Comments on: Is Your Job Title Important? http://MarkFreedman.com/index.php/2007/09/07/is-your-job-title-important/ Productivity through technology, and other related topics. Also the home of Mark Freedman Consulting, a division of LorMarSoft, LLC. Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:13:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Mark K http://MarkFreedman.com/index.php/2007/09/07/is-your-job-title-important/comment-page-1/#comment-203 Mark K Sat, 02 Feb 2008 13:31:45 +0000 http://MarkFreedman.com/index.php/2007/09/07/is-your-job-title-important/#comment-203 As Einstein once said - all relative. To piggyback on that - a job title is relative. Each and every one of us most likely thinks a job title is made up of its own unique molecular structure. For example, according to the blog, - outside looking in (i.e. HR / loan app/ what people think / etc...) According to me - inside looking out (i.e. motivation / self accomplishment.) A job title to me - a career barometer that measures accomplishment which is the catalyst to my motivation. I have always lived with the motto that cream rises to the top. It has motivationally driven me to this day. In the simplest from of definition - job title is the quantifiable checkpoint in a vocational journey. And to my dismay: As I was driving home one evening I had divine vision into the reality of the work world; My rose colored glasses had been removed if you will. Dissidence in my own proverb - A) In the business sector, much like the political sector, cronyism floats to the top. B) In order to become a major player, one must there from company inoculation. (e.g. major players , almost always, have very deep roots in the company.) As Einstein once said – all relative. To piggyback on that – a job title is relative. Each and every one of us most likely thinks a job title is made up of its own unique molecular structure. For example, according to the blog, – outside looking in (i.e. HR / loan app/ what people think / etc…) According to me – inside looking out (i.e. motivation / self accomplishment.)

A job title to me – a career barometer that measures accomplishment which is the catalyst to my motivation. I have always lived with the motto that cream rises to the top. It has motivationally driven me to this day. In the simplest from of definition – job title is the quantifiable checkpoint in a vocational journey.

And to my dismay: As I was driving home one evening I had divine vision into the reality of the work world; My rose colored glasses had been removed if you will. Dissidence in my own proverb –
A) In the business sector, much like the political sector, cronyism floats to the top.
B) In order to become a major player, one must there from company inoculation. (e.g. major players , almost always, have very deep roots in the company.)

]]> By: Amy B http://MarkFreedman.com/index.php/2007/09/07/is-your-job-title-important/comment-page-1/#comment-104 Amy B Thu, 20 Sep 2007 19:09:40 +0000 http://MarkFreedman.com/index.php/2007/09/07/is-your-job-title-important/#comment-104 Technically, I'm a Business Analyst through and through. But my corporate title is "Surveillance Technical Analyst", which renders the image of men in black hiding in the shadows and watching your every move. I've had to get creative on the resume so that I don't get ruled out for BA jobs by someone who's looking at title only. But even the obvious may not be so obvious. Recruiters, do not differentiate between Business Analysts and Business Systems Analysts and Systems Analysts, and they continue to believe that they are interchangeable (thus, I haven't yet been sent on an interview for a job I'm actually qualified for). Technically, I’m a Business Analyst through and through. But my corporate title is “Surveillance Technical Analyst”, which renders the image of men in black hiding in the shadows and watching your every move. I’ve had to get creative on the resume so that I don’t get ruled out for BA jobs by someone who’s looking at title only.

But even the obvious may not be so obvious. Recruiters, do not differentiate between Business Analysts and Business Systems Analysts and Systems Analysts, and they continue to believe that they are interchangeable (thus, I haven’t yet been sent on an interview for a job I’m actually qualified for).

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