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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Business & Finance
Client compliance
Hello, I'm working on a job application covering note and I'm really struggling with one particular phrase. Here's the full sentence:
"I possess strong analytical and investigative skills as demonstrated by successfully constructing complex database searches or analysing client’s compliance with FCA regulations."
Should it be
client's compliance,
client compliance or
a client's compliance?
The last one sounds a bit weird for me as it seems to take away the weight from the term 'client' and makes it sound random. On the other hand, 'client' is a singular countable noun, so under all rules I can recall, it needs to have an article. As this is the first time I'm mentioning any client in the note (and I don't expect the reader to know anything about it) I'm pretty sure using 'the' as an article would not be correct.
Not sure sure if it matters but it is a corporate client, i.e. a business not an individual.
Please let me now if you have any ideas on how to approach this.
"I possess strong analytical and investigative skills as demonstrated by successfully constructing complex database searches or analysing client’s compliance with FCA regulations."
Should it be
client's compliance,
client compliance or
a client's compliance?
The last one sounds a bit weird for me as it seems to take away the weight from the term 'client' and makes it sound random. On the other hand, 'client' is a singular countable noun, so under all rules I can recall, it needs to have an article. As this is the first time I'm mentioning any client in the note (and I don't expect the reader to know anything about it) I'm pretty sure using 'the' as an article would not be correct.
Not sure sure if it matters but it is a corporate client, i.e. a business not an individual.
Please let me now if you have any ideas on how to approach this.
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I suggest this.
eg "I possess strong analytical and investigative skills as demonstrated by successfully constructing complex database searches and by analysing client compliance with FCA regulations."
eg "I possess strong analytical and investigative skills as demonstrated by successfully constructing complex database searches and by analysing client compliance with FCA regulations."
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Thanks Clive. Would you mind explaining why not 'client's compliance'?
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When you say client compliance, you are using the noun 'client' as an adjective.. You are talking about the compliance of clients in general, ie all clients.
When you say a client's compliance, you are using the word as a noun, so you need an article.
a client's compliance is correct English, but it sounds like you just worked with one client.
Cli
When you say a client's compliance, you are using the word as a noun, so you need an article.
a client's compliance is correct English, but it sounds like you just worked with one client.
Cli
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