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Hate Your CV? Try Some TLC
...writing skills,job search,job seeking tips,working in norway,writing skills, Working in Norway I’ve realized ... realized lately how many job seekers have written to me saying — more or less — that they hate their CV. “More...
Article Working in Norway Oct. 29 2019 -
Parental leave in Norway? What you should know
...about paternity and maternity leave. Working in Norway The intent of parental benefits is to provide ... leave, and home with your child or children. In Norway, parental leave is divided into three parts –...
Article Working in Norway Apr. 27 2022 -
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 -
The Unspoken Yet Real Reason You Didn’t Get Called For That Job Interview
Didn’t Get That Job’ by LI Influencer Liz Ryan in which she lists five potential changes in the company at ... intercultural communication,job search,job seeking,LinkedIn profile, Working in Norway I just finished reading...
Article Working in Norway Apr. 3 2021 -
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 ... staff responsibility given all the problems inherent in the very act of trying to control other people’s...
Article Working in Norway Mar. 19 2017 -
Working abroad
...employer. Råd og tips Tekna help you with… Legal advice in all phases of working abroad Reading through and ... writing a good application and CV? Or reviewing a job offer or contract? Career tips and guidance Beige...
Article Råd og tips Oct. 8 2014 -
The Norwegian Model: It Works
...people want to work in Norway? A high number of foreign nationals work in Norway; a high number of foreign ... foreign nationals want to work in Norway. Having been a ‘permanent resident alien’ of the country for...
Article Working in Norway Sept. 10 2019 -
Cover Letter Writing: It’s All About (What) You (Can Offer)
I’ve been getting in quite a few with the following about why the writer wants the job. Have a look at: ... summer job at your company can offer me what I want in a working day: collaboration, … Working in Norway...
Article Working in Norway Mar. 19 2019 -
Try this Twitter tip when writing your next cover letter
...if you’re trying to find a job?... Working in Norway The latest trend in cover letter writing calls for ... phone friendly So your cover letter should be written in a ‘mobile device friendly style’. Yet keep the two...
Article Working in Norway Sept. 10 2020 -
Outdated to updated?: Quick tips for CV renewal
...know how to give it that new look? Working in Norway Many job seekers don’t, especially those who’ve been ... experience to (digital) paper. And yet, as in many areas of life – the job application world is one that has been...
Article Working in Norway June 30 2020 -
Cross-Cultural Confusion: What’s Not to Love at an Interview?
...title had caught my eye: ‘The 3 Secrets to Landing a Job When the Company Isn’t Hiring’ by American business ... international workplace,interview skills, Working in Norway I went on LinkedIn the other day and read an article...
Article Working in Norway Aug. 10 2016 -
Your job search: How to show how smart you are?
Especially when you’re looking for a job. But just write about yourself in a simple, clear way when doing this ... this, okay? Awhile back while teaching a course for job seekers, several of the people there expressed a...
Article Working in Norway Sept. 30 2019 -
Unemployment benefits and your rights
...you’ve been laid off or are unemployed. Råd og tips In order to qualify for unemployment benefits, you have ... the following requirements: You have to stay in Norway while receiving benefits (exceptions to this rule...
Article Råd og tips Nov. 18 2022 -
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 open your e-mail one day, and there’s one in your in box from the company where you’re trying to get...
Article Working in Norway Dec. 18 2019 -
What’s your look on ‘Link’?
...outsider whose job is to help them put their best writing foot forward so they’ll quickly land a job after finishing ... writing tips,job search tips,job seeking advice,LinkedIn writing tips, Working in Norway Lately, I’ve...
Article Working in Norway Mar. 19 2020 -
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 ... course called ‘Living and Working in Norway’ that I was running last month in Trondheim, a major city making...
Article Working in Norway Feb. 11 2017 -
Sky-high growth of digital paper tablet
...says organizational development head Haakon Knoph in the Norwegian IT company reMarkable. Last year TIME ... leading companies in IT sector job growth – in other words companies with the strongest job growth rates during...
Article Aktuelt June 21 2021 -
Say What? Foreign Language Anxiety in the Global Workplace
...anxiety,intercultural communication, Working in Norway The only thing worse than not understanding someone ... understood when doing the same. Recently, during the break in one of my evening business communication courses...
Article Working in Norway Feb. 3 2016 -
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 -
Have You Looked at Your LinkedIn Headline Lately?
...something when you grew up? Maybe that something was a job with a title? Because it’s an important part of your ... else what you do. Many people are proud of their job titles, and that’s not a bad … LinkedIn profile,LinkedIn...
Article Working in Norway Jan. 21 2020 -
The Most Common Mistake CV Writers Make
Can you spot the mistake? Recently, a job-seeking engineer sent me their CV to proofread for grammatical ... skills,job search,job seeking tips, Working in Norway Can you spot the mistake? Recently, a job-seeking...
Article Working in Norway Aug. 29 2019 -
Strong salary growth for scientists and technologists
...after going through the yearlong pandemic, as shown in Tekna’s salary survey for 2021. Aktuelt - It’s great ... growth in average salaries for Tekna members working in the private sector in 2021. The increase in the...
Article Aktuelt Dec. 7 2021 -
Can You Find the Mistake?
...as follows: There are 16 mistakes in grammar/spelling/punctuation in the following paragraph. Find them ... English writing skills,job search tips,job seeking,job seeking tips, Working in Norway Last week I had to...
Article Working in Norway Nov. 27 2019 -
How/Why Should You Write a CV Summary?
...writing skills,job search tips,job seeking tips,resume writing skills, Working in Norway Wondering what ... been writing back to all these job seekers encouraging them to put in a Summary right under their heading...
Article Working in Norway Feb. 18 2020 -
LinkedIn Titles: Tell the Truth and Nothing but the Truth (Please)
...writer, or other artist in deviating from rule, conventional form, logic, or fact, in order to produce a desired ... for where would great stories come … Working in Norway When you study literature, you quickly hear about...
Article Working in Norway Aug. 18 2017