The Perfect Job Title?
By Michelle Malay Carter on December 18, 2007
Google is currently recruiting for a Director of Other.? This sounds like a?dream job?because it affords?the potential to clench the proverbial best of both worlds.? Imagine the freedom to set your own agenda.?
If you are given an assignment that does not interest you, you can say:? “Obviously, that doesn’t fall into the category of Other,” and?walk away unapologetically.?
Conversely, if you want to get your hands into an unrelated but?particularly?appealing project, you can inject yourself by saying: “Why clearly you can see how this is related to Other,” as you boldly take a seat next to the project leader.
Your success will all boil down to confidence in your delivery of the two key lines above.? Second-guessers need not apply.
Thanks to Hrush at cleartrip Blog for the pointer to this unusual job title.
What would your perfect job title be?
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I would like the job: Director of Interesting
Interesting.
Michelle
Right. And if it is not interesting, it is not in my job title.
I have three perfect job titles:
1. Idea Czar. I know this exists already. Some people are brought into companies b/c they’re great at coming up with ideas. I would be perfect for this.
2. Blogger. If I could be the official blogger for a good company and that’s ALL I did – that would totally rock.
3. CEO of my own independent filmmaking company. This is the dream.
Nathania,
Those are great. I could, personally, get on board with the first two.
The third brings up traumatic memories for me. I only got one “C” in college and it was in photography of all things. How ironic that I ended up working for Kodak for five years of my professional life!
Michelle