Work & Career
Resume: German words for work and career
The “Resume” set from the “Work & Career” goal. These are German words you can actually use — with translation, examples and pronunciation.
Words in the “Resume” set
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Beglaubigung
[bəˈglaʊbɪgʊŋ]
certification
noun
fundierte Erfahrung in
[fʊnˈdiːʁtə ɛʁˈfaʊ̯ʁʊŋ ɪn]
strong background in
phrase
Grundkenntnisse in
[ˈgʁʊntˌkɛntnɪs ɪn]
basic knowledge of
phrase
sicher in
[ˈzɪçɐ ɪn]
proficient in
phrase
vertraut mit
[fɛɐ̯ˈtʁaʊt mɪt]
familiar with
phrase
erfahren in
[ɛrˈfaːʁən ɪn]
experienced in
phrase
zusammengearbeitet mit
[tsaˈzaməngəˌaɪ̯bɪt mɪt]
worked with
phrase
zuständig für
[ˈtsuːˌʃtɛndɪk fyːɐ]
responsible for
phrase
instand gehalten
[ɪnʃtant geˈhaltən]
maintained
verb
baute
[ˈbaʊ̯tə]
built
verb
entworfen
[ɛntˈvɔʁfən]
designed
verb
abgeliefert
[ˈapgəˌliːfɐt]
delivered
verb
koordinierte
[koːoʁdiˈniːʁtə]
coordinated
verb
optimiert
[ˈɔp.ti.miːʁt]
optimized
verb
gesteigert
[gəˈʃtaɪ̯gɐt]
increased
verb
umgesetzt
[ʊmgəˈzɛtst]
implemented
verb
erschuf
[ɛʁˈʃuːf]
created
verb
geleitet
[gəˈlaɪ̯tɛt]
managed
verb
Erfahrung in Teamarbeit
[ɛʁˈfaːʁʊŋ ʔɪn ˈteːmaʁˌbaɪt]
teamwork experience
phrase
Führungserfahrung
[ˈfyːʁʊŋsɛɐ̯faʁʊŋ]
leadership experience
noun
Erfahrung mit Fernarbeit
[ɛʁˈfaʊ̯ʁʊŋ mɪt fɛʁnˈaʁbaɪ̯t]
remote experience
phrase
Erfahrung als Freiberufler
[eˈfafʊŋ als ˈfʁaɪ̯bɛˌʁuːflɐ]
freelance experience
phrase
Berufserfahrung in Teilzeit
[bɛˈruːfʃəʁˌfaʁʊŋ ɪn ˈtaɪ̯lˌtsaɪ̯t]
part-time experience
phrase
Berufserfahrung in Vollzeit
[bɛˈruːfʃɛʁˌfaʁʊŋ ɪn ˈfɔlˌtsaɪt]
full-time experience
phrase
Lücke im Lebenslauf
[ˈlʏ.kə ɪm ˈleː.bən.slaʊ̯f]
employment gap
noun
über mich
[ˈyːbɐ mɪç]
about me
phrase
Abschnitt mit den Aufgaben
[ˈapʃnɪt mɪt deːn ˈaʊfgaːbən]
responsibilities section
phrase
erwünschte Qualifikationen
[ɛʁvʏnʃtə kvalifikɑt͡si̯oːnən]
preferred qualifications
phrase
Anforderungen
[ʔanˈfɔʁdɛʁʊŋən]
requirements
noun
Stellenbeschreibung
[ˈʃtɛlənbɛʃʁaɪ̯bʊŋ]
job description
noun
Stellenausschreibung
[ʃtɛlənˌaʊ̯ʃʁaɪ̯bʊŋ]
job posting
noun
persönliche Website
[pɛʁˈzøːnlɪçə ˈveɪ̯bzaɪ̯t]
personal website
phrase
LinkedIn-Profil
[lɪŋktˈɪn pʁoˈfiːl]
LinkedIn profile
noun
Empfehlung
[ɛmˈpfeːlʊŋ]
recommendation
noun
Arbeitszeugnis
[ˈaʁbaɪtsˌtsɔʏgnɪs]
reference
noun
Ehrenamtserfahrung
[ˈeːʁn̩ˌamt͡sɛʁˌfaʁʊŋ]
volunteer experience
phrase
Projekterfahrung
[pʁoˈjɛktɛʁfaʊ̯ʁʊŋ]
project experience
phrase
Branchenerfahrung
[ˈbʁanʧənɛʁˌfaʁʊŋ]
industry experience
noun
aktueller Arbeitgeber
[akˈt͡sʊlɛʁ aʁɪt͡sˈgeːbɐ]
current employer
phrase
früherer Arbeitgeber
[ˈfʁyːʁɐ ˈaʁbaɪ̯tgeːbɐ]
previous employer
phrase
einschlägige Erfahrung
[ˌaɪnʃleːgɪgə eˈfaʁʊŋ]
relevant experience
phrase
wichtigste Erfolge
[ˈvɪçtɪçstə ɛʁˈfɔlgə]
key achievements
noun
Errungenschaften
[ɛˈʁʊŋʃaftən]
accomplishments
noun
Aufgaben
[ˈaʊfˌgaːbən]
responsibilities
noun
Berufswunsch
[bəˈʁuːfsvʊnʃ]
career objective
phrase
Sprachkenntnisse
[ˈʃpʁaːxˌkɛntnɪsə]
language skills
noun
Softskills
[ˈsɔftˌskɪlz]
soft skills
phrase
technische Fähigkeiten
[ˈtɛçnɪʃə ˈfæːɪgkaɪ̯tən]
technical skills
phrase
Skillset
[ˈskɪlˌsɛt]
skill set
phrase
Qualifikation
[kva.li.fi.kaˈt͡si̯oːn]
qualification
noun
Zertifizierung
[tsɛʁtiˈfiːʁʊŋ]
certification
noun
Bildung
[ˈbɪl.dʊŋ]
education
noun
beruflicher Werdegang
[bəˈʁuːflɪçɐ ˈvɛʁdəgaŋ]
employment history
noun
berufliches Kurzprofil
[bəˈʁuːflɪçəs ˈkʊʁtspʁoˌfiːl]
professional summary
phrase
Profil
[pʁoˈfiːl]
profile
noun
Portfolio
[pɔʁfɛtˈliːo]
portfolio
noun
verbesserte
[fɛɐ̯ˈbɛsɐtə]
improved
verb
führte
[ˈfyːɐ̯tə]
led
verb
führen
guided
verb
Berufserfahrung
[bəˈʁuːfsɛɐˌfaːʁʊŋ]
work experience
noun
Zusammenfassung
[tsuˈzamənˌfasʊŋ]
summary
noun
verringert
[fɛɐˈʁɪŋɐt]
reduced
adjective
Urkunde
[ˈuːr.kʊn.də]
certificate
noun
unterstützte
[ˌʊntɐˈʃtʏtstə]
supported
verb
Rolle
[ˈʁɔlə]
role
noun
Praktikum
[ˈpʁaktikʊm]
internship
noun
Position
[poziˈtsjoːn]
job title
noun
Motivationsschreiben
[moˈtiːva.t͡si̯on̩sˌʃraɪ̯bən]
personal statement
phrase
Leistungen
[ˈlaɪstʊŋən]
achievements
noun
Lebenslauf
[ˈleːbənslaʊf]
CV
noun
entwickelt
[ɛntˈvɪkəlt]
developed
adjective
Bewerbung
[bəˈvɛʁbʊŋ]
application
noun
Antrag
[ˈantʁaːk]
application form
noun
Abschluss
[ˈapʃlʊs]
degree
noun
Motivationsschreiben
personal statement
phrase
machen
made
verb
geführt
led
verb
eingeführt
launched
verb
Berufsbezeichnung
job title
noun
Anweisung
instruction
noun
Lücke im Lebenslauf
employment gap
noun
Lebenslauf
CV
noun
Lebenslauf
curriculum vitae
noun
näherte sich
approached
verb
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