Using official name of company on my resume?

Would using the full official name of a company be seen as pretentious, more official, or wouldn't make a difference?

Ex. Writing 'The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.' instead of just 'Goldman Sachs' on your resume.

20 Comments
 
Going Concern
crazi4ibEx. Writing 'The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.' instead of just 'Goldman Sachs' on your resume.

Sure. And if you went to school at Stanford for example, make sure to write its full name too as The Leland Stanford Junior University. Have to be consistent...bankers love that attention to detail.

Not sure if you're serious, but in the HBS resume books they just write Stanford University.

if you like it then you shoulda put a banana on it
 
TechBankingGS should be written on a resume as "Goldman, Sachs & Co."
Actually, it should be written simply as GS. That way, if the interviewer asks, "What's GS?", you can stare at them like they're retarded and then shout, "GOLDMAN! FUCKING! SACHS! EVER HEARD OF IT?!"
 
Best Response
TechBankingGS should be written on a resume as "Goldman, Sachs & Co."
I guess if you were a GS & Co. employee - but that is the US Broker Dealer only. If you worked abroad or for their Bank, then you were not a Goldman, Sachs & Co employee. GS Co is just one of many entities under the parent.
 
Boothorbust
TechBankingGS should be written on a resume as "Goldman, Sachs & Co."
I guess if you were a GS & Co. employee - but that is the US Broker Dealer only. If you worked abroad or for their Bank, then you were not a Goldman, Sachs & Co employee. GS Co is just one of many entities under the parent.

For historic reasons (at least in the US, no idea about intl CVs), former/current employees generally use what I wrote, despite the top level public entity being The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

 

I would advise you to keep in the top line both your function and the firm's name

e.g. "Grand Keymaster and Gatekeeper, Knight of the Brazen Serpent" .

Colourful TV, colourless Life.
 

Ut voluptatem fugiat ipsum et. Dolor repudiandae quos perferendis et in soluta et. Quae nisi quam voluptate aut est neque veniam aperiam.

In itaque non voluptatem quasi nemo. Nisi animi quis quo nemo occaecati. Tempora veritatis voluptas a earum occaecati quasi illum.

Career Advancement Opportunities

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.3%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.7%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 98.9%
  • Evercore 01 98.3%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.7%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 98.3%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.7%
  • JPMorgan 01 97.1%

Total Avg Compensation

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (15) $434
  • Associates (46) $258
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (13) $156
  • 1st Year Analyst (79) $150
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (73) $101
notes
16 IB Interviews Notes

“... there’s no excuse to not take advantage of the resources out there available to you. Best value for your $ are the...”

Leaderboard

1
redever's picture
redever
99.2
2
kanon's picture
kanon
99.0
3
Secyh62's picture
Secyh62
99.0
4
BankonBanking's picture
BankonBanking
99.0
5
dosk17's picture
dosk17
98.9
6
Betsy Massar's picture
Betsy Massar
98.9
7
CompBanker's picture
CompBanker
98.9
8
GameTheory's picture
GameTheory
98.9
9
DrApeman's picture
DrApeman
98.9
10
bolo up's picture
bolo up
98.8
success
From 10 rejections to 1 dream investment banking internship

“... I believe it was the single biggest reason why I ended up with an offer...”