Having been an expat in Norway..TWICE.. I can tell you a thing or two about TRYING to land a job over here... it AIN'T EASY.
Now, this is MY experience..
(.. & the experience of all of my expat girlfriends here.)
There are of course those.. with some wonderful education in a specialized field who will tell you that getting a job over here is EASY.... maybe for THEM is was...
for the rest of us... not so much.
When I arrived the first time.. a bright & bushy tailed 25 year old...
with a double major & a minor.. 3 years work experience.. & 3 languages...
I thought it would be a BREEZE landing a job. That is what my new husband told me.
Why wouldn't someone want me?
In the U.S. most employers think that if you have a degree.. you can be TAUGHT to do anything...
Oh you have a BA in English? sure you can work in HR.. or sales etc.
Oh you have a BA in English? sure you can work in HR.. or sales etc.
Not so much here...
In Norway.. MOST people work with their degrees...
not so much flip flopping as in the U.S.
I have my education in Political Science & German with a minor in International Relations.
so as you can imagine.. there wasn't (still isn't)
a huge demand for those qualifications in my area.
For the first few months I lived here (15 years ago).. I scoffed at some of the jobs my husband suggested... PUH-LEASE... I am not going to do THAT..or THAT..or THAT.
Well after a few months of NADA...
some of those jobs were looking PRETTY darn good.
too bad those jobs I THOUGHT I had been too good for.. didn't want me either...
My first go around here the 2 jobs I was offered... were cleaning lady.. &/or newspaper girl.
I ended up driving around with newspapers every morning at 4 am.. just to be able to contribute. - that lasted for a few months until Bjørn & I ended up going back on cruise ships... & then back to the US.
When we decided to move back 6 years ago.. I knew it would not be easy...
I knew that no one was going to want me just because
I had University degrees or because I was an American..
I knew I was going to have to work..
sometimes harder than the Norwegians just to get my foot in the door...
Just getting an interview proved almost IMPOSSIBLE...
In the past 7 years, I have had 4 jobs... Daycare..Hotel Concierge &
Cosmetic /Perfume Manager - building up two Tax Free stores at our local Airport...
and now, FINALLY-
Area Sales Manager for Oriflame Cosmetics..
so anyone looking for some extra income here in Norway... feel free to contact me..
I can send you in the right direction. . :-)
Finding the RIGHT job for an expat..or anyone really, takes time...
but when you find the job which is the perfect fit ... it is so worth it!
and now, FINALLY-
Area Sales Manager for Oriflame Cosmetics..
so anyone looking for some extra income here in Norway... feel free to contact me..
I can send you in the right direction. . :-)
Finding the RIGHT job for an expat..or anyone really, takes time...
but when you find the job which is the perfect fit ... it is so worth it!
I get a lot of emails on how to get a job here in Norway.
A lot of patience... hard work.. & an open mind... Be creative..
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A lot of patience... hard work.. & an open mind... Be creative..
ORIFLAME job, make money in Norway, jobs in norway, dircet marketing, makeup, beauty