How to Say ‘I have worked in marketing and sales.’ in Japanese
マーケティングと営業の仕事をしてきました。
maaketeingu to eigyou no shigoto o shi te ki mashi ta
[maa-keh-tee-ngoo toh eh-gyoh noh shee-goh-toh oh shee teh kee mah-shee tah]
💬 Usage Tip: [してきました] is a very common way to talk about accumulated experience: [have worked/have been doing]. It often sounds more natural in interviews or networking than a simple past form.
Phrase Breakdown
マーケティング
maaketeingu
[maa-keh-tee-ngoo]
marketing
The business activity of promoting products, understanding customers, and developing strategies.
マーケティングの経験もあります。
I also have experience in marketing.
と営業
to eigyou
and sales
営業 means sales or business development; と connects the two fields.
営業とマーケティングを担当しました。
I was in charge of sales and marketing.
Words in this phrase
と
to
[toh]
and
A particle connecting nouns in a list.
マーケティングと営業の両方に興味があります。
I am interested in both marketing and sales.
営業
eigyou
[eh-gyoh]
sales
Work focused on selling and maintaining customer relationships.
営業の経験は強みになります。
Sales experience becomes a strength.
の仕事
no shigoto
work; job in
の仕事 links the field to the kind of work being talked about.
営業の仕事をしています。
I work in sales.
Words in this phrase
の
no
[noh]
of
A particle linking one noun to another.
営業の仕事はやりがいがあります。
Sales work is rewarding.
仕事
shigoto
[shee-goh-toh]
work; job
A general noun for work or occupation.
仕事を通して多くの人と出会いました。
Through work, I met many people.
をしてきました
o shi te ki mashi ta
have been doing; have worked in
Indicates experience accumulated up to the present.
この仕事をしてきました。
I have worked in this job.
Words in this phrase
を
o
[oh]
object marker
Marks the thing being acted on by the verb.
新しい仕事を始めました。
I started a new job.
し
shi
[shee]
do
Verb stem from する, meaning 'to do'.
営業をしながら学びました。
I learned while doing sales.
て
te
[teh]
and; -ing
The て-form used to connect parts of a verb phrase.
経験して成長しました。
I gained experience and grew.
き
ki
[kee]
have been; came
In 〜てきました, it shows continuing experience up to the present.
この分野で働いてきました。
I have worked in this field.
まし
mashi
[mah-shee]
polite verb ending part
Part of polite verb forms used in formal speech.
丁寧に話しまし た。
I spoke politely.
た
ta
[tah]
past ending
The final part of a polite past-tense verb.
参加しまし た。
I participated.
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