PSA: don't put stupid titles behind your name

[BChico]

You look like you are over compensating for lack of intelligence.


Real world example:

Joe Blow, MBA, CFE, CISSP, PMP, CISA, CISM, EnCE
Senior Director

 

[Cyco]

Ok.

Cyco, HMFIC

 

[BChico]

Ok.

Cyco, HMFIC

Could make a case for that one.

 

[ConwayJim]

cool thanks!

 

[her209]

Is this better?

MBA, CFE, CISSP, PMP, CISA, CISM, EnCE Joe Blow

 

[kinghong1970]

LOL!

i once met a dumb assed lawyer who still spoke Engrish and had "Harvard" written on his business card...

 

[Krazy4Real]

Thanks care

 

[Zeze]

You look like you are over compensating for lack of intelligence.


Real world example:

Joe Blow, MBA, CFE, CISSP, PMP, CISA, CISM, EnCE
Senior Director

Tell us how you really feel.

 

[BChico]

LOL!

i once met a dumb assed lawyer who still spoke Engrish and had "Harvard" written on his business card...

That's pretty good. Comparable to SAT on resumes.

 

[Dr. Detroit]

Name, CPA - Director Of _______

Don't be a hater, bro!

 

[BChico]

Name, CPA - Director Of _______

Don't be a hater, bro!

CPA counts if you are actually advising on accounting related matters.

 

[BrokenVisage]

You forgot Esq.

 

[Imp]

Someone I know sent out a company wide e-mail... filled with typos and grammatical errors. But she didn't forget to put over 5 "titles" after her name!

 

[sactoking]

Eh, I list all of my professional designations because if I don't then I waste a bunch of time in administrative hearings defending my qualifications to certify the work I've performed.

 

[darkxshade]

Titles aren't stupid

darkxshade, Lifer

 

[KeithTalent]

Erm, ok, sorry.

KT, TPAD

 

[AreaCode707]

Oooh ooh, I get to be first!

Russ, NCNE

 

[highland145]

Titles aren't stupid

darkxshade, Lifer

:thumbsup:


Why would someone name their kid Joe when their last name is Blow? Real world fuck ups?

 

[drebo]

I think it depends. If the title is relevant to the purpose of the business card, there's no problem.

However, if you, for instance, put both CCNA and CCNP on your business card, you are a moron. Or if you put your degree. That's pretty dumb, too. Unless it's a doctorate, in which case, your business card should say Dr. in front and you don't need to put it behind.

 

[bfdd]

Eh, I list all of my professional designations because if I don't then I waste a bunch of time in administrative hearings defending my qualifications to certify the work I've performed.

So what you're saying is you don't do it because you want to look stupid, you do it because other people really are stupid?

 

[TwiceOver]

My favorite is a guy around here that is a "Certified Ethical Hacker" ooooohhhh no not that. But at the bottom of all his emails he has a huge C|EH logo embedded.

 

[sactoking]

So what you're saying is you don't do it because you want to look stupid, you do it because other people really are stupid?

Pretty much. All of my work has to be certified by me and attested to by my boss. My boss is required to be a Certified Financial Examiner. If he signs his affidavit and does not note his CFE designation then it gets thrown out and I have to do it again. My certification of my work does not require my designations to be listed but my qualifications are contestable. I find if I sign the certification as "sactoking" it's much more likely to be contested than if I sign as "sactoking CPCU, AFSB, API, ARe". I also find that listing my degree can be beneficial since I work in a specialized form of tax and I have an MBA in tax.

 

[child of wonder]

Once I get the VCDX someday I'm putting that bad boy in my signatures whether you like it or not.

 

[CPA]

I'm a CPA and I don't ever add it to the end of my name, not even when I advise on accounting matters. Can't say the same for many of the other CPA's that work at my company. I also don't include my title unless I'm emailing someone I've never emailed before.

 

[manimal]

I put MFCEO next to my name.

BOOM Kenny Powers