kaufmännisch vs. gewerblich
English translation: administrative vs trade
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|  Selected response from: Susan Zimmer United States Local time: 10:01 | ||||||
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commercial vs. industrial Explanation: Maybe you should not do too much thinking around the subject, Trudy. I would tend to think that kaufmännisch refers to office jobs, and therefore "commercial" is a suitable label, and that "gewerblich" really means industrial, so would refer to jobs in a factory. Perhaps you think that is over-simplifying it, but it would seem that, with this clear categorisation on the web site, it is really intended in this way: commercial, industrial and technical jobs. |
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1 hr confidence: peer agreement (net): +3
peer agreement (net): +3administrative vs trade Explanation: Well, if you go to careerbulder.com you might find some insight. Kaufmaennische jobs in the US are typically administrative positions Gewerbliche jobs are usually skilled labor - trades positions. Here in the US, someone who has training in a specific trade is called a "skilled laborer / professional" And technische I would use in this case engineering jobs / positions -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 hr (2007-10-18 20:20:35 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- sorry, careerbuilder.com http://jobs.careerbuilder.com -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 5 hrs (2007-10-19 00:42:09 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- skilled workers is probably better |
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