Comments on: Job Titles (Part Two) http://www.hrbartender.com/2009/recruiting/job-titles-part-two/ HR RESPONSIBLY Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:58:06 +0000 hourly 1 By: Lisa Pinkard http://www.hrbartender.com/2009/recruiting/job-titles-part-two/comment-page-1/#comment-1444 Lisa Pinkard Mon, 14 Sep 2009 19:25:17 +0000 http://www.hrbartender.com/?p=2327#comment-1444 Im a VP and could care less about titles. Call me the janitor, just pay me what I am worth. Our company's philosphy is "leave your ego's at the door".... Everyone's roll is important, regardless of what is on your business card. I wish our business community would start to get real and stop taking themselves so seriously! :) Just my 2 cents... thanks for listening... now carry on :) Im a VP and could care less about titles. Call me the janitor, just pay me what I am worth. Our company’s philosphy is “leave your ego’s at the door”…. Everyone’s roll is important, regardless of what is on your business card. I wish our business community would start to get real and stop taking themselves so seriously! :) Just my 2 cents… thanks for listening… now carry on :)

]]> By: ReviewSNAP http://www.hrbartender.com/2009/recruiting/job-titles-part-two/comment-page-1/#comment-1443 ReviewSNAP Mon, 14 Sep 2009 18:06:45 +0000 http://www.hrbartender.com/?p=2327#comment-1443 People should have to earn their title and it should represent their expertise and quality of work. Unfortunately that's not the case and you can't make any assumptions based on their title, so I think comparing it to the DDS is a good analogy. People should have to earn their title and it should represent their expertise and quality of work. Unfortunately that’s not the case and you can’t make any assumptions based on their title, so I think comparing it to the DDS is a good analogy.

]]> By: Lisa Rosendahl http://www.hrbartender.com/2009/recruiting/job-titles-part-two/comment-page-1/#comment-1419 Lisa Rosendahl Fri, 11 Sep 2009 00:40:44 +0000 http://www.hrbartender.com/?p=2327#comment-1419 Maybe after years of being saluted for my title in the military (which always made me slightly uncomfortable), I tend to have an uneasy relationship with titles. Introducing myself to employees - I tell them I work in HR - and don't introduce myself as the HR Officer. Why? Because frankly my ego is fine without a title and really, like you said so well, what value does it add. Sometimes titles can great a divide between people and that's the last thing I want to do. Nice post :) Maybe after years of being saluted for my title in the military (which always made me slightly uncomfortable), I tend to have an uneasy relationship with titles. Introducing myself to employees – I tell them I work in HR – and don’t introduce myself as the HR Officer. Why? Because frankly my ego is fine without a title and really, like you said so well, what value does it add. Sometimes titles can great a divide between people and that’s the last thing I want to do. Nice post :)

]]> By: tlcolson http://www.hrbartender.com/2009/recruiting/job-titles-part-two/comment-page-1/#comment-1418 tlcolson Thu, 10 Sep 2009 20:23:41 +0000 http://www.hrbartender.com/?p=2327#comment-1418 As a weekly collector of new titles/hats/responsibilities in a growing company, I agree. My title is a placeholder, it does not in any way convey the competency of anyone in my organization, or even whether the title remotely conveys the employees actual job. I like the DDS analogy - and agree that the doorstop book makes me a little sad. As a weekly collector of new titles/hats/responsibilities in a growing company, I agree. My title is a placeholder, it does not in any way convey the competency of anyone in my organization, or even whether the title remotely conveys the employees actual job.

I like the DDS analogy – and agree that the doorstop book makes me a little sad.

]]> By: adowling http://www.hrbartender.com/2009/recruiting/job-titles-part-two/comment-page-1/#comment-1416 adowling Thu, 10 Sep 2009 13:39:00 +0000 http://www.hrbartender.com/?p=2327#comment-1416 As a book lover, the analogy of the book used a door stop made my little heart ache for a moment. DDC is an excellent analogy for job titles; outdated. Inflated titles and underflated titles are why people should list their accomplishments on their resume. I can tell you all day long that I'm the HR Administrator but if you dont know what I accomplished during my tenure at my XYZ Company, that's going to mean squat. As a book lover, the analogy of the book used a door stop made my little heart ache for a moment. DDC is an excellent analogy for job titles; outdated.
Inflated titles and underflated titles are why people should list their accomplishments on their resume. I can tell you all day long that I’m the HR Administrator but if you dont know what I accomplished during my tenure at my XYZ Company, that’s going to mean squat.

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