Are LinkedIn Posts Really Necessary!?
So as everyone here knows, LinkedIn is the oasis for flexing about how you just accepted a SA or FT offer at an investment bank. I'm curious to see the legitimate benefits in posting on LinkedIn saying you accepted a position. I accepted SA 2022 at a solid MM bank but feel like even just posting about SA is weird since it doesn't really matter unless I get the FT offer. The only thing that comes to mind is to keep everyone in your network aware of where you are going to be so you don't have to send out 100+ emails saying this to everyone. Besides that, is it worth posting or should I just put it in my Bio? To be clear, I totally support people showing off their accomplishments... That is a good thing for sure!! I just feel like I don't want to come across as bragging and all and tbh, those people in my network that have had a real impact on my recruitment journey I messaged them privately to have a more meaningful discussion.
Would like to hear all of your thoughts on this. Thanks!
Update your profile, check notify my connections, call it a day.
Fully agree this is all you should do. The acceptance speech posts are so cringey.
So cringe. Honestly can’t stand them. Eeks of insecurity
Based asf
No. They are not necessary
Just let LinkedIn do the automated post that you are starting a job/internship.
No, 10000000% not necessary. Don’t get me wrong, I’m glad people are happy about roles they’ve landed but in my opinion it looks so unprofessional to make one of these posts. If you are truly humbled about receiving an offer then you wouldn’t post about it - if you make a big public post and claim to be humbled to receive the offer then you’re just telling everyone you don’t understand what it means to be humble.
Treat the offer like a professional - you don’t see the most successful individuals making these posts so you shouldn’t either. To me it just screams “validate me based on the internship/job that I have bc I don’t have enough self confidence to know what I’m worth beyond the interactions on my linked in post”. Just a tough look overall. Don’t even get me started on the summer insight posts…..
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not necessary tbh but update your profile so it can update your connections if you have, most people post it to get the likes, i had the urge to post mine but didnt want to
same, dont feel there is no point notifying everyone other than likes
To be honest for me it was always nice to catch up with some former colleagues that sent out some congratulations via DM everytime I updated my LinkedIn. That’s the reason I do it
They make my fucking blood boil. They honestly sound like a professional athlete signing speech at times. "I am very excited to announce that I will be starting a summer internship at XXX". FUCK OFF. Jesus, no one cares. People will see it when you update your profile anyway, so there's no need to announce it months before you start the role. The worst are combination posts; people who make a huge speech about finishing their undergraduate degree, tag their university, and the company they will be starting at. A monstrous number of people go to university now, so announcing you are "please to have graduated from FuckFace College with a 3.5 GPA" is total ego-boosting. If anyone who interns at my firm does that, I already have a pre-conceived notion of what they're like as a person. Be humble, say nothing. Remember - real Gs move in silence, like lasagna.
lmao like lasagna. that's good. i'm going to use that moving forward
All credit to Lil' Wayne
As one of the people who does make those acceptance posts (sorry I suck), I really just do it for my friends who I'm connected with. I actually like it when my friends make their own acceptance posts since its nice to see them excited about where they're going to work
You can also just talk to your friends and share your excitement with them directly.
Stop posting so much on LinkedIn and social media, generally. At the end of the day, no one gives a damn.
Take that time and spend it on WSO instead :)
It's honestly pathetic and people just clamoring for attention. You didn't win the fucking Oscars, for fucks sake.
It's necessary only when your grandma it's also on LinkedIn and that's the only whey she can hear about her grandson's achievements. If not, just stay away from it because beside her nobody else would give a shit.
Totally necessary! Otherwise how else will other people get to share that joyous proud moment with you?cif you need help with LinkedIn post, email me your request at [email protected] for wso friends and family rate.
Agreed they are cringy, and to all you analysts, they aren't going to stop, especially once you get to business school age and let everyone know you are going to Booth (bummer about HBS).
One reality I do think about though is that many of these are from people who come from more difficult backgrounds. 1st generation college grads, etc, that really make it a point of pride. I honestly feel that in these cases it's less braggy (though it's def still a little bit) and actual pride in achievement as opposed to the Exeter - Dartmouth - Kellogg graduate who grew up in Rye and is "announcing" that she converted McKinsey into Venture Capital.
Just update your position and call it a day.
If you wanna acknowledge the people that helped you get where you are, then send them a personalized email or written thank you note. Means a lot more to them and is a lot less cringe.
Congrats on the job!
The most successful professionals, who arent public figures whom people expect an online presence (such Bill Gates), don't post anything on LinkedIn.
Have heard some takes that posting shows the firm you’re excited to join and willing to announce publicly. Ready for the MS
It won’t come across as bragging since you only got into a MM bank.
is it even an accomplishment if nobody knows about it? Nah in all seriousness, doesn't matter.
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