the titles of “account manager…regional manager…vice president…director..” and we can go on…can all be misleading..
can’t tell you the number of times that one of my candidates is passed up for an interview because the hiring authority misjudges their duties and responsiblities because of the candidate’s title…
any time the word “manager” is in the title you run the risk of being overlooked as an individual contributor because, after all, you have been “managing” other people…
lesson: don’t hesitate to change the titles on your resume if they are not very clear as to what you have done…
don’t give me that, “well, tony, that was (is) my title and i can’t help it if it keeps me from getting an interview”… unless, of course, you don’t want to get many interviews…
i’m not saying to lie..i am saying to make sure the titles on your resume help you get the interviews you need…
