What’s your official job title?
It’s your
professional ID and a badge if authority
The
awareness of one’s job title will help your evaluate employment opportunities
and career progress. Career transition experts explain why it’s sometimes
necessary to change your official job title when applying for a new job:
Be sure
your job title describes your role
The
official title of a lady responsible for managing the company’s overseas
operations and saving them millions of dollars in potential legal costs was
‘’Sales Support”. On her resume, the career transition expert changed it to
‘’General Manager’’, as this was more accurate title for her role.
If you
managed, you’re manager
If you’re
looking to set up to management role, it’s important to stress and experience
you already have in managing, recruiting, training or motivating others. If you
did this outside of work, as a volunteer or in community activities, it’s still
relevant experience. But only use the title’’manager’’ if it accurately
describes what you have done.
Too niche
or too broad?
A general
job title such as ‘’Marketing Manger’’ does not make it clear what types of
activities you were involved in. If you’re looking to move to larger company or
more specialized your role, focus on your experience in specific areas such as
market research, social media, database or CRM. On the other hand, if you’re
joining a small company or start-up, you’ll need to do the opposite.
An upgrade
in job title may or may not bring an automatic increase in compensation, or in the
potential for future increases.
An
inappropriate job title does not only undermine your standing,both inside and
out side your company but also hinders your pursuit for future growth and
career opportunities.
Career Tips
A job title
should accurately describe what you have done.
An upgrade
in job title may or may not bring a pay rise
Ensure HR
records reflect the change in your title
No comments:
Post a Comment