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  1. Integration at Work: Simply the Best?

    If you’ve lived in Norway for awhile, you’ll be familiar with the funny ad campaigns run by one of the ... the grocery chains here. In the TV ads, some humorous situation is played out in the extreme, yet always...

    Article Working in Norway May 12 2018

  2. 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 ... LinkedIn profile,Norwegian business culture, Working in Norway Sometimes I really bomb at this networking thing...

    Article Working in Norway Feb. 23 2018

  3. Business Culture Clash: What’s in a (LinkedIn) photo?

    ...surprise me. Was running yet another LinkedIn course in Norway last week, and had gotten to the point where I ... culture,Norwegian workplace,working in norway, Working in Norway People’s preferences about what’s professional...

    Article Working in Norway Feb. 8 2018

  4. Integration in Norway: Mimicking or mocking a foreign accent?

    ...integration in Norway,integration tips,intercultural communication,living in Norway,working in norway, Working ... Working in Norway Was I a victim of prejudicial accent bullying? Or am I being overly sensitive and over...

    Article Working in Norway Feb. 1 2018

  5. 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

  6. Integration: How to Move to Norway

    If you’ve moved to Norway, learn something about Norway. Then tell Norwegians what you’ve learned. As ... before moving here. I was certainly no expert on the ins and outs of Norwegian life before getting off the...

    Article Working in Norway Jan. 12 2018

  7. 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 ... integration,living in Norway,Norwegian language,Norwegian workplace,working in norway, Working in Norway One...

    Article Working in Norway Dec. 21 2017

  8. Integration: What does it mean to you?

    ...was quickly brought up by one of the non-Norwegians in the classroom. Except that he didn’t call it that ... international workplace,living in Norway,working in norway, Working in Norway Just where are you at on...

    Article Working in Norway Nov. 17 2017

  9. Integration in Norway: Find Your Tribe

    ...were talking this week about what different people – in this case non-Norwegians attending my Intercultural ... integration in Norway,international workplace,internationalization,living in Norway, Working in Norway We were...

    Article Working in Norway Nov. 10 2017

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

    ...game in which one team prevents the other from scoring any points. I teach a course called ‘Living in Norway’ ... Norway’ for people new to the country. Its main aim is that by the time they walk out the door at the...

    Article Working in Norway Oct. 27 2017

  11. Job Applications: Why Do You Seek Approval?

    ...international workplace,job search,job seeking, Working in Norway I’m teaching my CV/cover letter writing course ... instruction: Why do you seek their approval? ‘Their’ in this case refers to the recruiter(s) reading the...

    Article Working in Norway Oct. 22 2017

  12. Tell me: What’s the short version of your (working) life?

    ...foreign-born people like myself who are working in Norway, I advise them to practice and perform giving ... communication,international workplace,working in norway, Working in Norway Have you ever thought about practicing...

    Article Working in Norway Oct. 15 2017

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

    Intercultural Communication in the Workplace – held last week in Stavanger, Norway, a comment that generated ... generated the session’s most lively … integration in Norway,intercultural communication,international workplace...

    Article Working in Norway Sept. 17 2017

  14. Here’s Looking at You, Norway…and Norden

    ...involve talking about working in Norway. But we’d … Working in Norway Is Oscar Wilde’s phrase about imitation ... about working in Norway. But we’d already talked quite a bit about their own take on living here; yet I...

    Article Working in Norway Sept. 10 2017

  15. LinkedIn: Tell the Truth (Please), Part Two

    ...own life and work experience in this one-page stylized format. ‘It’ in this … CV writing skills,English ... workplace,LinkedIn profile,self-awareness, Working in Norway It happened again. Call me an overly critical...

    Article Working in Norway Aug. 28 2017

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

    ...international 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

  17. ‘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 ... Norwegian workplace,the norwegian model, Working in Norway Talk about journalistic bait and switch. Maybe...

    Article Working in Norway May 12 2017

  18. 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 ... international workplace, Working in Norway When you’re trying to become integrated in your new country, you get...

    Article Working in Norway Apr. 30 2017

  19. The Right Way to Think About Your LinkedIn Connections

    ...what’s on your kitchen counter or who’s sitting out in your classroom, you also realize you’re probably ... LinkedIn profile,Norwegian workplace, Working in Norway Teaching a new topic is like trying out a new...

    Article Working in Norway Mar. 25 2017

  20. What Does Integration Mean to You?

    ...who are working in Norway are of course living in Norway; which part is easier? By ‘living’ I mean all the ... included in your 37.5 hour work … Working in Norway You foreigners who are working in Norway are of course...

    Article Working in Norway Mar. 11 2017

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

    A couple of weeks ago I sat in the audience listening to a professional speaker give a short motivational ... of our ‘Comfort Zone’. She told us different ways in which we could do this, ranging from the smaller...

    Article Working in Norway Feb. 25 2017

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

    ...answer she gave in response to it. It happened during an (English) evening course called ‘Living and Working ... Working in Norway’ that I was running last month in Trondheim, a major city making up … intercultural communication...

    Article Working in Norway Feb. 11 2017

  23. Impact at Work: What’s Yours?

    Out of the many buzz words currently circling in the working world today, ‘impact’ has to be one of the ... technology changing our lives to individuals changing our thoughts about how we live our lives. One of the dictionary...

    Article Working in Norway Jan. 14 2017

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

    ...communication,international workplace, Working in Norway “But do you know what: I am convinced that we ... Dostoyevsky) It doesn’t happen often, but every once in awhile I’m reminded of books I read years ago, or...

    Article Working in Norway Jan. 4 2017

  25. Networking Nerves: Is the Tip Included?

    In the interest of following the current trend of writing advice in the form of tip lists, I’ll try to ... coming up where the presentations given will all be in her line of … communication skills,intercultural...

    Article Working in Norway Dec. 13 2016