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I want to ask about a article before a position of job, because I have problem for using it. My sentence looks that:

My position was the/a/an/none e-shop back-end and front-end software developer.

Best Answer

There's not actually a single answer to this... it depends on the company structure, which you haven't included in your question, but that's ok.

Here's your sentence:

My position was _____ e-shop back-end and front-end software developer.

If you were the only person at that company with that job title, the correct article is "the".

My position was the e-shop back-end and front-end software developer.

Now, if you were one of two or more people with this position, then you would use the indefinite article. Here, the choice is between "a" and "an". The rule is

  • Use "a" when proceeding a consonant sound
  • Use "an" when proceeding a vowel sound

In your case, e-shop is a vowel sound, so you'd go with "an".

My position was an e-shop back-end and front-end software developer.

You can use neither article, though, if you wish. Because this position is sort of your "title", you could certainly opt to exclude them.

My position was e-shop back-end and front-end software developer.

If it helps, you can imagine "e-shop back-end and front-end software developer" is in quotes but don't include the quotes on your resume/CV.


As an added note, in the versions with articles, you don't necessarily need the word "position":

I was the/an e-shop back-end and front-end software developer.

This version is perfectly fine and (to my ears) sounds slightly better.

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