Jul 6, 2011 18:21
12 yrs ago
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Norwegian term
United States
Your meaning, from your words and mine
Native in: English 
Works in: Norwegian to English, Danish to English, Swedish to English, and 2 more.
stillingsstørrelse
Norwegian to English
Bus/Financial
Human Resources
I have an example of "position size" already from an English language source, but it seems a bit odd to me. Is there a better alternative that would fit in a table cell, or have I just been gone too long from HR-speak?
Proposed translations
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| 3 +3 | Full-time equivalent (FTE) |
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| 4 | Position size / Job size / Position percentage / Job percentage |
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| 3 | position type |
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Proposed translations
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Full-time equivalent (FTE)
Full-time equivalent (FTE) is a way to measure a worker's involvement in a project, or a student's enrollment at an educational institution. An FTE of 1.0 means that the person is equivalent to a full-time worker, while an FTE of 0.5 signals that the worker is only half-time.
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position type
This might be suitable if you need a more generic term. Try searching for "position type" + "full-time" and "part-time".
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lingo_montreal
: But then you'd really need to write the entire phrase: "position type: part-time or full-time", and even that may not be specific enough.
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lingo_montreal
Native in English
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Native in: English 
Works in: Norwegian to English, French to English
Position size / Job size / Position percentage / Job percentage
Even if these terms might sound clumsy to some, I've heard them being thrown around in a human resources context, at least in North America. "FTE" may be used in Europe, but it is not a widely heard term in job markets around here. "Position type" could be misconstrued on its own or stand for various things (thus vague).
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Hege Jakobsen Lepri
: hmmm. At U of T they beg to differ, see https://utoronto.taleo.net/careersection/10041/jobdetail.ftl
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I understand your point. However, as a frequent user of various (Canadian) job search tools (for a variety of positions & in different sectors), I can tell you that FTE will not always be understood by the general public.
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