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Minding the Gap of Underemployment

...tell me/us, why do you want to leave your current job?” A few minutes before these fear-inducing words ... want to leave your current job?” communication,interview skills,job search,self-awareness,underemployment...

No, Really: Why Didn’t I Get the Job? Foreign Speakers’ Need to Be in the Interview Feedback Loop

...article about our need to find out why we didn’t get a job offer after being interviewed. Something we said ... workplace,interview skills,interview technique,job search, Working in Norway Recently, I posted an article...

Looking for work?: Tips on how to write about your skill set

Everyone who’s had at least one job in their life has learned some skills along the way. What kind of ... set). More than being a ‘team player’ When I ask job seekers this question, they often answer me in rather...

North Sea Decommissioning: Norway’s New Oil Adventure?

...any math person myself, I was easily impressed … job opportunities in Norway,North Sea decommissioning ... when the word ‘decommissioning’ popped up in my search. Like the following from Oil & Gas UK 2016 report...

Job Applications: Why Do You Seek Approval?

...writing skills,english CV,international workplace,job search,job seeking, Working in Norway I’m teaching my ... students have submitted when trying to land a new job. Please like me Where does this need in us come from...

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

...one of several applicants being considered for the job. Thought things were going rather well until the ... you plan on … international workplace,job interview,job search, Working in Norway I recently got an e-mail...

Can You Find the Mistake?

...writing tips,English writing skills,job search tips,job seeking,job seeking tips, Working in Norway Last ... here? Answer: It’s the one that a huge number of job seekers make when putting their Summary together...

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

...in Norwegian where the author was responding to job seekers who often asked him why they hadn’t been ... English language skills,international workplace,job search,job seeking, Working in Norway How do you answer...

Repeat As Needed: What Job Seekers Should Tell Themselves

...before throwing yourself off the deep end of the job search swimming pool doesn’t mean you’re an egomaniac; ... before throwing yourself off the deep end of the job search swimming pool doesn’t mean you’re an egomaniac;...

‘Why didn’t I get the job?’: Our Need for Post-Interview Answers

I had answered a newspaper ad posting a teaching job at a newly started school in the area. The student ... you didn’t get hired. And never give up until the job you really want is yours. career,international workplace...

Unemployment benefits and your rights

...five days each week. Obligation to be an active job seeker You can lose your right to receive unemployment ... benefits because you’re not regarded as an active job seeker. However, exceptions to these rules have been...

The Right Way to Think About Your LinkedIn Connections

...intercultural communication,international workplace,job search,job seeking,LinkedIn profile,Norwegian workplace ... a profile, including the all-important summary, job history, etc. Then I brought up the topic of connections:...

Is this why we all want to work in Norway?

...benefits that tided me over until I found a new job. Is it because Norwegians are just nice? Somewhere ... in control theory, I made the decision to search for a job up here. I did this because the offshore industry...

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...

Don’t Buzz: How to Avoid Using the Overused When Writing Your CV

...follow); my first impulse is to tell them to go onto a search engine and write in f.ex. ‘synonyms for motivated’ ... words that pop up are appropriate in the context of job-seeking? This is an answer that works better for...

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

After all, it is they who have landed the fulltime job and who can spend their days at their new workplace ... After all, it is they who have landed the fulltime job and who can spend their days at their new workplace...

Working in Norway: “Do Norwegians Like Foreigners?”

...wondered why she had come here: On her own in search of a job? A better life? Or because a relationship? ... Satisfying work? Or had she been trying to land a job only to never quite make it to getting hired anywhere...

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