This is gonna be the most common sense thing out there, but has to be said. Have your resume match your LinkedIn, match your professional social media accounts, match your website. Today, hiring managers probably do not have time to review everything, but on the off chance they do, don’t put yourself at risk.
Don’t Over Hype Yourself
I am basically saying be truthful. Don’t have on your resume that you were the Vice President of Engineering when on LinkedIn you say you were the Assistant to the Vice President of Engineering. I know that is a far stretch, but even saying Executive Director when you were just a Director. Also remember your current employer may come across this information too. I have been sourcing applications before and found current employees who over exaggerate their job title.
Don’t Short Sell Yourself Either
Do not hear me saying to dumb down your role either. In the HR world a “Coordinator” is usually about the equivalent of an “Assistant”, but some places a “Coordinator” is a manager, so if I found myself where I was performing the duties of a manager but had the title of something else, I would mention that on my resume: Coordinator/”Manager” or be sure to list as part of your functions the number of people you supervised or the processes you managed. Show what you did, don’t let the title limit you, but don’t stretch too much.