Hicham  +  305711 Wed, 20 Dec 06 01:04 PM Hi everybody For my first post I would like to know if there is a real difference betwwen "to be in charge of doing sth" and "to be responsible for doing sth".  I checked if this question has already been asked earlier but it doesn't seem to. For me it sounds like if "to be responsible for doing sth"  = having a duty to be in charge of doing sth; as if there is a notion of personal obligation. I ask this because I'm writting my resume and sometimes I hesitate between putting "to be responsible for doing" and "to be in charge of doing" when describing the tasks I carried out during my previous work experiences. What do you think about this? Thanks. Hicham Joined on Sat, Sep 30 2006 New Member 02 Resume

	nona the brit  +  306028 Thu, 21 Dec 06 01:19 PM To be responsible for doing something - it's your job to do something. To be in charge of doing something - you manage the 'something'. You may do it yourself and/or supervise other staff doing it. i.e. I was responsible for opening the post.= I opened the post. I was in charge of opening the post = I may have done it myself but I probably also managed the post in some way, and probably supervised others who opened the post. nona the brit Joined on Wed, Sep 22 2004 England Veteran Member 11,713 The name says it all.