{"id":2085,"date":"2016-05-18T05:00:10","date_gmt":"2016-05-18T10:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bullseyerecruiting.net\/?p=2085"},"modified":"2023-10-05T11:51:33","modified_gmt":"2023-10-05T17:51:33","slug":"does-a-job-title-help-or-hurt-your-career","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bullseyerecruiting.net\/does-a-job-title-help-or-hurt-your-career\/","title":{"rendered":"Does a Job Title HELP or HURT Your Career?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\tThis could quite possibly be one of the toughest questions to answer in recruiting today.\u00a0 The reason it is such a tough question is because it is a double-edged sword.\u00a0 Everyone wants to be promoted.\u00a0 Everyone wants to advance their career.\u00a0 Almost everyone wants a bigger title.\u00a0 A bigger title typically means more pay.\u00a0 Once you have it though, is it actually helping you or hindering you?<\/p>\n

One of the most popular posts on Bulls Eye Recruiting today talks about the job titles in the US and abroad<\/a>.\u00a0 In the United States, titles are tossed around like a bull rider riding a bull.\u00a0 Truthfully, a Director, a VP, an Account Executive, a Business Development Representative may be all doing the EXACT SAME JOB!\u00a0 It is quite ridiculous actually.\u00a0 Companies give job titles to candidates to make them want to STAY at their company.\u00a0 Is it prestige?\u00a0 Do employees get a sense that they are building their career?\u00a0 I don\u2019t know.\u00a0 It is just crazy though.<\/p>\n

I laugh at this topic because you can call me whatever the hell you want.\u00a0 I have been called President, thought leader, resume writer, chief bullshit officer and many other things I don\u2019t want to list here.\u00a0 Truthfully, I am one thing.\u00a0 I am a recruiter<\/a>.\u00a0 You, too, are something.<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s break it down.<\/p>\n

Are you a sales guy?\u00a0 Are you an engineer? Are you a doctor?\u00a0 Are you a lawyer?\u00a0 Are you one of those JAVA or Coding peeps? (which by the way, I have no idea what in the hell you do)\u00a0 Yes, you too are something.\u00a0 You may have advanced your career, but on a high level you still do some of the same things you did when you started your career.<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s look at a sales person\u2019s career.\u00a0 As a salesperson, you probably started out your career doing lead generation.\u00a0 Once you got good at lead generation, you will advance your career to do inside sales.\u00a0 When you get great at inside sales, it is inevitable that someone will tap you on your shoulder to do outside or \u201cfield\u201d sales.\u00a0 If you are killing your quota, management will ask you to manage a team and you will become a Sales Manager.\u00a0 Once you become good enough at managing your sales team, you will be asked to run multiple sales managers as a Regional Sales Manager.\u00a0 After you become a Regional Sales Manager, the CEO will want you to report to him and then they will call you a VP.<\/p>\n

You see your title does change.\u00a0 Your duties do change.\u00a0 Once you reach the VP title, does that mean that you can\u2019t sell anymore though?\u00a0 No.\u00a0 It means just the opposite.\u00a0 Think about this – instead of calling yourself a VP the next time you look for a job, maybe you should consider calling yourself a Sales Executive.\u00a0 Really & truly, just like I call myself a recruiter, a sales person is WHO YOU ARE AND WHAT YOU DO.<\/p>\n

So, who really gives a crap about a title?\u00a0 I have encountered a number of people over the past couple of years who have reached the VP level and have had a great deal of difficulty finding their next job.\u00a0 Employers are quick to dismiss candidates who have reached the VP level, stating that they are \u201coverqualified\u201d.\u00a0 It is sad, but it is reality.\"lookatme\"<\/a><\/p>\n

As I sit in my early 40\u2019s, I have watched a large number of my colleagues do tremendous things with their careers.\u00a0 They have built sales teams.\u00a0 They have achieved success in sales that others have not achieved and now they are ready for their next challenge.\u00a0\u00a0 They are faced with the tough decisions about titles.<\/p>\n

Really and truly, what do you think my colleagues really want to do?\u00a0 They want to sell, make money, provide for their families and work for a fun and exciting company.\u00a0 \u00a0Isn\u2019t that all that really matters anyway?<\/p>\n

It is tough to hear.\u00a0 I know many of you reading this are shaking your head \u201cYES!\u201d as you are reading this.\u00a0 You worked SO HARD to get the title that you wanted.\u00a0 You thought the title would bring you all of the glory and it would make every job you went after going forward extremely easy to get.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but sometimes it makes it harder to get a great job with a big title.<\/p>\n

So, lose your ego for a minute.\u00a0 The next time someone asks what you do for a living, make it simple.\u00a0 Tell them what you really do for a living.\u00a0 If you are making the money that you want and the job is fulfilling, then you have all you really need.<\/p>\n

Let me ask you this.\u00a0\u00a0 Do you agree?\u00a0 Have you encountered the same issues?\u00a0 I would love to hear them.<\/p>\n

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