Do Job Titles Matter?
The Answer Is Yes No
After several decades in Human Resouces, I have read thousands of resumes. That means countless first interviews. I have also helped hundreds of people find the door.
I wonder if job titles matter that much anymore.
File some paperwork, hire a registered agent, and you are the CEO!
Dial in your customer relations skills and you are a Personal Banker.
Cut 21 lawns this week, and you are a Landscaper. Take charge of an ad agency, and you are now Creative Director.
You get the idea.
I received a call for a position I was working on. The fellow expressed interest in the Financial Analyst position I had on the books. We chatted, it went well. I asked for a resume. Pretty routine.
I opened the email he sent me later in the day. His current job title, Sr. Vice President — Investment Operations. Reading further, I learned he was two years out of university.
What accounts for such a meteoric rise? You know the answer, I won’t go there. However, the title conjures a feeling, an air that the guy is a big bopper…
