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Post by appind » Thu Jan 19, 2017 8:31 pm

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Re: Mentioning the size of a company based on its revenue on the resume

Post by cavalier1138 » Thu Jan 19, 2017 8:44 pm

I've never seen that listed on a resume (possibly because I've never gone anywhere near anything resembling business school). I wouldn't bother.

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Re: Mentioning the size of a company based on its revenue on the resume

Post by Rigo » Thu Jan 19, 2017 8:57 pm

It kind of just sounds like you're insecure that people haven't heard of the company.
Someone who worked at Bank of America wouldn't list the revenue.
If you didn't have a key role in the company improving its position where growth would be reflective of your accomplishments, I wouldnt.

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Re: Mentioning the size of a company based on its revenue on the resume

Post by dm1683 » Thu Jan 19, 2017 9:21 pm

I think mentioning if the company is Fortune 500 is okay, especially if it's some obscure financial firm or oil conglomerate and not a household name like Coca Cola or Walmart or something. I've never heard of someone putting the actual revenue, in terms of $$$, of their employer on their resume though. But then again like cav I haven't seen a lot of resumes lol.

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Re: Mentioning the size of a company based on its revenue on the resume

Post by echonov » Thu Jan 19, 2017 9:36 pm

If it's relevant to describing a specific duty (e.g. 'managed [x] for company's $_B portfolio'), go for it. It's usually only relevant if you were in some way directly responsible for a portion of the P&L. Otherwise, leave it out.

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Re: Mentioning the size of a company based on its revenue on the resume

Post by CPA-->JD » Thu Jan 19, 2017 9:47 pm

echonov wrote:If it's relevant to describing a specific duty (e.g. 'managed [x] for company's $_B portfolio'), go for it. It's usually only relevant if you were in some way directly responsible for a portion of the P&L. Otherwise, leave it out.
I did it(used "multi-billion") to describe the size of the private-equity tax returns I prepared fwiw. Didn't think too much of it.

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