Switched from chasing titles to chasing skills after a bad hire in Dallas

I used to only look at job postings that had the exact title I wanted, like 'Marketing Manager' or 'Project Lead'. A recruiter in Dallas told me last March that titles are just labels and the real value is in the specific tasks listed. So I started applying for roles with similar day-to-day duties but different names, like 'Operations Coordinator' or 'Client Success Specialist'. Got three interviews in a month and realized I was missing out on a whole better fit. Has anyone else had luck ignoring the job title and reading the bullets instead?

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nina_hall4829d ago

Start filtering by the actual daily grind in the bullets, not the title, and you'll find way more hits that match what you really do. Three interviews in a month proves it, so just keep doing that and ignore the label entirely.

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