How to Explain a Job With Drifting Responsibilities on Your Resume

The Resume Room with Fexingo: Resume Writing, Cover Letters, and Application Strategy · Jul 28, 2026 · 7m · transcript

In Episode 144 of The Resume Room, Lucas and Luna tackle a common resume challenge: what to do when your actual job duties veered far from the job description. Using the example of a marketing coordinator who spent most of her time on Salesforce data entry, they discuss how to reframe responsibilities without lying, when to adjust your job title, and how to use a combination resume format. Plus, they cover the best way to address role drift in cover letters and interviews, and share a listener question about a project manager whose role turned into a customer support job. If you've ever…