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By: hr bartender

hr bartender — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 18:23:07 +0000

I think it’s really interesting to read everyone’s take on job titles and the need to fully understand what a person actually does. If titles have so little face value, I wonder if we could dispense with them completely. Hmmm…maybe another post in the works…

By: Elias

Elias — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 20:17:16 +0000

As a recruiter, I have to be careful of titles. It is too easy for recruiters to skip over someone’s resume for a programming job, for example, if the candidate’s title was “Software Development Manager”. Maybe they only managed one other developer, and were still very hands-on.

So when you apply for a job, it’s important to make sure your title doesn’t get you ruled out on the initial screening of your resume. Sometimes it is as easy as making your title “Software Development Manager / Software Developer”, in my last example.

By: Lance Haun

Lance Haun — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 19:59:21 +0000

I think titles are important for some external customers but it always goes back to what a person does and what makes sense. My guidance has always been to think about the duties and nail those down. With those duties in mind, think about a time when you’ve interacted as a customer or client with a person with similar duties.

I always think about all of the “VP’s” I’ve talked to at big consulting firms and how its meaning can be diluted by gradual title shifts in certain industries. That’s an obvious downside to this approach though I do still think it is the best.

By: TheHRPrincess

TheHRPrincess — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 19:59:09 +0000

I think titles can be misleading…there’s no consistency! I know HR Managers at some companies who have much bigger jobs and manage more people than some HR Directors. I think fun titles are catchy, but maybe not always appropriate…depends on the business. I personally have never been big on titles.

I refer to myself as The HR Princess because many years ago I got a call from a corporate VP who asked me about the Plant GM I worked for, “Does he think that’s his little kingdom?!?” and I said, “Yes, he does, and i’m the HR Princess.” It certainly was well remembered. Those were the days of Camelot…LOL