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  1. Job interview tips

    Prepare for the interview Where are you in your career? Congratulations, the fact that you’ve been called ... called in for a job interview means that you’re considered to be qualified for the position! But when...

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  2. Should you ever ask about salary during a job interview?

    ...might be afraid of spending a lot of time on long interview processes involving cases and multiple meetings ... Feel free to ask about this during your first interview if it doesn’t seem strange to do so. Many employers...

    Article Råd og tips Jan. 9 2023

  3. Are you making these interview mistakes?

    ...your interview. Photo: Private Middle You’ve done a lot of work getting ready for your interview, and ... presentation is adapted to the employer’s needs. – The interview is your opportunity to show the employer that...

    Article Råd og tips Sept. 21 2021

  4. Jobseeking – Interview Greeting

    Interview Meet and Greet: What’s In a (Correctly Pronounced) Name? dilemma,interview,jobseeking,name ... through the office door and are approaching your interviewer, who is coming around a desk with her hand extended...

    Article Working in Norway Apr. 1 2021

  5. How should you prepare yourself for a job interview?

    Råd og tips You’ve been asked to come in for a job interview in a few days, so what should you do while ... wrong. The fact that you’ve been called in to an interview means that you’ve been found to be qualified for...

    Article Råd og tips Sept. 20 2021

  6. What’s Your Feeling About Phone Interviews?

    ...you see their name … interview skills,job interview,job seeking,phone interview,working in norway, Working ... and read that you’ve been chosen for a phone interview. To please go in and select a date and time that...

    Article Working in Norway Dec. 18 2019

  7. What if the interviewer asks you to talk about your weaknesses?

    ...even give an answer? Råd og tips You’re at a job interview, and your potential future employer asks you ... what might be used against you later on in the interview process. Don’t fall into a trap where you camouflage...

    Article Råd og tips Sept. 20 2021

  8. Be your best: Interview tips for second-language Zoomers

    ...second language English speaker who’s got a Zoom interview coming up? Working in Norway Here’s some sympathy ... sympathy – it’s hard enough to do an in-person interview in a different language, much less a virtual one...

    Article Working in Norway Sept. 7 2020

  9. The Intercultural Interview Dating Game: Us vs Them?

    ...take their new relationship to the next level. job interview, Working in Norway Sometimes the best thing ... example, in the arena of international business, job interviews taking place between people whose first languages...

    Article Working in Norway Apr. 5 2021

  10. How Not to Get Burned in the Interview Hot Seat

    I’ve got a job interview on Monday morning. I know no one at this workplace and know only a bit about ... sitting in … interview technique,interviewing in English,job interview skills,job interview tips,the Norwegian...

    Article Working in Norway Feb. 27 2020

  11. Interview Poker: The Danger of Keeping Your Cards (Too) Close to Your Chest

    While a job interview should be a lively, interesting conversation between two professionals exchanging ... interrogation of the jobseeker by the employer. While a job interview should be a lively, interesting conversation...

    Article Working in Norway Apr. 4 2021

  12. ‘Why didn’t I get the job?’: Our Need for Post-Interview Answers

    ...good many years ago, I still remember my first interview in Norway. I had answered a newspaper ad posting ... want is yours. career,international workplace,interview skills, Working in Norway Even though it took...

    Article Working in Norway Apr. 7 2021

  13. The Unspoken Yet Real Reason You Didn’t Get Called For That Job Interview

    ...changes in the company at which ‘you’ have just interviewed that may have prevented ‘you’ from getting hired ... changes in the company at which ‘you’ have just interviewed that may have prevented ‘you’ from getting hired...

    Article Working in Norway Apr. 3 2021

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

    ...something like this: “Last week I was being interviewed for a promotion within my company, and was one ... Thought things were going rather well until the interviewer suddenly asked me, ‘So how long do you plan...

    Article Working in Norway May 19 2017

  15. When Just Being Nice Won’t Cut It: Why You Need Interview Adjectives/Examples

    Does anybody actually enjoy being interviewed? Sitting in the hot seat being grilled and judged and found…acceptable ... …wanting? Probably not, which is why people attend interview technique courses to learn how to best handle...

    Article Working in Norway Apr. 9 2021

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

    ...intercultural communication,international workplace,interview skills, Working in Norway I went on LinkedIn the ... challenging it is to teach, for example, English-based interview technique courses to these same speakers who have...

    Article Working in Norway Aug. 10 2016

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

    ...out why we didn’t get a job offer after being interviewed. Something we said? Didn’t say? Just the basic ... communication,international workplace,interview skills,interview technique,job search, Working in Norway...

    Article Working in Norway Dec. 16 2016

  18. Have your employment contract reviewed

    Get help evaluating your employment contract from a legal and strategic point of view before ... extra benefits you were promised during your job interview actually appear in your contract. Please contact...

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  19. ‘Why didn’t I get the job?’: Playing the Sympathy Card

    ...article about not getting the first job I ever interviewed for in Norway triggered a certain number of comments ... was the writers’ underlying … Revealing first-interview status or not? foreign language,intercultural...

    Article Working in Norway Apr. 8 2021

  20. Avoid these mistakes in your annual salary review

    All employees should have an annual interview about their salary. This could easily be the most important ... Olsson. 2. You go in too hard The purpose of the interview is to update your boss on how you feel you are...

    Article Råd og tips Nov. 10 2023

  21. Empowering International Professionals: "Through Tekna I found like-minded people"

    Through Tekna’s Big Data network for data professionals, foreign workers in Norway can connect ... community.” And as she puts it bluntly as the interview is winding down: “Let’s make Norway a cool place...

    Article Tema: IKT Nov. 13 2023

  22. Minding the Gap of Underemployment

    Halfway through my course on interview technique (in English) last week, I brought up the slide on which ... which appeared what turned out to be a dreaded interview question: “So, please tell me/us, why do you want...

    Article Working in Norway Apr. 2 2021

  23. Rule of Thumb: Don’t write references on your CV (do this instead)

    Did you ... them if asked to do so (for instance, during an interview). Everybody already knows this, you say? Well ... seeker you are. And save the references for the interview that is coming your way.

    Article Working in Norway Aug. 17 2020

  24. Social media and employers

    Two out of three of us are on social media every single day. Posts are published quickly ... results might mean that you won’t get called for an interview, or that you’ll be called in to a meeting because...

    Article Råd og tips Feb. 24 2021

  25. Is your CV missing this information?

    CV can prevent you from being called in for an interview. Try looking at your CV – but this time from an ... information, too. You’ll also find tips about job interviews there. And as mentioned above, we also have...

    Article Råd og tips Dec. 17 2021