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Talent vs Skill   You must have seen a task proving to be very difficult for most people, but there are a few who would do it in a jiffy and seamlessly. Why it is so and why are only some people blessed with such ability? It just doesn’t seem fair enough to have a select few perform a task without any effort... 

Self Employed vs Employed   It doesn’t make much of a difference to anyone whether you are self employed or are an employee except to you. This is because most of the employment rights apply only to those who work for others rather than for themselves. Just because, you are not shown as an employee by the... 

Profession vs Occupation   Since time immemorial, profession and occupation have meant the kind of work that provides a means of bread and butter for men. A person sweeping toilets and floors in a mall says that he is working as a cleaner in the mall while a doctor proudly claims that he is in the medical... 

Job Enlargement vs Job Enrichment   In any job, attempts to make it more exciting, challenging and satisfying for employees is referred to as a process called job enrichment. This is a process that tries to create opportunities to allow employees, to showcase their talent in the sense that they make full use of... 

Cover Letter vs Letter of Interest   What do you do when you learn about a company, school, or an institution that you would like to work in as there are excellent opportunities for you for the time being? If there has been no advertisement for job interviews or vacancies, you obviously declare your intent of interest... 

Executive Assistant vs Personal Assistant   Personal assistant, also called secretary by some (not secretary of state) is a skilled person who makes life easier for their bosses by organizing their time table, scheduling their appointments, managing their files, and booking or cancelling their appointments... 

Dismissal vs Termination   Dismissal and termination are dread words as far as employees are concerned. Attorneys specializing in employment matters get the most number of queries from employees who have been wrongfully dismissed or terminated, and want to know what their rights are in such a situation. To... 

Blue Collar vs White Collar Just as, we have blue blood being the blood of the royalty, we have blue collar and white collar being applied to both jobs as well as workers doing these jobs. Because of the pejorative manner in which some people use these adjectives for jobs and workers, there is some social stigma... 

Deputy vs Vice Ever wondered why there are vice presidents, but deputy general managers? And why do we have vice captains but deputy Prime Ministers? This seems to be all confusing with much depending upon usage and precedents rather than any technical reasons. If you think of politics, Vice President is a post... 

President vs Vice President Though there are Presidents and Vice Presidents in most democratic countries that are political offices held for the governance of a country, we are concerned with the titles of President and Vice President in the corporate world where these are titles held by officers in the management.... 

Executive Director vs Managing Director Those who work in a large organization or are aware of structuring of posts in an organization know about various types of directors. Usually directors are known by what they do rather than their job title and there are scores of directors in any large organization. There... 

Director vs Managing Director Director is a higher executive post in a business organization that comes with many prefixes, and there may be many directors in a large organization. If nothing is specified, it can be assumed that a director is a person belonging to the board of directors. As per law, a director... 

CEO vs Managing Director Gone are the days when the organizational structure was as simple as management and employees, with their being an owner who kept managers and employees to run the affairs of the business. Today, with companies becoming bigger and operations specialized, the nomenclatures of posts in... 

Human Resource Management vs Personnel Management   HRM and PM are commonly used terms by many to highlight various facets of managing people in organizations. However, majority is not aware of the underlying differences. The term ‘HR manager’ is often used in synonymous to ‘personnel manager’ in many job... 

Salary vs Wages When someone asks your income, if you are in a private or government service, he is obviously referring to your salary. But when we talk about the income of blue collar workers or others who earn daily through their work, we invariably talk in terms of wages. Though wages are income, and salary... 

Aptitude vs Ability Aptitude and Ability are two words that are often confused when it comes to their meanings and connotations. The word ‘aptitude’ is used in the sense of ‘talent’. On the other hand, the word ‘ability’ is used in the sense of ‘skill’. This is the major difference between...