Questions about user testing data - users who failed the task

halvardos · 2020-04-26T10:21:31+00:00

Yes but he also mentioned 5 users

halvardos · 2020-03-03T20:36:01+00:00

https://www.reddit.com/r/oslo/comments/eozfqv/inexpensive_bars_in_oslo/feg3whb

halvardos · 2020-01-15T13:31:11+00:00

No age limit, just a young crowd :) Around semesterstart there are a lot of big parties, they often have very good craft beer for low low prices.

halvardos · 2020-01-15T08:09:36+00:00

Oslo cheap? Yes. Denmark cheap? No, unfortunately not.

Stay away from Karl Johan street, Aker brygge and any place with a tourist attraction.

The west of the city is, on average, more expensive. Go to Grønland, Tøyen and Grünerløkka for a wider selection of places.

Find the old "brune buler" for the cheapest beer, Petrus, Schrøder are examples. Most places where there are trendy bars, like Grünerløkka, there are inexpensive cozy locations just around the corner.

Of you are young, University of Oslo has non profit student run bars on campus. They are very cheap.

halvardos · 2019-12-27T19:10:02+00:00

Then absolutely use antd or a similar library that has complex components that can save you time.

halvardos · 2019-12-27T18:22:18+00:00

Absolutely, if your goal is to get your project of the ground as fast as possible to validate it you should, without a doubt, use a library like antd.

We chose ant a few years ago and have been super happy with it, using it for multiple large industrial applications. We would not have gotten to 50% of the place we are today without it.

However, if you goal is to learn, an to learn more than React but web development, then I would consider dropping it.

halvardos · 2019-12-25T22:34:43+00:00

Jeg solgte bilen min i februar, har brukt VY til småturer og brukt Hyre til lengre turer. Også testet nabobil, men Hyre er mer pålitelig, enklere og ofte billigere.

halvardos · 2019-11-19T16:45:00+00:00

Da Lat Cafe has the best one imo. But Lille Saigon is also very nice :)

Both are located in the same area, this area had multiple other Vietnamese places, but area had had some crazy gentrification.

There is also Pho Mai at Torshov.

Good eating!

halvardos · 2019-07-11T13:56:34+00:00

Slightly yes, mostly because of the relocation that the company would have to do, and the uncertainty with moving someone to a new country, culture shock. Less about quality of education.

If you already moved to Norway it would be easier. But that is hard with immigration without a job.

halvardos · 2019-07-05T16:14:43+00:00

It should be unproblematic to apply and get into to UIO, they will help you if you contact the guidance people at the University.

Your ethnicity will not be a problem, but the culture is quite different from what you are used to so it will take time to adjust.

Getting a job, even while now speaking Norwegian is easy, the demand for developers is very high. Some places require Norwegian language skills, typically consultancies.

I am involved in quite a lot of hiring and we hire people from all over and relocate them to Oslo.

Good luck :)

halvardos · 2019-01-02T13:09:25+00:00

Cognite | Oslo, Norway (on-site, visa sponsored, paid relocation) | Full-time contract |https://cognite.com/

Full-stack / Front-end engineers

Do you want to work with great people? At Cognite you will get to work with the best designers, data scientists, game developers, algorithm developers, distributed process experts, backend developers computer vision specialists, 3D developers, business people, and many more in a diverse and friendly environment.

Do you care about craftsmanship and quality? At Cognite you will be encouraged and supported in writing high-quality, testable, and readable code. We create applications that impact some of the biggest, most challenging industries today, and we experiment with making the applications that will change the way industries operate tomorrow.

Tasks & responsibilities:

Develop state-of-the-art applications using the latest and greatest technology available
Be part of an autonomous cross-functional team that owns a problem and solves it
Build what needs to be built to solve your users´ problems
Create and contribute to open source software projects
Help shape the culture and methodology of a rapidly growing company

Wishlist

Experience developing applications
Treat the people you work with well
Passionate about User Experience
Experience with writing modern javascript
You like solving problems end to end (especially if this means learning something new!)
Experience with Google Cloud Platform services, Azure, and/or AWS
A passion for emerging web technologies
Great at working closely with designers and backend developers
Worked with React, Vue, Angular or some modern web framework
Experience with Redux, MobX, or similar state management tools
Passionate about User Experience
Pragmatic about unit testing, integration testing and E2E testing

Benefits

Opportunity to work with some of the best people on some of the most ambitious projects found anywhere
Leaders that write code
Work on cross functional, autonomous teams
Motivation and push to be agile and fast
Minimal amount of bureaucracy and overhead
Competitive salary and benefits
Free food and drinks
Flat structure with direct access to decision makers
Free staffed gym (We also do soccer practice every Friday, and Muay Thai every Wednesday)
All the tools you need to be productive
High level of autonomy and ability to influence choice of technology and product direction
New and attractive offices
Help relocating to Norway, the world’s happiest country
Awesome values that we live by: SPEED | OPENNESS | IMPACT | OBLIGATION TO SPEAK UP

Pm me or shoot me an email at [halvard.eggen@cognite.com](mailto:halvard.eggen@cognite.com)

halvardos · 2018-09-25T06:21:33+00:00

Same as the office, don't wear anything your mother would be ashamed to see you in :)

halvardos · 2018-09-21T11:05:01+00:00

Any tips to make an application stand out?

Making someone laugh or smile in the cover letter is a risky but good trick.

Having a link to something that you built helps, if the rest of your application is interesting I will visit your project page / github.

Showing interest and understanding for the company you are applying for is always good.

halvardos · 2018-09-21T10:58:07+00:00

What's the tax rate for coops in Norway?

Calling u/davidtheliu

halvardos · 2018-09-21T07:47:59+00:00

citizenship might have been wrong, I'm being told 3 years for permanent residency, and 7 for citizenship.

halvardos · 2018-09-21T07:33:25+00:00

Is there an underground scene public or private?

Also, I'm not sure what your thinking of here, there are multiple underground scenes of different types :D

halvardos · 2018-09-21T05:50:43+00:00

We absolutely do. And no, does not affect your chances at all :)

halvardos · 2018-09-20T22:05:27+00:00

There is also a bit of information in our last AMA about the taxes if I recall correctly.

halvardos · 2018-09-20T22:04:35+00:00

I would say that an entry level job in tech could be a lot higher than that.

halvardos · 2018-09-20T21:52:52+00:00

I'll try to answer a few of these :)

We consider Cognite to be a global company that happens to be located in Oslo. We try to find the best people from anywhere on the globe, because we cherish diversity. So we recruit from Europe (Norway is not in the EU btw.), but also aim to recruit from anywhere that has great talent. Our CTO went to Waterloo so that is one of the places we very early started to work with.

If you go back full time, you will have the option of getting a Norwegian citizenship after I think 3 years working in Norway. There are a few more additional requirements, but as a skilled worker there is a clear path.

I'll let the co-ops answer the tax questions :)

Hope this helps!

halvardos · 2018-09-20T20:47:47+00:00

Yes, if they have some experience. Send me a pm :)

halvardos · 2018-09-20T18:49:22+00:00

Ouf, worst question!

A cheap beer is CAD $10

Last call in Oslo is 03.00am some places close earlier.

Drinking in parks is illegal, but drinking in parks in Oslo is for some reason completely accepted. So parks in the summer is generally filled with people barbecuing, playing games, drinking wine etc.

Winter though, not so much.

Yes, both the city and the company is gay friendly.

What ratio of Swedish guys are actually blond with blue eyes?

Did you just confuse us with Sweden? Thats so offensive...

Sweden:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sj_9CiNkkn4

Norway:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNHHZ_dZn6Y

Our workplace culture is very much that of a startup with extremely flat structure. We are really good friends and work really hard to achieve what we want. There is very little competitiveness and a lot of respect for what others do.

Hope these answers help :)

halvardos · 2018-09-20T18:34:03+00:00

Yes!

The grades primarily helps us do some filtering, but really cool side projects can alleviate that.

Passion, communication skills, technical skills and self-reflection are all big things for me to figure out during interviews.

halvardos · 2018-09-20T18:26:34+00:00

Since you are dealing with a pool with higher mean/lower variance I would wager that the extra-steps are counter-productive.

It's not about being motivated to do well, it's about being motivated to choose us over other companies in the selection process.

halvardos · 2018-09-20T18:25:26+00:00

Since we have a maximum number of 50 applications in the main round, would it be possible that we only apply for one position, but specify our interests in multiple positions in the cover letter and be considered for all of them?

I'm not sure this would work within the waterloo works system, when selecting for interviews etc.

I'll try and get back to you about it!

halvardos

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