Do you know any "secret" job titles that veterans and transitioning service members never think of?

American Military University‎ — Thu, 27 Apr 2017 16:52:14 -0400

Did you know some job titles are completely different than what the job actually pertains? Sometimes while looking for jobs, we never even think of searching for some titles because they don't sound like perfect fits.

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Response by SSG Shavonde Chase made Apr 27 at 2017 5:00 PM

SSG Shavonde Chase — Thu, 27 Apr 2017 17:00:26 -0400

Great point.

Response by CPT Aaron Kletzing made Apr 27 at 2017 5:24 PM

CPT Aaron Kletzing — Thu, 27 Apr 2017 17:24:26 -0400

That's really interesting- I had never thought about this. Great point!

Response by CPT Aaron Kletzing made Apr 27 at 2017 9:32 PM

CPT Aaron Kletzing — Thu, 27 Apr 2017 21:32:55 -0400

I would say the title "Program Manager" may confuse some people. There are huge complex programs that would be awesome to manage- and there are tiny and boring programs that would be lame to manage. So if people assume one way or the other when looking at the job title, without reading about the role, they could just skip over the listing.

Response by CPT David Gowel made Apr 28 at 2017 10:20 AM

CPT David Gowel — Fri, 28 Apr 2017 10:20:45 -0400

Ha - I remember the first time I heard "account executive" while I was transitioning out of the military, thinking it was someone in executive leadership at a customer account. Nope: AE = sales person, which can be a very valuable role for a transitioning veteran if you know how to talk to people, understand and convey real business value, and work like hell to deliver value after the sale.

Response by 1SG David McWlliams made Jun 1 at 2021 11:53 AM

1SG David McWlliams — Tue, 01 Jun 2021 11:53:13 -0400

I would say railroad conductor . I’ve done it for ten years now