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Swedish term or phrase:placering
English translation:assignment
Entered by: David Rumsey
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Social Sciences - Military / Defense
Swedish term or phrase: placering
There appears to be a difference between a "placering" och a "befattning" within FM. Can anyone give me 2 good, distinct terms? "Posting" and "Job position?". See examples below:

Alla anställda inom FM har en placering. Begreppet används för att ange vid vilken organisatorisk enhet och på vilken befattning en person arbetar. Det finns tre typer av placeringar inom FM: tillsvidareplacering, tidsbegränsad placering, contingency posting… Den anställde behåller sin ursprungliga tillsvidareplacering och har således en tillsvidareplacering och en tidsbegränsad placering parallellt….Den anställdes aktuella placering visar vilken av individens placeringar som är aktiv. Detta innebär att ersättningsnivåerna för samma typ av befattning kan variera beroende på placering.
David Rumsey
United States
Local time: 23:34
assignment
Explanation:
assignment is more like connecting someone to a planned position.
Posting is more of a fact
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Mats Wiman
Sweden
Local time: 08:34
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Summary of answers provided
4assignment
Mats Wiman
4posting
Clare Barnes


  

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21 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
posting


Explanation:
I would go for posting and position. I think there's a fairly definite and understandable difference between the two.

Clare Barnes
Sweden
Local time: 08:34
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 18
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
assignment


Explanation:
assignment is more like connecting someone to a planned position.
Posting is more of a fact

Mats Wiman
Sweden
Local time: 08:34
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish
PRO pts in category: 17
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