Show the employer once with separate titles and dates when a promotion changed your responsibilities. Use a compact combined entry when the work stayed substantially the same. The reader should be able to see when the title changed and what you began owning afterward.
Choose the structure from the work
| Situation | Structure to consider | What the bullets need to explain |
|---|---|---|
| Same team, greater ownership | Employer heading with stacked titles | What shifted from support to ownership |
| Different division or function | Separate role blocks under one employer | Why the new work belongs to a different role |
| Administrative title change | Compact title-and-date history | Continuity without inventing a promotion story |
| Internship followed by full-time employment | Distinct dated roles | The actual employment periods and scope |
This is an editorial decision framework, not a universal bank formatting rule. Follow an employer’s application instructions first. Harvard’s resume guidance is a useful general reference for clear, factual presentation.
A fictional progression with one ongoing project
Consider an analyst promoted to senior analyst while the same planning project continued:
Example Company — Finance
Senior Analyst, July 2025–present
“Owned the monthly forecast review for the assigned business unit, explaining volume and staffing changes to its finance manager.”
Analyst, July 2023–June 2025
“Maintained the unit’s forecast schedules and reconciled actual revenue and payroll to source reports.”
The first bullet explains a new responsibility; the second preserves the earlier contribution. Neither invents a financial result. The transition is visible even without a percentage or a client name.
Now suppose one transaction spanned both roles. Do not list it as two completed deals. Place the principal bullet in the role where the most relevant work occurred, or describe the progression explicitly: “Supported the initial analysis as an analyst; coordinated subsequent model updates following promotion.” Include only responsibilities you actually held and details you may disclose.
Check for accidental title inflation
Compare the resume with your formal records. Distinguish an official title from a functional description. If an internal title is unusual, you can explain the function separately; do not silently replace it with “Investment Banking Associate” because that is the role you want.
Also check date continuity. A promotion should not create overlapping full-time roles that appear to be two jobs unless both were genuinely held concurrently. Keep employment type clear for an internship or contract period.
Before polishing wording, draw a two-column responsibility map: before promotion / after promotion. If the columns are identical, the additional title may need fewer bullets rather than a repeated achievement list.
Use the equity research resume guide for analytical ownership, the FP&A guide for planning responsibilities, and the feedback implementation checklist to verify the final version.