Timeline for Avoiding confusion over the term "Research Assistant"
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| Apr 19, 2019 at 15:31 | answer | added | Erik N | timeline score: 3 | |
| Jun 15, 2015 at 13:14 | answer | added | Bill Barth | timeline score: 0 | |
| Jun 15, 2015 at 7:42 | comment | added | Danny Ruijters | @NateEldredge: I would argue that adding a single adjective to your job title to clarify the job content, cannot be considered 'lying on your CV'. | |
| Jun 15, 2015 at 6:35 | comment | added | Kimball | But you probably want answers more from the kind of people who be doing the hiring than those with similar backgrounds as you. Though the answer I suspect you will get is that this is typically clarified in the brief job description on work CVs, as @NateEldredge comments. | |
| Jun 15, 2015 at 6:05 | comment | added | Andrew Grimm | @Kimball I was wondering which SE to ask this in, but I assumed this SE would have more people familiar with this issue. | |
| Jun 15, 2015 at 6:03 | comment | added | Nate Eldredge | @Davidmh: There is some risk in embellishing your title too heavily: if it gets too far from your "official" job title, employers might consider that you are lying on your CV. | |
| Jun 15, 2015 at 5:59 | comment | added | Davidmh | What about "Scientific Research Assistant"? | |
| Jun 15, 2015 at 5:46 | comment | added | Kimball | Perhaps this is more appropriate for Workplace SE? | |
| Jun 15, 2015 at 5:39 | comment | added | Aditya | In my university, most student write it as "Graduate Research Assistant" rather than just "Research Assistant" and write a couple of lines mentioning their area, work, contributions etc.. | |
| Jun 15, 2015 at 5:30 | comment | added | Nate Eldredge | Many people's CVs include a line or two for each job, explaining its duties, responsibilities, etc. This is where you could clarify this. Another thought: the phrase "Graduate Research Assistant". | |
| Jun 15, 2015 at 5:21 | history | asked | Andrew Grimm | CC BY-SA 3.0 |