Should You Change Your Job Title on Your Résumé?
Keep your formal job title accurate. You can clarify an unusual internal title with a truthful functional description, but should not present a different…
Keep your formal job title accurate. You can clarify an unusual internal title with a truthful functional description, but should not present a different level or role you did not hold.
What matters most
Keep your formal job title accurate. You can clarify an unusual internal title with a truthful functional description, but should not present a different level or role you did not hold.
An internal title such as Client Partner can be clarified as customer success work in the description without relabeling the position as VP.
A practical approach
Use accurate evidence from your experience and keep the résumé, form, and interview story consistent.
- Record the official title and dates correctly.
- Explain the work in bullets using familiar industry language.
- Prepare to discuss any clarified title consistently in interviews and forms.
What to watch for
Misstating a title can create problems when an employer verifies employment history.
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Common questions
Where should I start?
Record the official title and dates correctly.
What should I avoid?
Misstating a title can create problems when an employer verifies employment history.