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Bus/Financial - Finance (general) | | German term or phrase: ... eine längerfristige Existenz aufbauen möchte | | job description |
| Inge PreissKudoZ activityQuestions: 237 (none open) ( 1 without valid answers) Answers: 161
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| | who is looking for a long-term career opportunity | Explanation:
I think it implies that this position is not "just" a job but a career, i.e. even though this position might initially be not that great, it is made to look attractive by the availability of a career path.
cf:
Choosing to take a new job that offers a chance to learn new skills, advancement possibilities, and a lower salary can be a tough call. As Tom Mochal explains, losing a little compensation is often a small price to pay for long-term career benefits.
http://techrepublic.com.com/5100-6316-5054713.html |
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 Heike Behl, Ph.D.
Local time: 15:50
| Grading comment super
that is exactly what I was looking but could not find
thanks Heike
Inge
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41 mins confidence:   | ... eine längerfristige Existenz aufbauen möchte would like to make a new lasting (or: enduring) life for himself.
Explanation:
As already suggested Existenz means livelihood or way of making a living, but this involves also having a life.
Or: would like to establsh himself in a new and enduring livelihood.
| Dr. Fred Thomson
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Local time: 16:50
Native speaker of: English
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2 hrs confidence: peer agreement (net): +1 | ... eine längerfristige Existenz aufbauen möchte who is looking for a long-term career opportunity
Explanation:
I think it implies that this position is not "just" a job but a career, i.e. even though this position might initially be not that great, it is made to look attractive by the availability of a career path.
cf:
Choosing to take a new job that offers a chance to learn new skills, advancement possibilities, and a lower salary can be a tough call. As Tom Mochal explains, losing a little compensation is often a small price to pay for long-term career benefits.
http://techrepublic.com.com/5100-6316-5054713.html
| | | Grading comment super
that is exactly what I was looking but could not find
thanks Heike
Inge |
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