Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Bürokaufmann
English translation:
office administrator/trained office clerk
Added to glossary by
Kim Metzger
Feb 13, 2002 15:04
22 yrs ago
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German term
Bürokaufmann
German to English
Bus/Financial
Human Resources
In a CV, describing the various positions the person has held. Anyone know what the exact equivalent in English is? I've found the term "office buyer", but have never heard it in a non-translated text
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +4 | trained office clerk |
Kim Metzger
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| 3 +1 | clerk / secretary |
Ang
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| 4 | buying agent |
ingot
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Change log
Jul 17, 2008 16:15: Steffen Walter changed "Term asked" from "B�rokaufmann" to "Bürokaufmann" , "Field (specific)" from "(none)" to "Human Resources"
Proposed translations
+4
5 mins
Kim Metzger
Mexico
Mexico
Native in English
Specializes in field
Mexico
Committed to Quality and Service
Native in: English (Variant: US) 
Works in: German to English
Related KudoZ points
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459
Selected
trained office clerk
According to Hamblock/Wessels
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Note added at 2002-02-13 15:12:22 (GMT)
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Also: office administrator according to Siemens Personalwesen
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Note added at 2002-02-13 15:12:22 (GMT)
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Also: office administrator according to Siemens Personalwesen
2 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "I'm not really convinced by "trained office clerk" - only seven hits on google, and they're all in a German context. Office administrator sounds promising though. Thanks for your suggestions."
+1
8 mins
clerk / secretary
I never heard anybody call himself "office buyer".
21 mins
buying agent
It's what he does,I think.
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