. Read more about legal assistance...

Article Aktuelt May 4 2020

Quick Tips for Teleconferencing

Is English your second language? Do you have a job that’s gone remote? Does that mean you ... up again and again. They say that while writing e-mails in English can make them insecure – correct grammar...

Article Working in Norway Apr. 27 2020

What’s Your Feeling About Phone Interviews?

...actually felt quite qualified for? You open your e-mail one day, and there’s one in your in box from the ... actually felt quite qualified for? You open your e-mail one day, and there’s one in your in box from the...

Article Working in Norway Dec. 18 2019

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

...number of requests coming up in their profile and/or e-mail inbox. Have spoken with several managers and recruiters ... they’ve sent it to you. You wouldn’t write a business e-mail to a new contact without introducing yourself,...

Article Working in Norway Oct. 4 2017

Newsletter October 2017

Newsletter October 2017 The most important tool in the toolbox Tekna shop steward Simen Landa of ... to Tekna’s salary survey, which is sent out by e-mail to all members in employment in early October.

Article Oct. 3 2017

It’s All Good: How to Answer (Exasperating) E-Mails

...something like the following: “I’ve gotten several e-mails from a client that I don’t understand. The grammar ... something like the following: “I’ve gotten several e-mails from a client that I don’t understand. The grammar...

Article Working in Norway June 20 2017

How to Answer the Interview Question: “So, how long do you plan on staying here?”

I recently got an e-mail from a woman that went something like this: “Last week I was being interviewed ... job search, Working in Norway I recently got an e-mail from a woman that went something like this: “Last...

Article Working in Norway May 19 2017

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

...interviewees quite often get a corporate-speak e-mail thanking them for their time, etc., but offering ... interviewees quite often get a corporate-speak e-mail thanking them for their time, etc., but offering...

Article Working in Norway Dec. 16 2016

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

...thought. When questioned further in an advance e-mail sent out … intercultural communication,international ... thought. When questioned further in an advance e-mail sent out by me as to what they wanted to get out...

Article Working in Norway Sept. 8 2016

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

...operations with a manager, sending out compulsory e-mail reports about project progress, etc. The foreign ... this in their new language. One man had written an e-mail to his boss saying he was going to leave the office...

Article Working in Norway June 9 2016

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

...communication came up during my most recent business e-mail writing course – interesting as I had certainly ... business. What came up and out in … business e-mails,e-mail etiquette, Working in Norway Yet another interesting...

Article Working in Norway May 30 2016

Less is More: Business E-Mail Insecurity Issues

...course last week on how to write correct business e-mails in English. As I looked out at the many faces expectantly ... failed to date … business e-mails,business e-mails in English,e-mails,e-mails in English, Working in Norway...

Article Working in Norway May 22 2016

Say What? Foreign Language Anxiety in the Global Workplace

The only thing worse than not understanding someone else when they’re speaking is having the ... Moving Forward Did this advice help? A subsequent e-mail from this student told me that it did; after he...

Article Working in Norway Feb. 3 2016

Paying It Forward: A Culture of Sharing in Business

...culture, Working in Norway Last week I received an e-mail from a foreign-born acquaintance also living in ... person. Interestingly, not long after the above e-mail exchange took place, I happened to read a LinkedIn...

Article Working in Norway Jan. 20 2016

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