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My personal favourite was "Ey up, ahm nobbut rarin to hev a go at streaitenin oot tha bisniss", but unfortunately it wasn't entered as an answer! I think it's only fair to give the points to the answer with the most agrees.
Nice! Reminds me a little of a newspaper ad for a funeral director in Hannover. The headline was "WEIL SIE ES VERDIENT HABEN" over a picture of a man in black (with a rather intimidating look) in front of two hearses.
Jo mei! "Thall ev nay more trubble at't mill when tha teks me on."
"Ey up, ahm nobbut rarin to hev a go at streaitenin oot tha bisniss. Sithee, ahve bin a boss jugglin’t brass an such fur lang enau to knaw wot tha company needs, so yer canna do wiout mi"
Whenever I read a CV that begins like this - thankfully not too often - I like to imagine how the interviewer would respond.
"I you're so good, why did your former employer let you go?" "If you have such a passion for our objectives, I'm sure you would be prepared to work a year on half salary" "So, tell me what our objectives are" "How would you rate your experience at writing CVs?"
"Let's get one thing straight, if we take you on board, our CEO gives the orders."
"Now picture this. You meet someone new. 'What do you do?' he asks.
'I'm a passionate, innovative, dynamic provider of architectural services with a collaborative approach to creating and delivering outstanding world-class client and user experiences.'
Also: "Critics are divided about whether to write a traditional job target or a positioning statement after your contact information[...]Your final choice depends on your preference and industry. Some journalist and mass communications jobs actually discourage any opening statements at all. Alternatively, a statement that combines skills and ambitions can be worthwhile. If you do use one, try to be attention-grabbing and descriptive. Keep in mind that an opening line sets the tone for your resume and sends implied messages about your abilities and salary expectations." http://www.askmen.com/money/career_150/189_career.html
Same for CV. Someone might want to explain to me what the German sentence is doing at the top of the CV at all (it also sounds dull).
Yeah, I guess I've developed a certain aversion to "Let's talk about" in business contexts ever since I listened to the Salt-N-Pepa song for the first time...
On the topic of slipups: How about "Your succession is my mission" Ha ha.
Did I really just say "unchartered"? Oh my, I even pronounce it correctly. That's what happens when you think of the right thing and the mistake at the same time.
To your second point: Yes I know, I encounter these words frequently too but it doesn't mean I have to like'em. What ever happened to good ol' collaboration?
I love the slip with "unchartered waters", it fits perfectly if the guy applying for the job is an accountant :-).
Seriously though, miltech-speak, or military jargon, turns up frequently in contexts like this - conquer markets, build bridgeheads, take by storm, briefing, attack strategies - and even guerrilla marketing - it's a war out there!
I'm obviously not looking for a translation of any individual term, but rather the whole thing. It probably needs a very loose punchy translation into English. My initial thought was something like "Let's talk about your goals" but that sounds very wooden to me.
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45 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +5
I'll get you there/where you're going/where you want to be
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Ramey Rieger (X) Germany Local time: 10:26 Native speaker of: English PRO pts in category: 70
peer agreement (net): +5