Job Function Field - Sales or General Management

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ajgovier: Newbie | Next Rank: 10 Posts; Posts: 5; Joined: Thu Nov 04, 2010 1:28 pm

by ajgovier » Mon Jan 03, 2011 3:42 pm

I apologize in advance as I'm sure this is a silly question, but I can't find an answer anywhere. When filling out the professional experience sections in the applications, is the function 'General Management' only meant for General Managers, CEOs, Directors (ie individuals that are the heads of the companies or divisions) OR is it also meant for most 'manager' positions? Specifically I was a Department Manager in a retail department store and I'm not sure whether to list the position's function as 'Sales' or 'General Management'? I was especially unsure of what to put on Booth's application because it only listed sales as 'Sales and Trading'. Please help.

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by humblebee » Tue Jan 04, 2011 8:06 am

Was your primary role as department head to sell or to manage? If to sell, then its sale, if to manage, then general management.

They can cross-reference with your resume - they cant fault you for making a best guess based on limited information (it's not like they defined it).

If they pull you up on it, just justify it as I described above.

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