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  1. The Unspoken Yet Real Reason You Didn’t Get Called For That Job Interview

    ...their English text correctly, how well will they manage the heavier responsibilities required by a serious ... Experience. One job seeker had been an ‘Execution Manager’, clearly confusing the (potentially violent) verb...

    Article Working in Norway Apr. 3 2021

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

    ...perfect post-interview world, she claims, a hiring manager/recruiter would take the time to give the unsuccessful ... follow the example above, pretending to be a hiring manager and sending a letter to this foreign speaker, it...

    Article Working in Norway Dec. 16 2016

  3. How to write a freelance contract

    Here’s some advice for you as an independent contractor Råd og tips Sooner or later ... externally in matters having to do with its day-to-day management. While other employees can also sign contracts...

    Article Råd og tips Dec. 22 2022

  4. You’re not safe from attacks on your home office – and have to take this stuff seriously!

    ...society, it’s absolutely necessary to use a password manager, which is a digital (and much more secure) method ... must never reuse passwords! Choose a password manager that suits your needs, and always use a two-factor...

    Article Råd og tips Feb. 24 2022

  5. – You have nothing to lose by trying to negotiate a higher starting salary

    ...working in a temporary position as production manager on the production line; but during his salary negotiations ... negotiations for his original position as operations manager, an important point was that he’d be getting managerial...

    Article Aktuelt Dec. 17 2021

  6. Rule of Thumb: Don’t write references on your CV (do this instead)

    Did you know that you don’t need to list references on your CV? Working in Norway Back in ... requests them). Why? Rather simple, really - hiring managers assume you already have contacts who’ll vouch...

    Article Working in Norway Aug. 17 2020

  7. Paying It Forward: A Culture of Sharing in Business

    ...having trying to schedule a meeting with an HR manager in the region’s largest offshore manufacturing ... services her consulting company could provide. This manager had cancelled several meetings at the last second...

    Article Working in Norway Jan. 20 2016

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

    ...attention of/impress the reader (in your case: hiring manager) similarly, you know from reading enough on the ... attention of/impress the reader (in your case: hiring manager) because of all the above, you feel like you’re...

    Article Working in Norway Mar. 5 2017

  9. How Not to Get Burned in the Interview Hot Seat

    ...about their organization. Have been told by hiring managers that it’s surprising how few people do this before ... phone number of my contact person. Again, hiring managers tell me how quite a few people forget to do this...

    Article Working in Norway Feb. 27 2020

  10. Travel expenses

    Fill in the registration form to create your profile For meetings and events, it should ... agency. You will find the project number and course manager on the receipt you received when registering and...

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  11. Strong salary growth for scientists and technologists

    Salary development for scientists and technologists has been good, and the labor market ... fact that both the private and public sectors are managing to keep and recruit competent employees is important...

    Article Aktuelt Dec. 7 2021

  12. LinkedIn Titles: Tell the Truth and Nothing but the Truth (Please)

    When you study literature, you quickly hear about the term ‘poetic license’: Definition: license ... title plain and simple (for example, ‘Account Manager’ or ‘Senior Executive Officer’), then do it. Save...

    Article Working in Norway Aug. 18 2017

  13. Tekna representatives help you with your salary level

    Tekna has hundreds of representatives who help you get the right salary through annual salary ... minds prior to negotiating this point with their managers, she says. As a representative, she and the other...

    Article Aktuelt July 7 2020

  14. Salaries for PhD candidates in the public sector

    I mellomoppgjøret for 2019 ble det gjort endringer som har betydning for stipendiatenes ... table, it has a potential advantage: If you do manage to negotiate a higher starting salary, our agreement...

    Article Råd og tips June 24 2021

  15. A lot of employees want to work from home – changes must be made before people start getting sick

    Tekna representatives, 44 % of members and 34 % of managers in the selection have taken the survey, which ... equals 572 representatives, 1,820 members and 594 managers. There are 87,000 Tekna members, who all have...

    Article Aktuelt Mar. 3 2021

  16. Older Job Seekers: The Painful Need to Leave Your Past Behind

    ...version of their story. Max two pages, most HR managers say. The job search world today I was reminded ... them, but absolutely necessary, as overworked HR managers looking through digital stacks of jobseekers’...

    Article Working in Norway Apr. 12 2021

  17. Making New Connections: (How to) Write a LinkedIn Message

    You need to write a message every time you send someone a connection request. You really do. Just ... and/or e-mail inbox. Have spoken with several managers and recruiters over the past year who say they...

    Article Working in Norway Oct. 4 2017

  18. Say What? Foreign Language Anxiety in the Global Workplace

    ...switched jobs and began trying to speak with his new manager if they, for example, found themselves facing one ... merely trying to make light small talk with his manager over lunch, he was not only trying to fit in but...

    Article Working in Norway Feb. 3 2016

  19. CV Writing Tips: What’s your 2020 story?

    Everyone’s got a COVID story – what’s yours? Working in Norway If you’ve been working in ... difficult during this time. Any recruiter or hiring manager knows that already (and has probably gone through...

    Article Working in Norway Dec. 10 2020

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

    When talking about your past, is there any difference between using the word “hole” or ... understandable, as it’s a widely held belief that hiring managers look so negatively at these “holes” that they...

    Article Working in Norway Mar. 11 2018

  21. Have You Looked at Your LinkedIn Headline Lately?

    What are you? Maybe you were raised with the thought that you’d ‘be’ something when you ... headlines that often contain only two words: Product Manager, Software Engineer, Senior Adviser and the like...

    Article Working in Norway Jan. 21 2020

  22. Hot job market for STEM graduates

    The current job market for recent graduates in STEM (science, technology, engineering and ... exciting and responsible jobs, becoming project managers for large projects that have equally large budgets...

    Article Aktuelt Feb. 25 2022

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

    It happened again. Call me an overly critical, detail-oriented resumé reader, but certain ... giving the careful response, ‘Well, yes, I can manage pretty well in most situations, both spoken and...

    Article Working in Norway Aug. 28 2017

  24. 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 ... started in. I noticed this time that while many managed to do a fair job of giving more detail about an...

    Article Working in Norway Apr. 29 2018

  25. Shopping and CV Writing: Can you curb your urge?

    Have you ever thought that shopping and writing your CV have something in common?— —I didn’t ... to write what we think the reader (f.ex. hiring manager) wants to read when applying for a job. You know...

    Article Working in Norway May 26 2019