Moving to Norway

Gerrit · Posted: 31.07.2006 22:17 Post subject:

Let's say Trondheim or everything further north would be very okay to me. Trondheim, Alta, Kirkenes, Narvik, TromsÃ¸, Longyearbyen, ...
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Pablo · Junior Joined: 19 Jun 2005 Posts: 38

You can try the phonebook for any of those places. Just change Municipality:"TromsÃ¸" to Municipality:"Wherever" in the search field.
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Gerrit · Posted: 18.08.2006 15:16 Post subject:

May I ask: does Norway have any callcenters where they need international and multilingual staff? I speak 4 languages and worked in a few callcenters, so it may be a good circuit to look in (I know it doesn't pay the best wages, but it'd be handy to get into Norway, once I learnt perfect Norwegian I can look for a better job but the callcenter would be a good way into the country)

These days most big cities have a callcenter. I'm sure Norway must have a few where I may can find some suitable vacancies?
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2mas · Sjef Joined: 06 Sep 2002 Posts: 61159 Location: Trondhjem

Callcenters for international companies are "always" located in low-cost countries, the opposite of Norway...

Gerrit · Posted: 24.08.2006 17:42 Post subject:

Not a single callcenter in countries like Norway, Sweden, Iceland or Greenland? Surprised

It'd be convenient for me, because they need multilingual staff, so I could start off in my own language and meanwhile learn the local language.
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dags · Veteran Joined: 11 Jan 2006 Posts: 3656

There are plenty of callcenters in Norway, but in most of them (customers support at least) you have to speak norwegian in addition to english as (of course) most of the customers are Norwegian.
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Gerrit · Posted: 24.08.2006 20:41 Post subject:

where can I find the addresses of the callcenters? I'd like to send them my CV, if there's any of them where other languages are needed I can try to apply.
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dags · Veteran Joined: 11 Jan 2006 Posts: 3656

Not sure, but try these maybe. I don't know what they do though, if it's sales and telemarketing or customers support. Not much info in english, I'm sorry to say.

http://www.telinetcallsen...ault7.aspx

http://www.csmanagement.n...2s.4.idium

https://secure.teleperfor.../index.php

The last one I think is the biggest in Norway. I can't be bothered to translate it for you, but maybe someone else will? Smile

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Jon Irenicus · Veteran Joined: 16 Aug 2005 Posts: 4292

This might be a better forum for inquiries given the amount of posters. http://vg.transact.no/Thr...0Utdanning

senador · Legende Joined: 12 Feb 2006 Posts: 10396

I have a uncle living in Hammerfest and I have been there two times.

1.DON't MOVE THERE unless you like LONG LONG winters and lots of snow.
2. It's not unusual to be locked in because of the weather and snow conditions.
3.When it's winter, the light is gone.
4. Not much people, everbody knows everybody.
5. Very ugly and small city because of world war2.
6. Enormous and very beatiful nature and mountains.
7. In summer it can be very hot.
8. Very low education rate.
9. 3 hours with car to nearest city(alta)
10. There is a airport in Hammerfest, but its very expensive flights.

Gerrit · Posted: 26.08.2006 17:31 Post subject:

I am highly fascinated by those cold and isolated places, I at least want to experience it for a year and then see if I want back to the city... So it wouldn't scare me at all, as you say also: beautiful sceneries, that alone makes it worth the experience!

How can I register on that other board? I don't see any option to create an account...
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attach · Posted: 26.08.2006 17:35 Post subject:

http://vg.transact.no/Register.asp

That forum is the eight largest forum in the world, if I remember correctly.

Gerrit · Posted: 26.08.2006 17:38 Post subject:

they ask for a Norwegian mobile nr for some reason... I don't understand why, I never was asked that on any forum when registering Confused

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attach · Posted: 26.08.2006 17:40 Post subject:

They want to verify your identity. Does it have to be a Norwegian number?

Gerrit · Posted: 26.08.2006 17:41 Post subject:

Yes. I entered my UK number but they didn't accept it. When leaving the field empty it gives an error message as well. Sad

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Jon Irenicus · Veteran Joined: 16 Aug 2005 Posts: 4292

PN sent. You can use mine.

attach · Posted: 26.08.2006 23:14 Post subject:

Why do you always write PN?

Gerrit · Posted: 28.08.2006 21:06 Post subject:

Gerrit · Posted: 28.08.2006 21:08 Post subject: SMS for forum account activation

attach · Posted: 28.08.2006 21:39 Post subject:

Jon Irenicus · Veteran Joined: 16 Aug 2005 Posts: 4292

Hi. My mobile stopped working so my PM is of no use. I will have to buy a new one ASAP. Ill send you another one then.

Gerrit · Posted: 18.09.2006 22:33 Post subject:

After some more research, miracle miracle, someone from AETAT replied to me Surprised

He said situation is not too promising for someone not speaking Norwegian yet, so that I will need lot of luck to find something, even if I come over for a week. But impossible it ain't, he said. He does advise me to translate my CV in Norwegian.

I need a bit of help for that... Is there any good site where I can find translations for educational or professional terms such as 'economics-modern languages' (my education in secondary school), 'librarianship-information science' (education after secondary school), 'callcenter agent' and 'administration and billing duties' (professional experience) etc?

I have an English CV, both in long version (3 pages) and shortened version (1 page) but the guy from AETAT does think I have more chance if I'd translate the whole lot into Norwegian. Fine with me, but it has to be done properly if I don't want to make a fool of myself!
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Jon Irenicus · Veteran Joined: 16 Aug 2005 Posts: 4292

Recon and Haavarl speak English really well. Perhaps they could help?

And why not get some beginner's books in Norwegian? Learning new languages is great fun and if you are in trouble everybody on this board both can and want to help you.

Gerrit · Posted: 19.09.2006 16:24 Post subject:

I'd love to fully learn the language. I did take a beginners course when I still lived in Belgium, so I do understand Norwegian a bit already. Jeg snakker lit norsk Razz

However, Ireland does not have any school teaching it, so I would need to import a self-training package or order it online. I would love to do that, but I'd need an urgent translation of my CV now as well - for which I better have a bit of help, from a person or a translation tool. I was thinking of ordering myself a self-training language course as well, not sure which are good ones but Amazon should have a few that are made by recognised educational publishers.
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Gerrit · Posted: 29.09.2006 01:15 Post subject:

I was thinking to maybe come to Norway for a week for jobhunting.. now this AETAT staffmember says that without advanced knowledge of Norwegian, I have to forget about finding a job during a week of jobhunting Sad

Is it indeed an unrealistic hope?

If so, I guess we'll just travel to some other places while further learning Norsk... But if there's a realistic chance, I'd love to come up and do some applications.
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