职称的英文是 job title,有时在明确情境下可以简称为 title。职称指的是职务的名称,通常出现在企业名片上,如总经理、公关、行政助理等。不同公司对职称的命名各有特色,有些公司甚至会发挥创意,例如 Subway 的 Sandwich Artist(三明治艺术家)或 Software Ninja(软件忍者)来代表软件工程师。研究显示,这种创意命名方式有助于激励员工。
A: What’s your job title?
A: 你的职称是什么?
B: It’s Content Marketing Manager.
B: 是内容营销经理。
The official title of the job is Industrial Designer.
这个工作的正式职称是工业设计师。
Her official title is Project Manager.
她的正式职称是企划经理。
需要注意的是,提到职称时通常不需要加冠词(a/an/the)。
以错误的职称发布职位信息可能会影响招聘效率。
职位的英文通常用 position 或 post 表示。如果是政府单位的职位或官职,则常用 office。
1️⃣ position/post
在民营企业中,职位常用 position 表示,job position 也可以。post 是 position 的同义词。以下例句中,position 和 post 可以互换,这里以 position 为例:
What’s your position at the company?
你在公司的职位是什么?
What are you looking for in a new position?
你想在新职位中寻找什么?
You can find our vacant positions on our official website.
你可以在我们的官方网站上找到职位空缺。
Requirements for that position include a bachelor’s degree and at least three years of work experience.
该职位要求包括大学学历和至少三年工作经验。
以下是一些与 position 或 post 搭配的动词:
The position has been filled, so I have to seek other opportunities.
该职位已有人选,我必须寻找其他机会。
She is considering applying for the position of Assistant Accountant at my company.
她正在考虑申请我公司的会计助理职位。
Sarah will take up the position as HR manager next month.
Sarah 下个月将担任人力资源经理。
He decided to resign from his position as vice president and start his own business.
他决定辞去副总经理职位,开始自己的事业。
My dad has held the position of product manager for 20 years.
我父亲已担任产品经理一职二十年。
表示高阶职位可用 senior position,初阶职位则用 junior position。
Tim finally got promoted to a senior position last month.
Tim 上个月终于晋升到高阶职位。
Moving from a junior position to a more senior position takes time.
从初阶职位晋升到高阶职位需要时间。
2️⃣ office
office 除了指办公室,还可表示政府职位或官职,如总统、立法委员、市长等。office 和 position 的动词搭配相似,以下例句供参考:
The candidate won the election and will take office next year.
这位候选人赢得了选举,明年将就职。
How long has the president been in office?
这位总统任职多久了?
The former mayor has decided to run for office again.
这位前市长决定再次参选。
He has held office as Prime Minister for four years.
他已担任首相四年。
Mr. Smith has held various offices during his time in government.
Smith 先生在政府任职期间担任过多个职位。
office 通常用单数,但在某些情况下可用复数形式 offices。
in office 和 out of office 分别表示执政和在野。
The Democratic Party has been in office / out of office for almost eight years.
民主党执政/在野已近八年。
