Writing for Business - A Whatis.com Blog » titles and capitalization http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/writing-for-business Is your grammar as good as your code? Tue, 21 May 2013 19:44:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Titles and capitalization http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/writing-for-business/titles-and-capitalization/ http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/writing-for-business/titles-and-capitalization/#comments Mon, 21 Sep 2009 14:42:55 +0000 Ivy Wigmore http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/writing-for-business/titles-and-capitalization/ Which is correct?
According to James Campbell, _______________, deploying an SIM system probably means you’ll also need to hire someone to manage it.
a. Vice President of Security
b. vice president of security

Answer: b

Explanation:
Job titles preceding a person’s name are capitalized; those following the name are not — they’re considered just job description.

Rob Reinalda wrote a great article about errant capitalization in business communications. (He’s @word_czar on Twitter and well worth a follow.)

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