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仕事をする上で大事にしていることはなんですか？

English translation: Which thing(s) do you value in your work?

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Japanese term or phrase:仕事をする上で大事にしていることはなんですか？
English translation:Which thing(s) do you value in your work?
Entered by: marchan

14:00 Apr 1, 2010
Japanese to English translations [Non-PRO]
Other / job interview
Japanese term or phrase: 仕事をする上で大事にしていることはなんですか？
When interviewing someone for a job, I'd like to ask this question to an interviewee. How do you translate this into English? Can someone help me with this? Thank you.
marchan
Local time: 20:05
Which thing(s) do you value in your work?
Explanation:
My suggestions:

Which thing(s) do you value in your work?
or
Which thing(s) do you value when working on something?
or
Which thing(s) according to you is/are important in your work?
or
While working on something, which thing(s) according to you is/are important?
Selected response from:

Varsha Pendse-Joshi
United States
Grading comment
Thank you very much!!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +2Which thing(s) do you value in your work?
Varsha Pendse-Joshi
4What do you feel is the most important thing in how you do your work?
Tina Wooden
4What is important when you do your job?
Y. K.
3 -1Beside working, what is also important for you?
Gertraud K.


  

Answers


17 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Which thing(s) do you value in your work?


Explanation:
My suggestions:

Which thing(s) do you value in your work?
or
Which thing(s) do you value when working on something?
or
Which thing(s) according to you is/are important in your work?
or
While working on something, which thing(s) according to you is/are important?


Varsha Pendse-Joshi
United States
Native speaker of: Native in MarathiMarathi, Native in EnglishEnglish
Grading comment
Thank you very much!!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Chizuru Kaye (X)
40 mins
  -> Thank you!
agree  Katsushi Saito: I couldn't agree more.
47 mins
  -> Thank you!
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38 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): -1
Beside working, what is also important for you?


Explanation:
That's how I understand it.

Gertraud K.
Japan
Local time: 20:05
Native speaker of: German

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Tina Wooden: 上で means "with regards to" work.
41 mins
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
What do you feel is the most important thing in how you do your work?


Explanation:
This is how I would phrase it -- not just "important in your work" but "how you do your work".
私ならこう表現します。　ただ「仕事で何が大事か」ではなく、
「仕事のやりかたで」で何を尊重するか、という意味合いがあります。

Tina Wooden
United States
Local time: 07:05
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in JapaneseJapanese
PRO pts in category: 19
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you!

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11 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
What is important when you do your job?


Explanation:
This is just another idea.

Y. K.
Local time: 21:05
Native speaker of: Native in JapaneseJapanese
PRO pts in category: 12
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you!

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