Determining Job Titles Within Organizational Hierarchy
1) What are the major components in determining job titles within the organizational hierarchy/structure?
Understanding Department and Section Titles
2) When do you call a department a section? Why is one given the job title of a GM instead of a Manager? Job titles are free, so one said. My boss gives job titles based on his liking—a section head is called General Manager, and a department head is called a Senior Manager.
Addressing Title Inconsistencies
3) What can I do to knock sense into him?
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1) What are the major components in determining job titles within the organizational hierarchy/structure?
Understanding Department and Section Titles
2) When do you call a department a section? Why is one given the job title of a GM instead of a Manager? Job titles are free, so one said. My boss gives job titles based on his liking—a section head is called General Manager, and a department head is called a Senior Manager.
Addressing Title Inconsistencies
3) What can I do to knock sense into him?
From Singapore, Singapore
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Dear Gracelynremy, I would like to clarify the difference between position and job as follows:
Position: Manager, Executive, etc. (the cadre)
Job: Includes the skills required to fill a position such as Marketing Manager, HR Manager, Marketing Executive, HR Executive, etc.
Department and Section:
Department: HR Department, Risk Department
Section: Sub-departments like Recruiting, Compensation, Statutory, etc.; Credit Risks, Audit Risks, etc.
Sit with the Heads of your departments, discuss with them about the segmentation of departments, sections, and hierarchy of reporting (to design jobs and positions).
Hope this may be helpful to you.
From India, Hyderabad
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5Position: Manager, Executive, etc. (the cadre)
Job: Includes the skills required to fill a position such as Marketing Manager, HR Manager, Marketing Executive, HR Executive, etc.
Department and Section:
Department: HR Department, Risk Department
Section: Sub-departments like Recruiting, Compensation, Statutory, etc.; Credit Risks, Audit Risks, etc.
Sit with the Heads of your departments, discuss with them about the segmentation of departments, sections, and hierarchy of reporting (to design jobs and positions).
Hope this may be helpful to you.
From India, Hyderabad
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