Many people have been asking about coming to Norway on a job seekers visa, so I am writing to give you my experiences.
I have lived as an immigrant in Norway now for 7 1/2 years and these views are based on my experiences as well as the experiences of other immigrants.
1) If you want to come to Norway to work for 3-6 months just to earn money and then go back to your home country you need to make sure you have enough money before you come to be able to live here. Norway is unbelievably expensive and you will most likely not find a job for at least 1 month (it took me two months to find my first job.) Can you afford rent, food, bus passes, all of this for one month or two months without a job? (The only reason I was able to survive was because my husband had a permanent job that he got before we came to Norway. Even then it was very difficult to live off of only one income.)
2) Most jobs for immigrants are temporary. You might find work for 1 or 2 weeks, and then you will be living again without pay. This is very difficult.
3) There are several reasons it is so difficult to get a permanent job in Norway, but the main one is that any state job (jobs working for the state ... 80% of all jobs in Norway are for the state) are automatically permanent. It is very hard to fire people from a state job. Therefore employers are VERY cautious about who they hire and they will prefer to hire a Norwegian. They don't care how much expertise you have from your home country -- it is always safer for them to hire a Norwegian.
4) Norway is not the US and Canada. It is not a nation of immigrants. It is not even part of Europe. Therefore many things about Norway are still quite "backwards" when it comes to immigration. A recent newspaper article from Bergens Tidende reads: "Wanted: Fewer Immigrants".
5) You may have read about the good quality of life and good money in Norway. Remember that this is for NORWEGIANS. This is not a guarantee for immigrants. Many immigrants struggle in this country to find jobs, even though they have masters degrees and PhDs.
6) Most of my immigrant friends are qualified, educated people, yet they can only find work at McDonald's or manual labour jobs like cleaning and construction.
MOST IMPORTANT: Do NOT come to Norway unless you have a lot of money (at least 15,000 NOK or 2000 EURO) when you come to get you through the first month. If you don't I would recommend that you don't come until you find a job in Norway.
Best of luck to all.