Anybody had to deal with a stuck up/lazy summer intern?
With 3 years of experience, I've noticed a trend among these lazies. Their linkedin profile picture is always a picture of them NOT smiling.
To me, I've realized this is a huge red flag in my future interviews with summer analysts. The stone-faced type kids tend to be very entitled, stuck up, lazy, and non-coachable. Thoughts?
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Might have to retake my LinkedIn pic so I don't get dinged for not smiling
same. I just have one good business professional photo of me and I'm not smiling in it
this explains my lack of interviews!
Don't give them a return offer?
Bruh, now I'm rethinking my LinkedIn pic. Anyone else have thoughts on smile vs no smile?
Tbh I think no smiling is the move. It's a professional picture (serious) not your fraternity yearly collage
If you're stone faced, anybody who doesn't like you, can easily assassinate your character.
"He has attitude problems, he has poor work ethic, he's unprofessional/curt/impolite, he's not self aware, he won't be able to effectively cultivate client relationships, he is entitled, I heard he wants to recruit out for PE already, he is not a critical thinker, I don't feel comfortable working with him, he is not a team player, etc."
And if you are in fact lazy/produce poor work results/lack critical thinking skills, any listener who doesn't know you will believe it.
I'm going with smile. Imagine in conversation someone tells their coworker "yeah I don't think we can like this guy, he smiles in his LinkedIn pic". They'll look like a complete dumbass.
Just finished an internship and I'm not smiling in my LinkedIn pic. Nearly shat myself reading the no-smile part lolol.
Show us your linkedin pic
Timmy smiled in the interview. No offer for Timmy.
As someone with a smiling profile pic on Linkedin, I approve this message
Are you being deadass?
What about smirks and half smiles?
Half smile = elite candidate Smirk = auto ding
What is a half smile? I want to be elite
what about if their linkedin picture is an avocado
may test
Did my boss write this?
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