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How do you accurately list your position on your resume, when your employer has it wrong?

When searching for a new job, how do you accurately list your position when your employer has given you the wrong title? For example: If your employer has given you the title of Accounts Payable Clerk, and you do the job of a CFO. What do you put on your resume? Recruiters and hiring managers look directly at your past position titles to determine if you are qualified for a job, without regard to seeing your description. For resume sake (not interviewing, because I know you can explain that situation in the interview) whats the best way to handle it?

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1. You may want to consider changing your resume from a chronological one to a functional format. Chronological is when you list the company, your title, length of service and include some bullet points about your responsibilities. A functional resume highlights your skills and experience in categories; in your case you could use things like management, accounting/finance, market analysis or whatever you think is most important. At the end of the resume, you include a list of your employers and dates of service. You can include the titles, if you want, but that could be counter-productive in your case. Functional resumes look different than the traditional format. They are especially useful when you want to switch careers and need to help potential employers see your skills highlighted instead of a list of your past jobs. Hope this helps. Good luck!
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