You can put any job title you like on your CV so long as it's not stretching the truth too much. Mine does have "Head of Applications Development", but when that was my last position, my CV read "Development lead" - despite the fact that it was a true middle management position, running a department of ~100 developers.
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Originally posted by NotAllThere View PostYou can put any job title you like on your CV so long as it's not stretching the truth too much. Mine does have "Head of Applications Development", but when that was my last position, my CV read "Development lead" - despite the fact that it was a true middle management position, running a department of ~100 developers.Comment
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I use different titles depending on the role I'm applying for. If I'm applying for a BA position my previous jobs have BA in the title. If I'm applying for a Service Management role it's got service management in the title. The work was the same but most agents don't understand that."I can put any old tat in my sig, put quotes around it and attribute to someone of whom I've heard, to make it sound true."
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Originally posted by psychocandy View PostJust add NINJA to the end of your job title. Sounds cool.
I agree with other people in the thread about the use of Senior as a contractor or consultant. In both cases using senior is just an ego inflating exercise.Comment
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Use job titles that make sense to a human being who doesn't know exactly what you do.
I don't know what a senior front bottom developer is, never mind a senior front bottom contractor.
"Head of Development", I'd prefer to say "Development team leader".
"Head of" implies management and, more importantly, hands-off.
The job title that you put on your CV needs to be something that makes the reader want to read the detail, and that detail should only be 4 or 5 lines, otherwise you'll lose the reader through boredom, or they will think you are trying to make yourself out to be more than you actually are.
And yes, change your CV to suit the individual roles you are applying for. I'm not saying lie, but if you have experience in BASIC and FORTRAN and a role is looking for a BASIC programmer, then remove (or reduce) the sentences within a job detail that focus on FORTRAN.…Maybe we ain’t that young anymoreComment
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Having a management stint on your CV is a positive advantage for contractor roles, provided you can then prove that your technical skills are sharp.Hard Brexit now!
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Originally posted by mudskipper View PostDitto - I roll my eyes when I see "senior".
Somehow he finds work still. Mainly by being dirt cheap.Comment
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