The state of hiring in Norway - podcast edition

Two hosts walk through the data and evidence showing how Norway’s informal, trust-based hiring creates a paradox: 62% of companies desperately need workers while qualified candidates—especially immigrants—can’t access jobs.

One host defends informal networks as efficient; the other shows why this system costs billions, wastes talent, and fails everyone.

The conversation covers the 40% hidden job market, the 32% name penalty, why integration programs don’t work, and what structural reforms could fix it.

For full citations and detailed research, read the original article—this audio format just makes the findings easier to digest on the go.