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I've been asked by my employer to undertake a secondment to another division. The understanding is my existing role will be filled on a temporary basis by someone else.

Should I note this as:

Manager - Secondment Position (2021 - current)
Manager - Main role (2014 - current)

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Manager - Secondment Position (2021 - current)
Manager = Main role (2014 - 2021)

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    How different is this from your other role? The reason for asking is that if it's not really much different, and you don't have a particular reason to highlight it, you might not list it separately. But if it's different in a way that would be meaningful to future employers - it has more responsibility, it has a different kind of responsibility - then you can list it. (And - to be clear, you will come back to your original role?)
    – Joe
    Dec 2, 2021 at 0:08
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    Yes returning to original role (at this stage) in 6 months. New role is quite different.
    – WOPR
    Dec 2, 2021 at 1:57

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I have done a few secondments and I think it's important to show clearly that you continued in your substantive position while completing the secondment. The format I use is:

Manager Type 1 2014 - current

  • Company X
  • Responsibilities
  • Achievements in the role

And then below that:

Manager Type 2 (Secondment) 2021 - current

  • Company X
  • Responsibilities
  • Achievements in the role

This simple format has worked for me for the past 15 years without any confusion.

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What are you trying to convey?

I am guessing you want to say something like:

i am a manager at company X for 7 years, and my manager likes me so much he asked me to step in the similar role in other division to save their behinds and the whole business

I am not sure if CV is the right place to do it. I would just say "Manager - 2014-current" and use this as an example answer to "what challenging situation you faced at work and how you managed it?"

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