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I am (re)doing my resume according to the great suggestions I discovered by listening to the podcasts, which are fantastic by the way!

I could use some help coming up with a title for a role that I can't recall ever having a title, probably due to the unique environment.  

Back in 2001, I worked for a start-up and was hired on to pick up slack for for a lot of odd jobs that needed doing.  In a company of under 20, I really had a hand in just about everything on a daily basis aside from legal, finance and programming.

To give some context, creating and conducting marketing campaigns, mining our database, collaborating on site designs, facilitating communications between internal and external customer and photographing and loading products were just some of the countless duties inherent in a start-up environment.

Ultimately, I was responsible for what would end up being the foundation of operations, defining processes and procedures among the countless other responsibilities as the company grew.

I know that's a lot to take in and what I listed is just the tip of the proverbial iceberg, but does anyone have any suggestions about what I should or could be calling myself during the early days in the life of a start-up?

Thanks!
MC

 

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I have a similar role on my resume too. 

What I do is vary it - I choose a title guided by what best suits the job I'm applying for. It is common to have several versions of a resume to suit different scenarios. 

If there's no particular role, choose the one for which you have the best or most significant accomplishment. 

-- Peter

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Until I started (re)doing my resume, I didn't realize how precise and powerfully written your resume could be.  Thanks for your suggestion Peter, and I think I (finally) found a good way to present my duties but I probably should have been more precise with my question.  I have a job tile below.  What I did to help establish the operations department is clear but I would like to sum up everything else I did as part of my job title.  For example, I would like to replace the term 'Generalist' with something concise.

Generalist, Operations/Delivery Manager

 

MC

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...And, I would never use generalist.  Associate is better, and is understood to be general in nature and simply a title, versus a role.  Thousands of folks in all kinds of firms use this as a title, and it simply causes the reader to scan the first few lines.

Mark

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Thanks for the feedback Mark!  I love the no-nonsense career advice you and Mike provide in the podcasts.  It educates and demystifies a lot for me and your listeners who don't have access to this type of information.  I just recently discovered them and have quite a feat to get though the catalogue.  Keep up the great work.

Thank You,
MC