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Is it Ok to tweak Job titles in CV to match that of role applying..?
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You are potentially entering in to dangerous territory here. If you had a client that had an odd job title I don't see a problem changing the title to something more industry recognised. Creating something with the intention to mislead or make you look like something you weren't then no.
Will people find out? Who knows. Agents may have old CVs on record and you've got to work very careful with linkedin. Too many changes and you are not going to be able to match CVs with your profile. I've turned down inerviews with contractors because there was enough differences between the CV I got and their linkedin profile. I don't know which is the truth so I'll pass.Leave a comment:
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Originally posted by northernladyuk View PostThe OP's point may be about securing interview in the first place.Leave a comment:
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Originally posted by kaiser78 View PostIsn't it better to say "Test Manager - xx Programme" and then "Test Manager - yyy Project", tweaking as appropriate ?Leave a comment:
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Originally posted by Darren_Test View PostIs it fair to tweak Job titles in CV to match that of role applying..??
This means downgrading titles of some of my roles to match that of job in question.
Concern is some of my CVs my last role will be 'Programme Test Manager' (correct one) and downgraded one will shows as 'Test Manager' to match that role.Leave a comment:
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Originally posted by BrilloPad View PostSometimes agencies will ask you to do this.
I am very loathe to do it. I don't mind adding covering letters or enhancing what is in my CV. However if you get 2 CVs compared with different information it can look very bad.
Amusingly I got asked about a "business analyst" role at interview the other day. When it said I did BA/dev/support. I said my CV used to say "BA/dev/support". Until I joined another bank and the onboarding compared my CV with the references! It raised a red flag!Leave a comment:
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Originally posted by BrilloPad View PostSometimes agencies will ask you to do this.
I am very loathe to do it. I don't mind adding covering letters or enhancing what is in my CV. However if you get 2 CVs compared with different information it can look very bad.
Amusingly I got asked about a "business analyst" role at interview the other day. When it said I did BA/dev/support. I said my CV used to say "BA/dev/support". Until I joined another bank and the onboarding compared my CV with the references! It raised a red flag!Leave a comment:
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Sometimes agencies will ask you to do this.
I am very loathe to do it. I don't mind adding covering letters or enhancing what is in my CV. However if you get 2 CVs compared with different information it can look very bad.
Amusingly I got asked about a "business analyst" role at interview the other day. When it said I did BA/dev/support. I said my CV used to say "BA/dev/support". Until I joined another bank and the onboarding compared my CV with the references! It raised a red flag!Leave a comment:
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Originally posted by le3ky View PostIt doesn't make any difference if you can't prove what you were doing in your interview. The job title means less, the substance in what you write about your duties and experience in that role mean more.Leave a comment:
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It doesn't make any difference if you can't prove what you were doing in your interview. The job title means less, the substance in what you write about your duties and experience in that role mean more.Leave a comment:
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