Say your name is Andrew, do you go by Andy/Drew or Andrew in the workplace?
I feel like a shortened version is friendlier and helps you build rapport with colleagues/clients (which is extremely important when you are facing clients a lot)... while a full name is more "uptight" and "professional".
How do you introduce yourself to colleagues & clients?
How do you sign your emails?
What name do you put on your business card? Resume?
I looked on linkedin and I saw people going either way. There are Andy's and Andrew's, Jim's and James', Chris and Christopher's working in GS, MS, JPM, McK etc...
Introduce yourself as your full name, and if they ask which version you prefer, tell them your preference but say you don't mind.
Yeah, I have seen both.
For example, my name is Charles, but on my business cards I have 'Pussy Crusher'.
It really eliminates the confusion of what I prefer to be called.
The things people make threads about...
AndyLouis & WallStreetOasis.com - we really need a "basic human interaction" forum
Full name in introductions, signatures & business cards (in resumes as well, though this also depends on your country of origin - people are generally more biased in favor of western names). Now, the definition of "full name" may vary, since many people use shortened names as their "full names" like Chris or Andy as you said. The idea here is that you do not use nicknames. In cases like these, Chris/Andy isn't a nickname, but the name a person goes by in their everyday life. If you usually call yourself Andrew, but close friends call you Andy, use Andrew.
You can eventually move to more friendly ground once you've established some familiarity with the other person (assuming you even have a nickname in the first place).
Agree with @CRE that we need a "human interactions" forum here.
Hi, I'm the Brofessor, but you can call me Bro, bro.
Well said so far. Chris isn't really a nickname..it's just a shortened version. So I would opt for Christopher and never call yourself Topher, EVER. Ok, that's a bad example as I've never called someone Christopher, always Chris. But if you have a name like James and you always call yourself Jim, then I would use Jim, If your name is Robert, then use Robert as it is a stronger name than Bob and projects more of an image.
So I've just decided there are no hard and fast rules to this. I always introduce myself with my first name and hope people use the non-shortened version. The shortened version of my name sucks but all my good friends use it, just cause it's easier. It's all about the image you want to project
Resume Question - Writing full name? (Originally Posted: 11/05/2012)
Resume
It's acceptable, common, and frankly, probably a smart tactic. I don't have personal experience with this issue but I'm sure others on the forum can confirm.
Oh gawd, of course it's fine! I have friends that go with Jennifer Nguyen, Kenny Lin, Jessica Tan (these are all made up common names btw) all the time even though their passport names are different!
I think that it is more formal to write you full name in the resume. And, it is more advisable to write down your real name so that if the company would like to do a background check on you, they will not get confused.
i have a korean first name, but my middle name is my 'american' name. it might be kind of pretentious, but i just write out my full legal name including my middle name on my resume.
Bump on this. Anybody else have experience on this matter?
I feel that it is more formal to keep in touch with you full name in the Online Resume. And, it is more advisable to record your real name so that if the company might want to do a background beware of you, they won't get confused.
I feel that it is more formal to keep in touch with you full name in the resume. And, it is more advisable to record your real name so that if the company might want to do a background beware of you, they won't get confused.
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