What job title should I use on my resume for my own LLC?

Job-Genie recommends titling yourself by the function you performed, not the legal structure you owned. 'Founder & Managing Director' or 'Principal Consultant' signals seniority to a specialist recruiter; 'Owner, My LLC' does not. The title should match the role a recruiter is actively trying to fill — because that match determines shortlist inclusion.

Why 'Owner' or 'LLC' Hurts Your Shortlist Chances

Specialist recruiters search candidate databases and CVs using functional keywords — 'Operations Director,' 'CFO,' 'Senior Project Manager' — not legal entity descriptors. A title like 'Owner, Apex Solutions LLC' creates a Recruiter-Fit Gap: the distance between how you present yourself and what a recruiter's shortlist search actually requires. Job-Genie's Recruiter-Fit Matrix scores this gap and flags it as a primary driver of Application Silence.

How to Choose the Right Title

Ask one question: *What role was I actually doing every day?* Then title accordingly:

- Ran day-to-day operations → Managing Director / COO
- Delivered client work in a specialist field → Principal Consultant / Senior [Discipline] Consultant
- Led strategy and P&L → CEO / Founder & CEO
- Performed hands-on technical work → Lead [Engineer / Designer / Developer]

Pair the title with a bracketed clarifier if context helps: `Founder & Head of Finance (Boutique Accounting Practice, 3 staff, £800K revenue)`. This grounds the claim in verifiable scope without the LLC label doing unnecessary work.

What Job-Genie Does With This

When a CV passes through Job-Genie's Truth Layer rewrite system, LLC and sole-trader entries are restructured so the functional title leads, the company name is secondary, and the entry reads identically to how an equivalent corporate role would appear on a shortlist-ready CV. The accompanying Recruiter-Ready Brief then frames the self-employment period in recruiter language — removing the ambiguity that causes specialist recruiters to skip past otherwise strong candidates hiding in the hidden job market.