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HR & recruitment · Oslo and Milan

Paul Arnesen

I help growing companies with interim HR, HR business partner support and recruitment. In Norway and internationally.

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Paul ArnesenFounder, 1433 HR

About

I've worked in HR, recruitment and people operations for more than ten years, mostly in fast-growing international companies.

I didn't start in HR until I was around 27. Before that I collected rubbish, drove a forklift in a warehouse and washed dishes on night shifts. It changed how I see the people who actually keep a company running.

I've helped a global client grow from around 5,000 to more than 12,000 employees and contractors, built and led distributed recruitment and HR teams of up to ten people, and worked with companies such as Equinor, Deel, Cazoo, Spryker and Evolution.

I'm Norwegian, based in Milan and moving home to Norway with my family. I work remotely and I'm in Oslo regularly.

Paul Arnesen

Work with me

Pick what fits, and you'll land in the right place.

Experience

The short version. The full one is on LinkedIn.

  1. 2026 –

    Fractional HR partner

    1433 HR · Oslo

    Interim HR, HR-as-a-service and recruitment for growing companies: hiring, onboarding, people operations and support for leaders.

  2. 2025 –

    Founding partner

    Cultural Proficiency Exchange (CPX) · Remote

    Research-based programmes and advice that help leaders and teams communicate and work well across cultures.

  3. 2015 –

    Global HR & talent consultant

    Independent · Milan and remote

    HR and recruitment for companies scaling across Europe, Asia and the Americas. Took a global client from about 5,000 to 12,000+ employees and contractors, and co-founded the recruitment company Talentroo.

  4. 2008 – 2014

    General manager and HR manager

    Sports club · Sarpsborg

    Ran day-to-day operations, payroll and budgets for 20–30 staff, and set up HR and onboarding.

  5. 2003 – 2008

    Sales, warehouse and the army

    Konica Minolta, Coca-Cola, Norwegian Armed Forces

    B2B sales, and instructor for youth programmes in the army. Plus the night shifts.

Projects

What I run and build, next to client work.

Podcast

Working With Us

Long conversations with people who know a culture from the inside, about what it's really like to work with Norwegians, Germans, Brazilians, Japanese, New Zealanders and more.

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Writing

From LinkedIn

I mostly write in Norwegian, for Norwegian employers.

  • In Norwegian
    330 000 kr. Det er omtrent hva det koster når en ansettelse i en stilling med 650 000 kr i årslønn ikke fungerer, og det blir klart allerede i prøvetiden.

    What a bad hire really costs a Norwegian employer, and a calculator to work it out.

    Read on LinkedIn
  • In Norwegian
    DNB kutter 400 årsverk. Konsernsjefen sier endringene går for fort til at kompetanseutvikling alene er nok.

    When technology moves this fast, who makes sure people keep learning?

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  • In Norwegian
    Jeg aner ikke.. Det var det jeg tenkte inne i hodet mitt da kunden spurte om en funksjon på kopimaskinen jeg drev og pushet.

    My first week selling photocopiers, and why onboarding still matters.

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All posts on LinkedIn

Book

Book cover

HR Fundamentals for a Career in Human Resources

Three essays on work/life balance, the global workforce, and occupational health and safety. A short read for anyone starting out in HR. 2020, 40 pages.

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