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Posted: Thu Jan 19, 2017 8:31 pm
by appind
resolved

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

Posted: Thu Jan 19, 2017 8:44 pm
by cavalier1138
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.

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

Posted: Thu Jan 19, 2017 8:57 pm
by Rigo
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.

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

Posted: Thu Jan 19, 2017 9:21 pm
by dm1683
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.

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

Posted: Thu Jan 19, 2017 9:36 pm
by echonov
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.

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

Posted: Thu Jan 19, 2017 9:47 pm
by CPA-->JD
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.