How to use the Job Title Optimizer
- Type your current or target job title, and choose your level.
- Optionally add your top skills for headline ideas.
- Read the equivalent titles, related roles and level wording.
- Copy a headline format for your CV or LinkedIn.
What does this tool do?
Recruiters search by job title, and the same job goes by several names: a software engineer is also a developer, a data analyst a BI analyst. If your title is an internal label, your CV can be invisible to the searches that matter.
This tool shows the standard forms of your title, related roles from a library of 126 roles, and level wording (junior or senior), then suggests headline formats that combine your title with your top skills. It also warns about playful titles such as “ninja” or “guru” and internal grades such as “Associate II”.
The rule behind it is simple: your employment history keeps the title you really held, while your headline can use the plain, searchable form of the same job. The tool doesn't suggest titles that overstate your seniority, and it says so next to each level option.
Everything runs in your browser; nothing you type is uploaded.
Why use it?
- Equivalent titles recruiters search for.
- Related roles from 126 job profiles.
- Warnings for hype titles and internal grades.
- Level wording with honest guidance.
- Headline formats you can copy.
- Private: runs in your browser.
Accuracy and limits
- The equivalent-title table covers common roles; for niche jobs it may have no match, and then the advice is to use the title as it appears in adverts.
- Titles differ by country and company. Always check against the advert you are applying to.
Privacy
Everything you type is processed in your browser. Nothing you enter is sent to our servers or stored by us. There's no account to create and nothing to install.
Frequently asked questions
Can I change my job title on my CV?
Keep the title your employer gave you in your employment history. In your headline and summary you can use the plain, standard name for the same job, as long as it accurately describes your work.
Should I add “Senior” to my title?
Only if you held that level or clearly work at it. Overstating seniority is easy to spot in references and interviews.
What is a good CV headline?
Your plain job title plus two or three skills, for example “Data Analyst | SQL · Power BI · Python”. It's what recruiters see first.
Why don't my internal titles work?
Internal grades such as “Level 3” or “Associate II” mean little outside your company. Use the common name of the job in your headline.
Does it work for LinkedIn too?
Yes. The headline formats suit a LinkedIn headline as well as a CV.
Is anything uploaded?
No. It runs in your browser.
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