Word list
This word list provides you with all kinds of words you might come across when writing an application. Just click on the different letters and they will lead you to the according words. Below are two examples from the word list.
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| Word | Definition | Translation | Word in context | Vocabulary building | Examples and remarks |
| job objective | The job objective comes after the heading in your CV. It is a clear statement of what role you want to play for your future employer and what you want out of the job. |
Arbeitsziel | "A graduate trainee position in which I can contribute and develop my marketing skills" is an example of a job objective in a CV. |
Other terms for job objective are career objective, career goal or simply objective. |
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| personnel | Personnel is the department in a company that usually deals with recruitment and pay. In many companies these days the personnel department is called Human Resources. |
Personalabteilung (aber auch: Belegschaft/ Mitarbeiter) |
Frances works in the personnel department of her company. |
Personnel is also a synonym for "staff", meaning the employees in a department or in a company. Be careful not to confuse personnel with personal. Personnel (stress on the last syllable) means staff or the HR department. Personal (stress on the first syllable) is an adjective that refers to things that belong to you or relate to you as an individual person, such as personal belongings or personal identification number (PIN). |