job families

German translation: Berufsgruppen

23:45 Oct 28, 2002
English to German translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial / job profiles
English term or phrase: job families
From job profiles describing the requirements for similar jobs.

Job families: Medical Director, Clinical Research Associate, Medical Information Manager

or

Job Families: GM, Business Unit head, Product Manger, Marketing Manager, etc.
Rebecca Holmes
United States
Local time: 03:48
German translation:Berufsgruppen
Explanation:
This is translated as occupational group in my HR dictionary.

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Note added at 2002-10-29 00:05:55 (GMT)
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Job Family - Group of jobs which have related functional responsibilities and are ranked in a hierarchy, from the least to most complex with regards to skills, knowledge and responsibilities.



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Note added at 2002-10-29 00:15:43 (GMT)
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Note: Rebecca, I\'m really not sure whether Berufsgruppe is an exact equivalent of job family. I could be completely wrong.

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Note added at 2002-10-29 00:49:50 (GMT)
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I think Stellengruppen is much better than Berufsgruppen because the jobs are for people within the same profession.
Selected response from:

Kim Metzger
Mexico
Local time: 01:48
Grading comment
Thank Kim and Anja, in the end I decided to go with "Stellengruppen"
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Summary of answers provided
3 +4Berufsgruppen
Kim Metzger
4Jobfamilien
Anja Toddington


  

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18 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +4
Berufsgruppen


Explanation:
This is translated as occupational group in my HR dictionary.

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Note added at 2002-10-29 00:05:55 (GMT)
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Job Family - Group of jobs which have related functional responsibilities and are ranked in a hierarchy, from the least to most complex with regards to skills, knowledge and responsibilities.



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Note added at 2002-10-29 00:15:43 (GMT)
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Note: Rebecca, I\'m really not sure whether Berufsgruppe is an exact equivalent of job family. I could be completely wrong.

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Note added at 2002-10-29 00:49:50 (GMT)
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I think Stellengruppen is much better than Berufsgruppen because the jobs are for people within the same profession.


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Kim Metzger
Mexico
Local time: 01:48
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 2690
Grading comment
Thank Kim and Anja, in the end I decided to go with "Stellengruppen"

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Rolf Buesken (X): Sounds good.
6 hrs

agree  Horst2
7 hrs

agree  Astrid Höltken
8 hrs

agree  Martin Hesse
10 hrs
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Jobfamilien


Explanation:
springs to mind. The word "job" is commonly used in Germany.

Anja Toddington
PRO pts in pair: 30
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