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66 Onthejob Commerce/Office Match the jobs with the definitions. 1 a forwarding agent works in the office of an industrial company 2 an industrial clerk types emails and makes phone calls in an office 3 a bank clerk works in a warehouse and distributes goods 4 an office worker sells goods in a shop 5 a bookkeeper 1 works in a forwarding agency 6 a wholesaler trader sells goods to retail shops 7 a shop assistant works in a bank 8 a store logistics expert keeps the financial records of a company Job A forwarding agent must … • organise transport services for companies • choose and plan the right transport methods (rail, road, air, water) • choose and plan the transport routes • do some office work Forwarding agent Advantages • you get to know a lot of interesting people • you have a five-day-week • you have good wages • you have good chances of promotion Requirements A forwarding agent should … • have telephone skills • be good at geography • have a basic knowledge of English • have basic computer skills Disadvantages • you have to sit a lot • you have to phone a lot • the truck drivers can be difficult • you have to deal with stress Additional subjects at school • specialised exercises commerce-office • bookkeeping • business administra- tion and applied informatics • word processing Apprenticeships • bank clerk • bookkeeper • forwarding agent • industrial clerk • office assistant (office worker) • retail trader (shop assistant) • store logistics expert • wholesale trader 1 Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv