for all us unemployed ppl: CV resume thingy thread

[Frieda]

what's the difference between a client and a customer? in UK english?

thank you

[brightpearl]

I think one serves a client through providing a service (consulting, design, medical advice, etc), but one provides a product to a customer (retail sales). There are grey areas/overlap.

[Frieda]

cool, thank you

so when i speak of people that i deliver IT-services to (implementing applications, etc), those should be referred to as clients?

right?

[brightpearl]

I would say they're a client unless you are also providing something like software, in which case I would say customer even if you're also training them to use it. Keep in mind that I'm American, however. As far as I know there's no difference across the pond with those particular words, but....

Ask Craig, maybe?

[Frieda]

oh poop.. haha


here in the NLs only lawyers and psychiatrists or psychiatric therapists have clients.. the rest are customers.. much easier!

[Frieda]

and how do you call the company that gives you an assignment when you're needed as consultant?


someone translated it as "initiator" but that looks kind of weird..

[madasacutsnake]

They could be a client as well. What context are you using it in?

[Frieda]

i'm describing my previous job--

point-of-contact between customer/client and IT suppliers to guide them through the IT-change process.

[brightpearl]

^Yeah, probably "client". Now that I think about it, there's something about the duration of the job involved, too. If it's a longstanding business relationship where you provide some kind of service multiple times, you're likely to say you have "clients".

[madasacutsnake]

Client in that context.

[Frieda]

thank youuuuuu !!!!

[Dorkahontas]

Originally Posted by Frieda

and how do you call the company that gives you an assignment when you're needed as consultant?


someone translated it as "initiator" but that looks kind of weird..

are you saying this company matched you as a consultant to another company's need? agency, maybe?

[trisherina]

You could always call them consumers or users, or possibly end-users if I am getting the context correct.

[lukkucairi]

Originally Posted by Frieda

and how do you call the company that gives you an assignment when you're needed as consultant?


someone translated it as "initiator" but that looks kind of weird..

another vote for "client."

I'm a contractor. when I'm employed, I have "clients," and I subcontract out to "vendors."

"vendors" includes graphic designers and photographers.

[zenbabe]

client.

A customer stands in line at the store to buy something.