NAV EURES Norway EURES Adviser Aleksandra Cyganska Living

NAV EURES Norway EURES Adviser Aleksandra Cyganska Living and Working in Norway Job Fair in Bialystok – 2010

Norway - ”up north” NAV, 3/17/2018 Side 2

Norway - Facts Statistics: § Length 1750 km § 7 th largest in Europe § 4, 8 mill. inhabitants § 19 Counties Largest cities: § Oslo (522 000) § Bergen (237 000) § Trondheim (154 000) § Stavanger (112 000) NAV, 3/17/2018 Side 3

Language § Most Norwegians speak English § …. . But most of the employers require that you speak Norwegian, or a Scandinavian language § Ask your local Eures Adviser about language courses in your country § The Norwegian authorities do not offer EU/EEA citizens language courses free of charge NAV, 3/17/2018 Side 4

Labour Market I § Numbers from February 2010 (February 2009): – Unemployment: 85 000 (67 500) – 3, 3% – Vacancies: 21 000 (27 000) § Financial crisis – Increased unemployment? – Decreased investments? – Still hard to find skilled persons NAV, 3/17/2018 Side 5

Labour Market II § Shortages: - Engineers – IT specialists – Health sector (doctors and specialised nurses) – Hotel and tourism (Seasonal - chefs and waiters) - Mechanical/ Ship Industry (skilled workers) - Pre-school teachers NAV, 3/17/2018 Side 6

Labour Market III § Surpluses: – Consultants (economy/administration) – Educational sector (teachers) – Office workers – Sales and service staff – Construction industry (financial crisis) – Transport (financial crisis) NAV, 3/17/2018 Side 7

Labour marked IV § Offshore Industry: High competition for the job; highly skilled personnel with long experience only § Construction: Financial crisis but still possible to find a job; high qualifications + language skills § Hotel and Tourism: Good language skills; seasonal work § Transport: Valid certificate (the new EU Directive) § Fishing: Small demand in processing industry § Farming/ Agriculture: Skilled: Farm workers (Year round); Unskilled: Harvesting (Seasonal) NAV, 3/17/2018 Side 8

Jobseeking I § Make a Curriculum Vitae (CV) in English: – Personalia (name, address, phone, e-mail etc. ) – Education (describe shortly) – Work Experience (describe shortly) – Courses – Language skills – Interests – References (former employer + phone numbers) Use last page of Living & Working in Norway (download brochure from www. eures. no) NAV, 3/17/2018 Side 9

Jobseeking II § Find jobs at: – www. eures. europa. eu – www. nav. no (Choose English) § Call for jobs at: NAV Service Centre Phone - Phone: +47 800 33 166 - Opening hours: Monday – Friday 08: 00 – 18: 00 § Contact EURES Adviser in your area NAV, 3/17/2018 Side 10

Jobseeking III § Yellow pages - www. gulesider. no (English version) § Companies’ web sites § Use Google, Yahoo etc. § Contact employers directly § Use your personal network § 60/70% of the jobs are NOT advertised NAV, 3/17/2018 Side 11

Things to remember § All employers are required to give you a written contract www. arbeidstilsynet. no (Norwegian Labour Inspection Authority) § No national minimum wages: – Employers- and labour unions negotiate – Except Construction: min. wages NOK 115 and 134 (€ 13/15) §The National Insurance Scheme As a rule all persons working in Norway are automatically insured through paying taxes You may be entitled to benefits such as: Sick pay, child benefit, unemployment benefits, pensions, etc NAV SERVICE PHONE: 810 33 810 (Information in English, Polish) NAV, 3/17/2018 Side 12

Useful web sites I Job related www. nav. no (Labour and Welfare organisation) www. eures. no (NAV EURES Norway) www. eures. europa. eu (EU`s Mobility Portal) www. invia. no (Recognition of qualifications) NAV, 3/17/2018 Side 13

Useful web sites II New in Norway www. nyinorge. no (Information from public agencies) www. norway. no (Gateway to Public sector) www. visitnorway. com (Travel) NAV, 3/17/2018 Side 14

Useful web sites III Official pages www. taxnorway. no (Tax) www. toll. no (Custom) www. udi. no (Work and residence permits) NAV, 3/17/2018 Side 15

Good ideas § Learn Norwegian § Find out what kind of jobs you are qualified for § Send CV and application letter § Use websites for information NAV, 3/17/2018 Side 16

Questions? eures@nav. no NAV, 3/17/2018 Side 17

NAV EURES Norway Thanks ! Good luck! NAV, 3/17/2018 Side 18