Unusual Job Titles

Can a strange job title can help or hurt you? 奇特的工作头衔竟对事业生涯有意还是有害？

What kind of career do you want? Would you like to be a "wet leisure assistant" or a "social media rock star"? These jobs sound unusual, but they're really just creative titles for ordinary jobs. A "wet leisure assistant" is a lifeguard. A "social media rock star" works on a company's Facebook account. These crazy titles are part of a new work trend - renaming jobs. Some  titles give old jobs new style. Others identify jobs that didn't even exist 10 years ago.

Why choose a job title that sounds different? An interesting title can make a worker feel valued or proud. It can make the employee want to work harder too. But there are also disadvantages. Some customers don't want to do business with a person whose title doesn't sound serious. And putting this kind of title on your r'esume could make it hard to get a job.  What will an interviewer think about your old job as a "public happy-maker"? If you have a strange title for your job, enjoy it. But keep a normal title too, just in case.

Vocabulary Tips:
leisure-闲暇，空闲，
*Sean loves to play guitar in his leisure time.
*The club has different kinds of leisure facilities.　娱乐设施。
*Pamela is so busy that she has no leisure time to work out.
trend-趋势，潮流，时尚。
*The magazine introduces the latest fashion trends in every issue.
*The singer always creates new trends in pop music.
*The article talks about a recent upward trend of the stock-market.
disadvantage- 缺点，不利的条件，致命伤。advantage-有利的条件，优点， "dis"-有“否定”之意。
*His shyness is a disadvantage during his job interviews.
*Over-spending is the biggest disadvantage of using credit cards.

Chat Room:
job titles-职称
job description-　工作性质，内容，项目等工作明细。
This is not part of my job description. (work as a team, we should do whatever as needed. "This is not part of my job description" is not a good attitude for the team.)