[LINK] New job titles

[Jan Whitaker]

apropos of a recent thread:

http://www.inc.com/magazine/20060701/handson-managing-sidebar.html
  The [US] Department of Labor routinely eliminates outmoded job 
titles from its database. Titles such as bonbon dipper and rubber 
attacher have been bounced recently, making room for new positions 
like the ones below.
By: Scott Westcott

Published July 2006

     * Chief Risk Officer Risk management isn't just for insurance 
companies anymore. Risk officers identify and mitigate various risks 
facing a company, from computer viruses to acts of nature.

     * Chief Ethics Officer Brought about in part by the 
Sarbanes-Oxley Act and increased government scrutiny, this new kind 
of CEO establishes and enforces codes of ethics and organizes 
integrity training programs for employees.

     * Corporate Development Officer As M&A activity continues to 
surge, more companies are appointing executives to focus solely on 
merger and acquisition plans.

     * Chief Diversity Officer Diversity is becoming a key part of 
strategic planning. In addition to overseeing compliance issues, CDOs 
develop, implement, and manage all aspects of a company's strategy 
for promoting diversity.

     * Chief Blogging Officer Believe it or not, some businesses, 
including yogurt maker Stonyfield Farms, are hiring senior executives 
to write company blogs. "Blogging has become a corporate job," says 
Laura Lorber, an editor at CareerJournal.com.


Jan Whitaker
JLWhitaker Associates, Melbourne Victoria
jwhit at janwhitaker.com
business: http://www.janwhitaker.com
personal: http://www.janwhitaker.com/personal/
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Sollisch, Sept, 2007
'Seed planting is often the most important step. Without the seed, 
there is no plant.' - JW, April 2005
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