NorwayArbeid 35 · Work, economy and sustainability

When you apply for a job, you often send an application and a CV. What is a CV?

In the exam (Norwegian)

Når du søker jobb, sender du ofte en søknad og en CV. Hva er en CV?

  1. aAn overview of your education and work experience.En oversikt over utdanningen og arbeidserfaringen din.Correct answer
  2. bA letter from your GP about your health and your medical history.Et brev fra fastlegen om helsen din og sykehistorien din.
  3. cA receipt showing that you paid tax and duties last year.En kvittering for at du har betalt skatt og avgifter i fjor.

Why?

A CV shows briefly what you have learnt and where you have worked. In the application you explain why you want the job and why you are suited to it.

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Our own practice questions on the facts of the public social studies curriculum (the curriculum for adult immigrants and samfunnskunnskap.no). They are not the real test tasks, which are confidential and never published, and no text from samfunnskunnskap.no is reused. Each question was written, answered blind and fact-checked in separate rounds. The English translation and the explanations are ours, made with AI help; in the test the questions are asked in Norwegian. We are not affiliated with the Directorate for Higher Education and Skills (HK-dir).

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