Who are these people? What do they do for a living? Are they busy 40 hours a week?

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 and 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.

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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. He works for an off Wall Street three-person firm.

I am sure there are thirteen-year-old millionaires somewhere trading cryptos from their bedroom. Not sure what their title is, and not sure they even need one.

How about a Fortune 500 company? Let’s say you are Sr. Director of Organizational Development. You have an office and administrative assistant. You pick up the phone and call a Group VP who runs a $4 billion operation. You ask for a meeting. You probably get it. So yes, your JT gives you sway and leverage.

Same Fortune 500 operation in the same corporate HR department. You call the same Group VP about some staffing issues are working on. This time your job title is Corporate Staffing Manager. Lukewarm reception – VP will get back to you. She has a tricky schedule over the next month.
When our Group VP hands up the phone, she wonders why she would take a meeting with someone so far down in the pecking order. See how it works? The Corporate Staffing Manager may have the same MBA but is perceived to be too low on the totem pole to get any traction. It happens.

So yes, we have two sides to the coin. Easy to understand job titles that accurately reflect one’s responsibilities. And others that lack oomph when dealing with others?

What has been your experience? Do you think a job title makes a difference?