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North Sea Decommissioning: Norway’s New Oil Adventure?
...presentation two months ago about how oil-producing Norway was handling its recent economic downturn. Not ... North Sea Decommissioning: Norway’s New Oil Adventure? job opportunities in Norway,North Sea decommissioning...
Article Working in Norway Nov. 3 2017 -
Integration in Norway: Mimicking or mocking a foreign accent?
...doorbell ring down the hall at work, I’d gone to open up for a man arriving for a meeting with one of my office ... Lee Integration in Norway: Mimicking or mocking a foreign accent? integration in Norway,integration tips...
Article Working in Norway Feb. 1 2018 -
‘Why didn’t I get the job?’: Our Need for Post-Interview Answers
...interview in Norway. I had answered a newspaper ad posting a teaching job at a newly started school in the ... the area. The student body was made up of adults (as in age 19 and over) who were either going back … Karin...
Article Working in Norway Apr. 7 2021 -
When Rude Isn’t Rude: Norway Scores Third Person Shutout
A shutout (US) is a game in which one team prevents the other from scoring any points. I teach a course ... course called ‘Living in Norway’ for people new to the country. Its main aim is that by the time they walk...
Article Working in Norway Oct. 27 2017 -
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 ... and Working in Norway’ that I was running last month in Trondheim, a major city making up … Karin Lee...
Article Working in Norway Feb. 11 2017 -
Are you a non-Norwegian looking for a job in Norway?
Lee Are you a non-Norwegian looking for a job in Norway? Here are a few helpful tips about job ads from ... English-speaking applicant veteran. Working in Norway Applying for a job in Norway as a first- or second-language...
Article Working in Norway July 21 2020 -
Get started with your membership in Tekna
...agreement with Danske Bank gives you access to one of Norway’s best banking deals. The mortgage rate is amongst ... agreement gives our members the right to participate in discussions of key questions concerning conditions...
Article Råd og tips Aug. 16 2021 -
Choose the right type of business
...obligations, liability, risk and taxation will be in the future. It also determines your company’s formal ... possibilities when starting up a business. If you’re alone, you can choose between starting up as a freelancer...
Article Ledelsesbloggen Oct. 1 2021 -
Employee Wellness in the Norwegian Work Culture
Photo: Getty images Karin Lee Working in a low-context environment Have you heard the one about the Norwegian ... his wife so much, he almost told her? Working in Norway This old joke brings a smile to many faces, Norwegians...
Article Working in Norway Apr. 15 2021 -
The Italian Job: Network(ing) Failure at Its Finest
The scene was a cathedral fellowship hall in Bologna, Italy in September last year. My chamber choir was ... delicious spread of food for us before said concert started, and … Karin Lee The Italian Job: Network(ing)...
Article Working in Norway Feb. 23 2018 -
Integration in Norway: Find Your Tribe
...were talking this week about what different people – in this case non-Norwegians attending my Intercultural ... Karin Lee Integration in Norway: Find Your Tribe globalization,integration in Norway,international workplace...
Article Working in Norway Nov. 10 2017 -
– A simple country boy from Sunnmøre
Grøvik believes that we’re facing enormous changes in the future world of work. Photo: Knut Neerland and ... has also been heavily involved in reorganizing his company, Equinor. In the middle of all this activity...
Article Aktuelt June 21 2021 -
‘So Why Is Norway Rich?’: Falling Into the (Easy) Tabloid Trap
...awhile. To explain: Working and living in Norway as we do, we’re in the understandable habit of watching ... to learn about how others … Karin Lee ‘So Why Is Norway Rich?’: Falling Into the (Easy) Tabloid Trap Brexit...
Article Working in Norway May 12 2017 -
Stop in the Name of Workplace Inclusion
...communication in the workplace, I had just given my ‘do’s and don’ts’ advice on how newcomers to Norway should ... should never wait to take the initiative in starting up conversations with native speakers: “Don’t wait for...
Article Working in Norway May 6 2016 -
Business Culture Clash: What’s in a (LinkedIn) photo?
...another LinkedIn course in Norway last week, and had gotten to the point where I put up a slide filled with ... after all … Karin Lee Business Culture Clash: What’s in a (LinkedIn) photo? business attire,international...
Article Working in Norway Feb. 8 2018 -
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 -
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 ... pretty silly doing so time … Karin Lee Integrating in Norway: Why you should join a volunteer board intecultural...
Article Working in Norway Dec. 21 2017 -
Working Remotely: Is it your right?
...be your right? Working in Norway In Norway we work under the ideas included in The Norwegian Model. Though ... Though when I’ve googled this term, it often comes up as The Nordic Model, so it’s hard to know which of...
Article Working in Norway June 11 2020 -
Record growth in Tekna
Record growth in Tekna Tekna is growing at record speed. During ‘the Corona year’ of 2020, the trade ... (Statistics Norway). Aktuelt Tekna has had a strong membership growth rate for several years in a row, and...
Article Aktuelt May 4 2021 -
- Employers have to assume more responsibility for employees who are working from home
Priminister of Norway Erna Solberg, here with President of Tekna, Lise Lyngsnes Randeberg - Employers ... and mental toll [of working remotely] is starting to show up, says deputy head of Akademikerne and Tekna...
Article Aktuelt Nov. 16 2020 -
Integration: What does it mean to you?
...of integration was quickly brought up by one of the non-Norwegians in the classroom. Except that he didn’t ... to a question I’d written on the board before starting class: What does getting … Karin Lee Integration:...
Article Working in Norway Nov. 17 2017 -
Membership benefits from A-Z
...student Salary statistics and salary recommendations Starting salary recommendations Studying abroad Summer-time ... Standard travel insurance covers travel abroad of up to 10 weeks. If you intend to study abroad for one...
Article Råd og tips Aug. 16 2021 -
Four top-level executives in Norway: – This is how you ask for a higher salary
Tallaksrud, Tekna Magasinet Four top-level executives in Norway: – This is how you ask for a higher salary There ... discussion with your boss? Four top-level executives in Norway give you their take on this discussion from the...
Article Aktuelt Nov. 16 2020 -
Competitive Conversation: Fighting the Phone
Picture the scene: You’re at a big work-related dinner in a big hotel dining room, where the terrible acoustics ... workplace,networking skills,working in norway, Working in Norway What is it with people and their phones...
Article Working in Norway Feb. 12 2018 -
The Right Way to Think About Your LinkedIn Connections
...enthusiastic when starting out, looking at either what’s on your kitchen counter or who’s sitting out in your classroom ... probably going to mess at least some little part of it up. So when you take the first bite … Karin Lee The...
Article Working in Norway Mar. 25 2017
