2009 Report on Job Titling Practices

WHEN TIMES ARE TOUGH TITLES MATTER

As traditional compensation and benefits are squeezed, companies are using job titles to reward and recognize valued executive and employees as reported in the Pearl Meyer & Partners' 2009 Titling Survey Report.

This in-depth analysis of practices at 388 companies with annual revenues from under $300 million to over $10 billion across six major industries provides detailed data on:

• The rationales for using titles
• Different title use externally and internally
• Titling practices for foreign operations and acquired companies
• How new titles are communicated
• Policies on business card use

Executive Titles:

• Typical executive titles from direct reports down to five levels below the CEO
• Criteria used for assigning executive titles

Employee Titles:

• Typical titles for the highest level of line management and the highest level of technical employees

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