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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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Should you ever ask about salary during a job interview?
...proposal before looking at the salary? Råd og tips As a job seeker, you expect a certain amount of salary when ... might be afraid of spending a lot of time on long interview processes involving cases and multiple meetings...
Article Råd og tips Jan. 9 2023 -
How should you prepare yourself for a job interview?
...of this position? What are you looking for in a job? What kind of future opportunities do you see for ... you? What have you accomplished at your previous jobs? What do you think has been your unique contribution...
Article Råd og tips Sept. 20 2021 -
The Unspoken Yet Real Reason You Didn’t Get Called For That Job Interview
LinkedIn entitled, ‘The Real Reason You Didn’t Get That Job’ by LI Influencer Liz Ryan in which she lists five ... 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 -
‘Why didn’t I get the job?’: Our Need for Post-Interview Answers
...remember my first interview in Norway. I had answered a newspaper ad posting a teaching job at a newly started ... give up until the job you really want is yours. career,international workplace,interview skills, Working...
Article Working in Norway Apr. 7 2021 -
No, Really: Why Didn’t I Get the Job? Foreign Speakers’ Need to Be in the Interview Feedback Loop
...need to find out why we didn’t get a job offer after being interviewed. Something we said? Didn’t say? Just ... communication,international workplace,interview skills,interview technique,job search, Working in Norway Recently...
Article Working in Norway Dec. 16 2016 -
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 ... is you have to focus on the needs listed in the job you’re trying to land. This means both the positive...
Article Råd og tips Sept. 20 2021 -
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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Are you making these interview mistakes?
...your interview. Photo: Private Middle You’ve done a lot of work getting ready for your interview, and ... The interview is your opportunity to show the employer that you’re the right person for the job. The...
Article Råd og tips Sept. 21 2021 -
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 ... do know is something about the job itself, as I’ve held onto the job description (more about this below)...
Article Working in Norway Feb. 27 2020 -
Hiring Discrimination
...apply to all aspects of an employment relationship; job postings, the hiring process, wages and working conditions; ... when gathering information is justified by 1) the job description itself. 2) the business’ purpose is to...
Article Råd og tips June 22 2023 -
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 -
What’s Your Feeling About Phone Interviews?
Maybe you applied for a job a few weeks ago — ? One you really wanted and actually felt quite qualified ... you see their name … interview skills,job interview,job seeking,phone interview,working in norway, Working...
Article Working in Norway Dec. 18 2019 -
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 ... has a great deal of insight into what works when job seekers are writing their CV and cover letters. For...
Article Råd og tips Dec. 17 2021 -
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 ... considered for the job. Thought things were going rather well until the interviewer suddenly asked me...
Article Working in Norway May 19 2017 -
How to write a good CV
...well-written cover letter, is what will get you an interview. Råd og tips What should a CV include? You’ll ... format, is easy to read and targeted towards the job you’re applying for. And while there isn’t just one...
Article Råd og tips May 9 2023 -
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 -
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 -
‘Why didn’t I get the job?’: Playing the Sympathy Card
...recent article about not getting the first job I ever interviewed for in Norway triggered a certain number ... was the writers’ underlying … Revealing first-interview status or not? foreign language,intercultural...
Article Working in Norway Apr. 8 2021 -
– You can apply even if you don’t meet all of the job requirements
...analyze a job posting? Råd og tips When employers are looking for new people, they often make use of job postings ... type of ad? What’s the job title, and what’s at the core of this type of job? These are the two most...
Article Råd og tips Sept. 20 2021 -
Rule of Thumb: Don’t write references on your CV (do this instead)
...so, and b) it made us look like solid, qualified job applicants. But somewhere down the CV-writing road ... and so this practice was sidelined (unless the job listing requests them). Why? Rather simple, really...
Article Working in Norway Aug. 17 2020 -
Minding the Gap of Underemployment
Halfway through my course on interview technique (in English) last week, I brought up the slide on which ... dreaded interview question: “So, please tell me/us, why do you want to leave your current job?” A few...
Article Working in Norway Apr. 2 2021 -
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 -
Cross-Cultural Confusion: What’s Not to Love at an Interview?
...title had caught my eye: ‘The 3 Secrets to Landing a Job When the Company Isn’t Hiring’ by American business ... intercultural communication,international workplace,interview skills, Working in Norway I went on LinkedIn the...
Article Working in Norway Aug. 10 2016 -
Make the Call: Five Great Questions to Ask Before Applying for a Job
...you ever called the ‘contact person’ listed on a job posting? Working in Norway Many people would answer ... you can ask this person the next time you see a job you might want to apply for… …or should ask because...
Article Working in Norway Oct. 20 2020
