job title

Meaning

A job title is the official name of a person's position or role in a company. It describes what they do, such as 'Sales Manager' or 'Software Engineer.' You often see this on business cards, resumes, and email signatures.

Examples

• What is your official job title at your new company?

  What is your official job title at your new company?

• Her job title is Senior Marketing Coordinator, but she does many different things.

  Her job title is Senior Marketing Coordinator, but she does many different things.

• I want to change my job title on my LinkedIn profile.

  I want to change my job title on my LinkedIn profile.

• Does your new job title come with a salary increase?

  Does your new job title come with a salary increase?

• The HR department needs to approve any changes to a job title.

  The HR department needs to approve any changes to a job title.

Common Mistakes

• ✗ What is your work name in this company?

  ✓ What is your job title in this company?

  'Work name' is not a valid English phrase. Use 'job title' or 'position' to ask about someone's official role.

• ✗ My job name is Assistant Manager.

  ✓ My job title is Assistant Manager.

  'Job name' is incorrect. The standard professional term for your position name is 'job title'.

Related Expressions

Practice

• Please write your name and ___ at the bottom of the form.

  💡 Your official role or position name.

  Show answer

  job title

• She got a promotion, so she has a new ___ now.

  💡 The name of her new position.

  Show answer

  job title