How do you label INACCURATE job titles on your resume?

My question is, is changing your "job title" on your resume to reflect your current responsibilities lying? I have heard you can, to some degree, change titles on resume.

Example: what if your job is equivalent to a "Client Investment Analyst " but your official job title is "Client Support Specialist"

Is changing your job title on your resume to reflect your responsibilities lying?

Would HR/future prospects view this in a negative light?

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You could go for it but during the interview process you would be screwed as the recruiter would figure it out. This mistake could hurt your future candidacy for that company . It's like someone saying that he/she graduated with a Finance degree when he/she actually received a Marketing degree.

 

Yes, basically changing the words around/ adding a new word to the title to fit the position I am going for.

Would this be a deal breaker if discovered during background check?

 

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