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  1. 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

  2. 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

  3. 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

  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. Social media and employers

    ...additionally, many people have particularly independent jobs or management positions with no fixed work schedules ... 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

  6. Employment in the public sector

    ...however, a new law has removed this possibility. A job posting should contain at a minimum: The work tasks ... with qualification requirements that appear in the job posting." The first paragraph outlines the principle...

    Article Råd og tips Feb. 22 2021

  7. No need to delete: How to write about ‘old’ jobs in your new job search

    ...you know that it’s standard practice to not list jobs you’ve had more than ten years ago on your CV? That ... writing about your career when applying for a new job? Working in Norway You’re certainly not alone if...

    Article Working in Norway Feb. 2 2021

  8. Thinks people don’t know what they ought to be earning

    --So 2020 has been pretty normal for us, since job ads have been just as strong as they’ve always been ... out and visit companies any longer, so all our interviews have had to take place online. Thinks there should...

    Article Aktuelt Dec. 21 2020

  9. 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

  10. 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

  11. 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

  12. Outdated to updated?: Quick tips for CV renewal

    ...to give it that new look? Working in Norway Many job seekers don’t, especially those who’ve been working ... (digital) paper. And yet, as in many areas of life – the job application world is one that has been changing,...

    Article Working in Norway June 30 2020

  13. Quick Tips for Cover Letter Writing

    ...solutions today as have been editing yet another job-seeker’s cover letter. One that’s long on sentences ... pick out the right applicants to call in for an interview. So here it is in all its basic glory. I swear...

    Article Working in Norway Apr. 30 2020

  14. 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

  15. 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

  16. Phone Follow-up: Job Seeking in a Perfect World

    If there’s one thing I’d wish for you as a job seeker, it’d be that whenever you called the organization ... how … international workplace,job search tips,job seeking tips,jobbsøk,jobs in Norway,Norwegian business...

    Article Working in Norway Oct. 31 2019

  17. Hate Your CV? Try Some TLC

    English,CV writing skills,English writing skills,job search,job seeking tips,working in norway,writing skills ... Working in Norway I’ve realized lately how many job seekers have written to me saying — more or less...

    Article Working in Norway Oct. 29 2019

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

    ...right or wrong in resume writing frustrates some job seekers, especially engineers, whose training has ... cv writing tips,English writing skills,job search,job seeker,job seeking, Working in Norway The fact that...

    Article Working in Norway June 30 2019

  19. The CV Creator

    Do you want a professional-looking CV? Try our CV Builder! You do the initial groundwork; ... from you was quite useful, it helped me get a job interview." "CV Builder was really easy to use, it provided...

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  20. How to Explain a [Hole/Gap] in Your CV

    ...writing tips,english CV,English language skills,job interview tips, Working in Norway When talking about your ... you were doing] while I was looking for my next job.” You’re not sorry, you’re not embarrassed, you’re...

    Article Working in Norway Mar. 11 2018

  21. Integration: How to Move to Norway

    If you’ve moved to Norway, learn something about Norway. Then tell Norwegians what you’ve learned. ... make friendships, write good job applications, stand out at interviews, etc. What would your advice be...

    Article Working in Norway Jan. 12 2018

  22. 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

  23. “Why Do You Want the Job?”: Your Words Lost and Found

    ...responding to job seekers who often asked him why they hadn’t been called in for an interview after sending ... English language skills,international workplace,job search,job seeking, Working in Norway How do you answer...

    Article Working in Norway Mar. 5 2017

  24. 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

  25. Lost in (Cyber) Space?: Sending Your Application Into the Webcruiter Black Hole

    And must admit that while sitting there … CV,job search,job seeking, Working in Norway As Robert from Duluth ... sitting at your laptop trying to make your previous job titles and descriptions fit into the assigned screen...

    Article Working in Norway Sept. 15 2016