"Sein/Ihr Verhalten gegenüber Vorgesetzten, Kollegen und Kunden war stets vorbildlich"
Category: Behavior
Meaning
Conduct: good. 'Always exemplary' without an additional 'very' yields grade 2 (cf. ZC-V-002). All three key reference groups (superiors, colleagues, customers) are named in conventional order -- no omission signal.
A nearby wording to compare
Compare this with "Sein/Ihr Verhalten zu Vorgesetzten, Mitarbeitern, Arbeitskollegen und Kunden war stets sehr vorbildlich", assessed as Swiss grade 1 rather than 2. The change in wording illustrates why modifiers and sentence structure matter.
"Sein/Ihr Verhalten zu Vorgesetzten, Mitarbeitern, Arbeitskollegen und Kunden war stets sehr vorbildlich"Variants
- "Das Verhalten zu Vorgesetzten, Kollegen und Kunden war jederzeit vorbildlich"
Sources
- IHK Regensburg Merkblatt Arbeitszeugnis
- IHK Schwaben Merkblatt Arbeitszeugnis
Swiss employment-reference context
Swiss guidance says a full work reference should clearly cover duties, performance, and behavior, and that ambiguous coded messages are not permitted. The decoder explains common interpretations but cannot determine whether a specific reference is legally valid.
Read SECO's official work-reference FAQNote
The order of reference groups is correct (superiors first); see structural rule ZC-RULE-002.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does "Sein/Ihr Verhalten gegenüber Vorgesetzten, Kollegen und Kunden war stets vorbildlich" mean in a work reference? +
Conduct: good. 'Always exemplary' without an additional 'very' yields grade 2 (cf. ZC-V-002). All three key reference groups (superiors, colleagues, customers) are named in conventional order -- no omission signal.
What grade does "Sein/Ihr Verhalten gegenüber Vorgesetzten, Kollegen und Kunden war stets vorbildlich" correspond to in Switzerland? +
In Switzerland, this phrase corresponds to grade 2 (good). In Germany, it corresponds to grade 2 (good).
What does "Das Verhalten zu Vorgesetzten, Kollegen und Kunden war jederzeit vorbildlich" mean in a work reference? +
Conduct: good. 'Always exemplary' without an additional 'very' yields grade 2 (cf. ZC-V-002). All three key reference groups (superiors, colleagues, customers) are named in conventional order -- no omission signal.