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  1. Are You Working in Norway…or Wanting to Work in Norway?

    Working in Norway…or Wanting to Work in Norway? FREE SEMINAR: What characterizes working life in Norway ... culture? How can you go about getting a job here? Working in Norway Are you a student, foreign-born worker...

    Article Working in Norway Dec. 13 2022 Streaming

  2. Being a union representative is very exciting

    ...tips “As a union representative, you have the opportunity to learn a lot. You learn more about the industry ... professional development opportunities. He represents around 20 Tekna members in the local branch at NOV...

    Article Råd og tips Oct. 13 2023

  3. – Seeing people put their feet up on the desk in front of their boss was a huge culture shock

    Can Norway learn anything from Iranian work culture? After coming to Norway in 2011, Ensieh Khasheh works ... this job, she was surprised at how short a distance there is between employee and boss in Norway. – There’s...

    Article Tekna Magasinet June 20 2023

  4. Social welfare in Norway: The nuts and bolts

    ...available. Working in Norway There are several different types of welfare states in the world. Some are ... participation in the labor market. The Norwegian welfare state is built upon a social democratic model, in which...

    Article Working in Norway Dec. 20 2022

  5. Podcast: Working in Norway - A Beginner's Guide

    ...moved to Norway, that the employee can, if he wants to put his legs on the table or put a "snus" in front ... doesn't exist in other countries. Vibeke [00:38 - 00:58] You spend a huge amount of time in your life at...

    Article Working in Norway May 25 2023 Podcast

  6. Joined Tekna when he didn’t get any vacation pay

    While Ali Akhtarzada’s CV lists jobs as both an arts journalist and bar owner, what he most enjoys is ... is developing new IT products – preferably in start-up companies. When he didn’t get any vacation pay...

    Article Råd og tips Sept. 15 2022

  7. Want to apply for a remote job? Some tips to get you started

    Do you want to apply for a ‘remote only’ job? Working in Norway That’s great! You surely have your reasons ... brought about a lot of changes to everyone working in Norway, including the move for many to ‘hjemmekontor’...

    Article Working in Norway Nov. 16 2020

  8. Is this why we all want to work in Norway?

    ...nationals work in Norway and a high number of foreign nationals want to work in Norway. Can the Norwegian ... unions be a part of the explanation? Working in Norway Having been a ‘permanent resident alien’ of the...

    Article Working in Norway June 9 2021

  9. CV/Cover Letter Writing Tips: Experience never gets old

    Go after new opportunities with the confidence that combining our energy with our experience never gets ... gets old. Working in Norway A mid-career job seeker recently sent their CV and cover letter to me for...

    Article Working in Norway June 23 2020

  10. North Sea Decommissioning: Norway’s New Oil Adventure?

    ...presentation two months ago about how oil-producing Norway was handling its recent economic downturn. Not ... person myself, I was easily impressed … job opportunities in Norway,North Sea decommissioning,Norwegian economy...

    Article Working in Norway Nov. 3 2017

  11. Norwegian companies need more technology experts

    STEM expertise. – There’s a growing competency gap in business that we have to fill, says Tekna President ... ‘competency barometer’ to chart Norwegian companies’ needs in different categories. This year, 41 percent of the...

    Article Aktuelt Apr. 28 2021

  12. Highly educated adults are the new trade unionists

    ...immigrant groups have been taken from Statistics Norway and are based on tax returns where a deduction ... shown. The figures have been obtained for professions in which Tekna members are working, the different groups...

    Article Aktuelt Sept. 10 2021

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

    ...need to list references on your CV? Working in Norway Back in the day, we all wrote our three references ... so, and b) it made us look like solid, qualified job applicants. But somewhere down the CV-writing road...

    Article Working in Norway Aug. 17 2020

  14. Working in Norway: What’s your added value?

    Have we in Norway (over) enhanced becoming an entrepreneur as the only way to make it in business? “Value ... headline in The Scotsman announcing: Record number of Scots want to … innovation in Norway,international...

    Article Working in Norway Jan. 19 2018

  15. CV Writing Tips: What’s your 2020 story?

    ...story – what’s yours? Working in Norway If you’ve been working in Norway the past year, it’s very likely ... happened to you in 2020, it’s forced you to adapt to a new situation, either when performing the job you have...

    Article Working in Norway Dec. 10 2020

  16. Minding the Gap of Underemployment

    Halfway through my course on interview technique (in English) last week, I brought up the slide on which ... tell me/us, why do you want to leave your current job?” A few minutes before these fear-inducing words...

    Article Working in Norway Apr. 2 2021

  17. Parental leave in Norway? What you should know

    ...about paternity and maternity leave. Working in Norway The intent of parental benefits is to provide ... leave, and home with your child or children. In Norway, parental leave is divided into three parts –...

    Article Working in Norway Apr. 27 2022

  18. Conference Speakers: Do they ever learn?

    ...phrase in English that warns against what can happen when people gain too much power and status in society ... conference speakers,speakers, Working in Norway There is an old phrase in English that warns against what can...

    Article Working in Norway Jan. 28 2016

  19. 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 sad story ... story A few weeks ago I applied for a job appearing in my LinkedIn feed. The phrase ‘I applied for…’ should...

    Article Working in Norway Oct. 29 2020

  20. Let’s be perfectly clear: Writing the Summary on your CV

    ...there is no clear right or wrong in resume writing frustrates some job seekers, especially engineers, whose ... tips,English writing skills,job search,job seeker,job seeking, Working in Norway The fact that there is no...

    Article Working in Norway June 30 2019

  21. Are you (at all) interested in what you do at work?

    Are you interested in what you do at work? If so, are you able to tell someone else about why you are ... are? These questions came up in connection with a course I was teaching last week, where we’d come to a...

    Article Working in Norway Apr. 29 2018

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

    ...still not satisfied with the eventual answer she gave in response to it. It happened during an (English) evening ... course called ‘Living and Working in Norway’ that I was running last month in Trondheim, a major city making...

    Article Working in Norway Feb. 11 2017

  23. The Norwegian Model: It Works

    ...people want to work in Norway? A high number of foreign nationals work in Norway; a high number of foreign ... foreign nationals want to work in Norway. Having been a ‘permanent resident alien’ of the country for...

    Article Working in Norway Sept. 10 2019

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

    Didn’t Get That Job’ by LI Influencer Liz Ryan in which she lists five potential changes in the company at ... intercultural communication,job search,job seeking,LinkedIn profile, Working in Norway I just finished reading...

    Article Working in Norway Apr. 3 2021

  25. Intellectual property rights (IPR)

    ...enterprises have intellectual property rights, whether in the form of business secrets, know-how, patents, ... established on the basis of the employees’ performance. In such cases, there will often be a need for clear...

    Article Råd og tips Oct. 31 2022