My company recently changed my title to better reflect the work I do—but honestly, the title feels more vague and internal-facing than industry-recognized.

It’s made me think about how much titles impact visibility, credibility, and future opportunities. Would job title be a good thing to negotiate as part of my job? Does it matter?

I wish to have a title that actually opens doors. Would love to hear your approach.

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You can absolutely try! If you feel like there's another title that would more adequately reflect what you really do, then you should request it. But I'll be honest, I often get a little bit creative with what I put on my resume. I'm not sure anybody actually cares what the official title was, at the end of the day.

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That’s a good point. I think I’ll keep my old title because it seems more known.

I don't really care about titles, so I always tell people, if you’ve actually done the work and handled the responsibilities of a certain role, it’s totally fair to update your title to something more industry-recognized, especially on your resume or LinkedIn I just need to know you know what you are doing and if this fits into the role I am hiring for. Have you ever heard about changing title like that? You should do it.

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FHR Manager 1 - General Flunky is interesting lol. I’m glad you said that though because I’ve been too focused on title. I think because it helps direct me on which jobs I might be considered for.

You can be a VP and have 5 people in your org. Or you can also be a Director with 100 people.

Title doesn’t matter.

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Thanks. I used it to help me identify what jobs I should be looking for. But you’re right. There’s much more to it.

Hmmm that’s definitely a dilemma. Could you maybe include words that speak to what your old title was in your job description on your resume to help AWS / recruiters see the overlap?

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Yeah.. I’m thinking about just keeping my old title in my resume unless I figure out a better one that explains what I do.

Titles do matter and I always say this. You can definitely negotiate this when you get an offer. It is important because that is what you have to put on your resume.

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Thanks for your input.

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