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fall apart when meeting obstacles; i continue, and help me do a better job. On the other
i climb over the obstacles or go around them. hand, i don’t think it is easy for an employer to
having had opportunities to reflect on this over isolate specific competences as resulting from
a few years, my conclusion is that this resilience international experiences or to look specific-
was strengthened considerably abroad through ally for them in potential employees. they
being on my own, sorting things out myself, are definitely desirable but, in a way, hidden
relying on my own resources.” competences. looking for future employees
with international experiences is perhaps the
desirable but Hidden competences best way to recruit these competences for an
after a short reflection, elin adds: “i have often organisation.”
been asked how competences related to my
international experiences have been acknow- Halvor Gillund Knudsen
ledged by employers. beyond any doubt, euroguidance norway
these unique competences influence my work

Among former Erasmus students 33 %
33 % have a life partner with a different nationality

(13 % among non-mobile students).
erasmus impact study, 2014

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