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

    ...old. Working in Norway A mid-career job seeker recently sent their CV and cover letter to me for editing ... for awhile – because we don’t use the word ‘old’ to describe them. This is because ‘old’ is a loaded...

    Article Working in Norway June 23 2020

  2. LinkedIn Connections: Time to grow/weed your garden?

    ...profile,writing LinkedIn profile, Working in Norway Is it time to grow your LI Connections garden? Or weed ... LinkedIn, mostly by attending courses on how best to use it to ‘grow my network’, it was indeed more like a...

    Article Working in Norway Jan. 28 2020

  3. Have You Looked at Your LinkedIn Headline Lately?

    LinkedIn headline,writing LinkedIn profile, Working in Norway What are you? Maybe you were raised with the thought ... After all, they’ve probably worked very hard to earn the right to use them. So when some people say, ‘I’m...

    Article Working in Norway Jan. 21 2020

  4. Me, overqualified? How to show you’re not by a long shot

    ...hamster wheel and want to get off? Most job seekers give the impression that they want to speed up their lifestyle ... motivated’ and ‘incredibly hard-working’ to describe themselves when trying to land a new position. This is all...

    Article Working in Norway Aug. 22 2019

  5. CV Writing: Giving up before you even start?

    ...don’t like writing about themselves because they have to in … business communication skills,CV writing skills ... English writing skills,writing skills, Working in Norway After spending as much time proofreading CVs as...

    Article Working in Norway May 11 2019

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

    I emphasize that everyone sitting there is about to get a grammar-free experience. We’re not back in ... language skills,job interview tips, Working in Norway When talking about your past, is there any difference...

    Article Working in Norway Mar. 11 2018

  7. 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 ... its product or service before offering the product to customers.” (Investopedia) Thought of this question...

    Article Working in Norway Jan. 19 2018

  8. Integration: How to Move to Norway

    If you’ve moved to Norway, learn something about Norway. Then tell Norwegians what you’ve learned. As ... surprise me how little some newcomers know before moving here. I was certainly no expert on the ins and...

    Article Working in Norway Jan. 12 2018

  9. Integrating in Norway: Why you should join a volunteer board

    One of the fastest ways to integrate yourself in society here is to join a volunteer board. I didn’t ... it was one of the easiest – why? Because you have to participate at meetings. You can’t just sit there...

    Article Working in Norway Dec. 21 2017

  10. When Rude Isn’t Rude: Norway Scores Third Person Shutout

    ...points. I teach a course called ‘Living in Norway’ for people new to the country. Its main aim is that by the ... misunderstanding,international workplace,working in norway, Working in Norway A shutout (US) is a game in which one...

    Article Working in Norway Oct. 27 2017

  11. First Impressions and Foreigners: Which Language Should You Speak?

    Stavanger, Norway, a comment that generated the session’s most lively … integration in Norway,intercultural ... workplace,Norwegian language,working in norway, Working in Norway As often happens when I’m running a course...

    Article Working in Norway Sept. 17 2017

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

    ...workplace,job interview,job search, Working in Norway I recently got an e-mail from a woman that went ... asked me, ‘So how long do you plan on staying in Norway?’ This was a question that I was completely unprepared...

    Article Working in Norway May 19 2017

  13. ‘So Why Is Norway Rich?’: Falling Into the (Easy) Tabloid Trap

    ...from the tabloids for awhile. To explain: Working and living in Norway as we do, we’re in the understandable ... newspapers/webpages. But sometimes it’s intriguing to learn about how others … Brexit,European Union,international...

    Article Working in Norway May 12 2017

  14. Integration: It’s Okay to Talk Your Talk

    When you’re trying to become integrated in your new country, you get other people’s different ideas about ... this process. It’s especially true when learning how to speak the language. That is, the native speakers...

    Article Working in Norway Apr. 30 2017

  15. The Right Way to Think About Your LinkedIn Connections

    ...classroom, you also realize you’re probably going to mess at least some little part of it up. So when ... LinkedIn profile,Norwegian workplace, Working in Norway Teaching a new topic is like trying out a new recipe...

    Article Working in Norway Mar. 25 2017

  16. Working in Norway: Who’s the Boss?

    Being a manager in Norway isn’t always easy. Sometimes I wonder why anyone would want to be a manager with ... all the problems inherent in the very act of trying to control other people’s behavior at work. I have a...

    Article Working in Norway Mar. 19 2017

  17. A Few Thoughts on a Foreigner’s Comfort Zone

    ...couple of weeks ago I sat in the audience listening to a professional speaker give a short motivational ... talk on among other things why it’s important for us to get out of our ‘Comfort Zone’. She told us different...

    Article Working in Norway Feb. 25 2017

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

    ...response to it. It happened during an (English) evening course called ‘Living and Working in Norway’ that ... workplace,internationalization,living in Norway, Working in Norway This surprise question left this particular...

    Article Working in Norway Feb. 11 2017

  19. Networking Nerves 2: Another Tip Included

    ...month ago I gave a piece of advice regarding how to start a conversation when out on the business mingling ... Apparently, I had only given half the answer to the equation of how to best cope with this type of situation...

    Article Working in Norway Jan. 20 2017

  20. Impact at Work: What’s Yours?

    ...circling in the working world today, ‘impact’ has to be one of the most popular. It’s making an appearance ... describing new forms of technology changing our lives to individuals changing our thoughts about how we live...

    Article Working in Norway Jan. 14 2017

  21. Understanding the Underground: Why Foreign Speakers Sometimes Can’t Stop Speaking

    ...what: I am convinced that we underground folk ought to be kept on a curb. Though we may sit forty years ... Working in Norway “But do you know what: I am convinced that we underground folk ought to be kept on...

    Article Working in Norway Jan. 4 2017

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

    ...sitting there … CV,job search,job seeking, Working in Norway As Robert from Duluth (or Hibbing, depending on ... sitting there in the classroom, my thoughts wandered to both 1960s American folk music and what jobseeking...

    Article Working in Norway Sept. 15 2016

  23. You Win Some You Lose Some: Non-Native Partners of Non-Native/Native Workers Playing the New Friendship Game

    When going through the phase of adjusting to living in a new, foreign culture, it’s not always the foreign ... new workplace with, simply put, something to do and someone to see. … intercultural communication,international...

    Article Working in Norway Aug. 24 2016

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

    ...article whose title had caught my eye: ‘The 3 Secrets to Landing a Job When the Company Isn’t Hiring’ by American ... Avery Blank. When clicking on the link to open this page, I admitted to myself that the keywords ‘secret’...

    Article Working in Norway Aug. 10 2016

  25. Less is More: Business E-Mail Insecurity Issues

    ...crowd showed up at my evening course last week on how to write correct business e-mails in English. As I looked ... expectantly looking back at me, I tried to remember back to when we all first starting this mode of written...

    Article Working in Norway May 22 2016