It’s Time to Ditch Traditional Job Descriptions. Here’s Why — and What Businesses Need to Do Differently.

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Let’s talk about jobs. Not in the old-school, “What do you do for work?” way, but what a job really is. For decades, a job was described through a title and a list of responsibilities. You get hired, and you’re given a job description; that’s your professional identity. But frankly, that system is breaking down — and quickly.

The structure of work today isn’t designed for how companies function anymore. Now that all these things are changing, static roles or rigid hierarchies will never be able to keep up with changes in technology, business models or customer expectations. This is like

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