Dear friends,
nice to meet you again. I believe you all are doing great. It is known fact our life changes: sometimes for good, another time for bad. In any case we can take some positive aspect out of the story and win precious experience.
At this time let me share some situation happened to me last year. As I have mentioned in one my first post, I worked as technical support engineer with German for couple of years at Fujitsu. The job was engaging and stable (until certain moment). To put it simple, my position had been cut off. New job search process was triggered. Nowadays to find more or less decent job in IT, it might take between 3 – 6 months if not more. Fortunately I got a technical job with German at HCLTech.
The most important reason to write about it, is that 2 mails (CV application confirmation and rejection) were sent to my mailbox as a feedback. At this instant, one thought came to my mind: since the answers were in German, why not to put it as a basis for German learning? Please find corresponding mails in German and English versions below. I would also like to highlight few handy words and share few examples with you.
CV application confirmation – German
Hallo Danylo,
danke für dein Interesse an einer Mitarbeit bei Laserhub!
Wir haben deine Bewerbung erhalten und freuen uns sehr, dass du uns als potentiellen Arbeitgeber in Betracht ziehst und unser Team verstärken möchtest.
Wir werden deine Bewerbung schnellstmöglich prüfen und uns dann wieder mit dir in Verbindung setzen.
Infos zum weiteren Auswahlprozess, unserer Unternehmenskultur und den Benefits findest du auf unserer Karriereseite: https://laserhub.com/career/
Viele Grüße,
dein Laserhub Recruiting Team
CV application confirmation – English
Hello Danylo,
thank you for your interest in working at Laserhub.
We have received your application and are delighted that you are considering us as a potential employer and would like to reinforce our team.
We will review your application as soon as possible and then get in touch with you.
Information about further selection process, our corporate culture and benefits you can find on our careers page: https://laserhub.com/career/
Best regards
your Laserhub Recruiting Team
2 weeks later🙂
CV Rejection – German
Hallo Danylo,
danke für deine Bewerbung als Mitarbeiter im Customer Service (m/w/d) bei Laserhub. Wir schätzen es sehr, dass du uns als potentiellen Arbeitgeber in Betracht ziehst.
Nachdem wir deine bisherigen Erfahrungen und Kenntnisse eingehend gesichtet und geprüft haben, müssen wir dir leider mitteilen, dass wir deine Bewerbung in der engeren Auswahl nicht weiter berücksichtigen können.
Die Entscheidung wurde nicht leichtfertig getroffen, weshalb wir um Verständnis bitten.
Für deine berufliche Zukunft wünschen wir dir alles Gute und spannende, neue Herausforderungen.
Viele Grüße,
Annika
& dein Laserhub Recruiting Team
CV Rejection – English
Hello Danylo,
thank you for your application as as an employee in Customer Service (male/female/other) at Laserhub. We really appreciate that you are considering us as a potential employer.
After we have thoroughly reviewed and checked your previous experience and knowledge, we regret to inform you that we can’t further consider your application in the shortlist.
The decision wasn’t easily taken, that’s why we are asking you for your comprehension.
We wish you all the best for your professional future and new exciting challenges.
Best regards
Annika
& your Laserhub Recruiting Team
Examples with above-given word expressions
Die Bewerbung – the application
Ich habe meine Bewerbung letzte Woche an HR abgeschickt. – I sent my application to HR last week.
verstärken – to reinforce, to strengthen
Wir müssen unsere Zusammenarbeit zwischen allen Abteilungen verstärken. – We need to strengthen our cooperation between all departments.
sich mit jemandem in Verbindung setzen – to contact someone, to get in touch with someone
Setzen Sie sich bitte mit Ihrem Vorgesetzten in Verbindung. – Please contact your supervisor.
schätzen – to appreciate
Kunden schätzen guten Service und Zuverlässigkeit. – Customers appreciate good service and reliability.
Die Entscheidung treffen – to take the decision
Ich denke, ich sollte eine Entscheidung treffen. – I think I should take a decision.
um Verständnis bitten – to ask for understanding/comprehension
Ich bitte Sie um Verständnis für diese Vorsorgemaßnahmen. – I ask for your understanding for these precautionary measures.
At this point I would like to finish this post, my dear friends. Please read carefully both texts, learn new expressions and exercise them in your daily conversation.
Stay healthy and motivated. Macht es gut.
See also:
Few German language conversational topics
German Story: A train rolls to San Francisco
Learn German with newspapers and magazines
