02-10-2006, 08:15 PM
I'm saying, as someone who has counseled more people about job changes in a day, than most people make changes in their entire LIVES, titles mean nothing.
When you leave it at "Business Solutions" then it says the person is a member of a biz solutions team or is a problem solver.
If you need something slightly more descriptive, add "Specialist" or similar addition to serve as your descriptor.
Manager/Director/Vice President of.... none of these are helpful in making clear that the person is the one creating the answer to their problem.
And again, if you are a small company, the fact that you are in the door is all the "clout" you need. I've been dealing with the top 100 companies for a decade and a half.
My card says Executive Search Consultant - and nothing more. I'm not "Robert Half" or Bearing Point or IBM Global Services. If I were ... then my title would probably say "Systems Staffing Consultant" or similar.
What I can do says far more than what a piece of paper says I can do. You defeat your own purpose if someone finds out that the "whatever MANAGER" is also the "whatever only employee for that task."
You lose credibility you can never regain.
When you leave it at "Business Solutions" then it says the person is a member of a biz solutions team or is a problem solver.
If you need something slightly more descriptive, add "Specialist" or similar addition to serve as your descriptor.
Manager/Director/Vice President of.... none of these are helpful in making clear that the person is the one creating the answer to their problem.
And again, if you are a small company, the fact that you are in the door is all the "clout" you need. I've been dealing with the top 100 companies for a decade and a half.
My card says Executive Search Consultant - and nothing more. I'm not "Robert Half" or Bearing Point or IBM Global Services. If I were ... then my title would probably say "Systems Staffing Consultant" or similar.
What I can do says far more than what a piece of paper says I can do. You defeat your own purpose if someone finds out that the "whatever MANAGER" is also the "whatever only employee for that task."
You lose credibility you can never regain.