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Porttrait: Working in Norway – without speaking Norwegian?

...our international members. Working in Norway Starting a new career in a foreign country will invariably ... country's work culture and establishing yourself in an unfamiliar environment takes significant effort...

Article Working in Norway Jan. 31 2025

Things I wish I knew before I started working in Norway

...navigating professional life in Norway. Working in Norway Starting a new job can feel daunting at the best ... the coffee any good? Starting a professional career in a new country, on the other hand, comes with another...

Article Working in Norway Feb. 4 2025

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

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

– 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Get started with your membership in Tekna

Insurance Interest profile and e-mail Invoice payment J Job-seeking and career advice L Legal advice Legal advice ... Volunteering Have you started using your membership benefits in Tekna? Here you will find an alphabetical list of...

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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Representatives

...representatives in Tekna. The overall goal of the campaign was to show pride for each representative in addition ... local activities and professional development opportunities. Some union representatives represent Tekna...