Monday, April 10, 2017

Can I use a different job title than the one I applied for?


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Can I use a different job title than the one I applied for?(self.Accounting)
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I'm currently a student (graduating in May) and I work at a non-profit for public diplomacy of international people seeking sponsorship in the USA for training, experience, etc.
When I was hired, the job was just called Assistant II, although I'm the only assistant and they aren't hiring anyone else. Furthermore, I think assistant is rather broad considering anyone who provides "assistance" is technically an assistant. I want to put like auditor on my resume/linkedin profile, but I don't want to get in trouble for lying even though I am technically performing auditory tasks.
My weekly routine involves;
  • Checking all the student and employer applications for signatures
  • Checking their monthly estimated budgets for being realistic and mathematically accurate
  • Checking to make sure there's sufficient documentation for the students and employers
  • Designing forms to reduce input error (MS Access, they were just inputting stuff straight into the tables, now they use forms with data validation controls)
  • Inputting all the information into the database
  • Filing all the students and employers
  • Purchasing DS-2019 forms from the government and printing the receipts
  • For employers, finding proof of employer locations and employee housing (typically google maps)
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[–]blackmushhStudent 5 points  
Absolutely not. Although, at a very basic function that is somewhat what auditors do, it is not appropriate to list your job title as such, especially in public accounting. List your job title as it is known in your workplace as that is what they may ask your employer if they call for a reference and list your duties as you have done so here
[–]prommetheus[S] 1 point  
Well maybe "auditor" isn't a good choice of replacement, but when I first googled this question. I got countless results about articles talking about making sure to use industry-recognized job titles that accurately portray your job responsibilities opposed to specific job titles designated by an individual company or job titles that usually don't identify to your job responsibilities.
I'm not trying to "ignore your advice". I'm just trying to make sure I don't make a mistake and underselling myself is a mistake.

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