Inflated job titles pose real risks to employers: Experts

Inflated titles could backfire by contributing to a sense of inequity within the company. PHOTO: UNSPLASH
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SINGAPORE – A fresh university graduate can be an “assistant director” in one public agency, but it requires at least five years’ experience to earn that title in another.

Job title aside, the role that requires more experience appears to offer more pay and entail a wider job scope that includes managing a team.

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