What is the Importance of a Job Title?

Job seekers easily recognize human resources as a viable department to contact, However, some companies are now shifting away from this common appellation to not only rebrand their hiring efforts, but also help employees recognize this department's role as their advocate. People are at the core of how hiring managers and development offices cater their services, and creative HR job titles help companies better communicate this increased concern for the human element of their business.

Culture Manager

The human resources department is responsible for hiring and recruiting, but also for fostering the company culture and employee engagement. Add job titles that reflect these efforts by putting culture in the forefront. When the word "culture" is part of the human resources manager's job title, other employees may be more encouraged to communicate with your HR department to offer input on company activities, team-building events and leadership seminars

Chief of Happiness

Assign a title to your human resources' personnel that reflects one of their primary mission — employee satisfaction. Ultimately, this department plays an active role in the happiness of your firm's staff. This type of title not only prompts a smile from new recruits and current employees, but it also puts happiness as the primary element in employee relations. Your staff may be more likely to communicate with the HR department when they know that their happiness on the job is important and relevant, regardless of situations they encounter with fellow employees, managers and customers.

People Supervisor

Put people first when operating your human resources department by adopting job titles that reflect one of HR's main concerns. An HR staff member spends countless hours communicating with current employees regarding payroll, benefits and personal challenges while also working to attract new talent to enhance the company's growth. By adding the word "people" to the title, your company is communicating that people matter within your organization and that you have dedicated a department to serving the most important asset you have.

Employee Partner

Boost your hiring efforts and the branding of your human resources department with a name that shows your staff is partnering with new and existing employees. A job title that symbolizes the strength of a partnership is often more appealing because it displays a genuine quest for mutual relationships. As a result, your new staff and existing employees should feel more comfortable communicating problems or issues in the workplace, which is what a partner is for.

Giving HR staff new job titles isn't just about making these professionals' roles sound more fancy. It helps create a whole new mindset that is more focused on your most important business resource — people. Rebranding your human resources office to better reflect the people aspect of its duties not only provides a clear mission for the current staff but also offers a welcoming gesture for new hires.

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