Translating a resume / CV

I am trying to translate my resume from English to German, but am not quite sure whether or not name of companies, departments etc. should be translated. For example does French Embassy become Franzoesisch Botschaft? and how does one say Human Resources as well as Treasurer/Treasury Department? (I should have gone to language school a bit longer).

Only translate what makes sense. I would translate the embassy thing but probably not companies or departments but you can. Just make sure everything makes sense and is understandable.

HR = Personalabteilung
Treasury Dept = something like "Konzernfinanzwesen" but it can be company specific, so different companies call this department different things. In general it is part of the "Finanzabteilung".

edit: btw, it would either be Der Französische Botschaft or Französischer Botschaft. or even Der Botschaft der Republik Frankreich

Thanks OG. In the company where i worked in Human Resources, the Personnel Department was a sub-section of the greater HR department and my functions had nothing really to do with Personnel matters. Is there a way to say HR without implying Personnel?

I am trying to keep the language consistent, so would english terms such as Market Researcher and Marketing Representative be widely acceptable?

so what did your bit actually do? IMO HR directly implies matters relating to 'humans in the organisation' (i.e. personnel). I guess you could describe it as some sort of administration (Administration oder Verwaltung?)

Sorry to be a grammar Nazi, but it's die französische Botschaft or französische Botschaft.
AFAIK, all words ending in -schaft are feminine. Also I don't think you capitalise adjectives for countries in German. Hopefully Word's spelling and grammar check will pick this up.

you are right, my mistake. was on another planet for a moment there.

OG was in the dative case, I think

Hi,

it's die französische Botschaft (fem.).

My bit was concerned with matters such as liaising with retirement plan providers for the executive, etc. I am trying not to convey that i am versed in personnel matters, since i am not.

either that or in a case of beer or something.

Yeah, -schaft is always feminine. I would capitalize the adjective in this case as well as the Französiche belongs to the Botschaft as a combined name and not so much as a descriptive adjective.

yes, yes, yes, we've established that I'm an idiot, half asleep or that i was just suffering from drinking a dative case of beer. Can we move on now please?

by the way OG, its die Französische Botschaft, thicky

Treasury, you can keep Treasury. I would keep all the job titles and department names in English. Konzernfinanzwesen is a very poor translation of Treasury imo. Generally, Germans use English words for most professional things.

Just asked my colleague (old German man), and he also says to capitalise the adjective as it's part of a title (i.e. Französische Botschaft). Had a quick look in Duden and found following:

der Deutsch-Französische Krieg (1870/71) [aber ein deutsch-französischer Krieg (irgendeiner)]

Hope this helps

But it's der Schaft if it's a pole, a bootleg, a loom (oar), a shaft or a shank (and many others).