Corporate Jargon Jamboree

[Tom Zurinskas]

I hear the word "overreach" a lot lately.  I don't recall ever hearing it used much before.

Tom Zurinskas, Conn 20 yrs, then Tenn 3, NJ 33, now FL 9.
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> "Onboarding" is new to me, but I assume it refers to the process of adding
> new customers to the compliance (ie, KYC) process.
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> "Remediation" is a complete mystery to me in this context. All I can think
> of is a process of moving existing customers to a new team. The word has
> been used in technology circles to refer to shifting existing data to a new
> system, but this seems a broader use, referring to people (or to a process
> which includes the actions of people), and not just technology.
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> DanG
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> > From: American Dialect Society [mailto:ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU] On Behalf
> > Of Martin Kaminer
> > Sent: Friday, March 11, 2011 12:21 PM
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> > Subject: Corporate Jargon Jamboree
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> > Sorry for not parsing out individual terms, phrases, etc., I felt the
> > whole
> > was more remarkable (astounding really) than any of the parts. Just so
> > much
> > here, none of it yielding easily to comprehension.
> >
> > TX
> >
> > MK
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> > ------------ Forwarded message ------------
> > From: *Keith Bogen SPHR*
> > Date: Mar 8, 2011
> > Subject: [newjerseynetworkers] Remediation Manager in NYC
> > To: Keith Bogen SPHR
> >
> > CIG Executive Staffing is working with a prestigious Company located in
> > NY
> > for *Remediation Manager* for a Full time Job.
> >
> > * *
> >
> > *Resource Type *Permanent
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> >
> >
> > *Functional Job Title* AMERICAS Remediation Manager - KYC Utility
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> >
> > *Location* New York
> >
> > BA/BSc
> >
> >
> >
> > *Overview*
> >
> > * Overview of the business area
> >
> > * Current/future projects
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> > * Broad objectives of the role
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> >
> >
> > Project provides a single, global onboarding and account maintenance
> > service
> > that uses service company operating principles and a consistent service
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> > diligence,
> > and process excellence and standardisation across each onboarding
> > function
> > from one integrated global team. We support more than 40 sites, from
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