Please stop posting about the 2022 GS Virtual Insight Series
Our generation is so prestige hungry it's insane. Two hours ago, GS released decisions for their VIRTUAL insight Series, and now, people are so eager to show they are "accomplished" that they are posting that they got accepted out of 10,000 applicants. At its simplest form, all it means is that you get to log onto some Zoom meetings hosted by Goldman recruiting and MAYBE get an accelerated recruiting timeline. People are flat out exaggerating, saying these experiences will be so "tRansForMaTioNal" and that they are grateful for their peer's support.
Get it together guys, and show some self-respect. (And so you don't call me salty, yes, I got accepted)
Lol thank god someone finally said it
Somebody says it every year
I’m hysterically laughing scrolling through LinkedIn seeing kids in my class post about this. Imagine typing that shit out unironically
and they’re gonna type it all out again after attending😭😭
I never understood why it bothers people? They are proud of themselves and happy, maybe it’s corny but that’s their issue. Why are you anti people being happy? Sounds like an internal issue.
Them being happy is good, but it's what that happiness is predicated on that worries me - is these kids' proudness predicated on whether or not GS invites them to a zoom meeting? That's concerning. It's a general issue I have with social media; people are so eager to seek validation from others when in reality, if they were truly happy, they wouldn't feel the need to post every success they have.
Why does it worry you? These are legit random kids. I don’t quite understand the need to have such a strong reaction to their “cringe” update. At the end of the day it comes down to lack of confidence, you think that your achievements are better but you aren’t receiving praise so why should they feel the need to flex for attention if you aren’t getting any. Learn to be happy for people even if it’s cringe or silly, feeling happy for others will make your own life happier. No need to judge why someone is happy and conclude as a 20 year old that they shouldn’t be happy because you don’t see their minor accomplishment as worthy of happiness.
No one here is against being happy for getting accepted into a program. The issue for most is for people who exaggerate its importance on social media to a point that they seem they lack awareness or sound tone-deaf at worse. For example, posting a short essay on how delighted you are for being on the honor roll (each semester) looks ridiculous since half of the school receives it as well, hence diminishing its importance. Similar to the GS program, where the acceptance rate is pretty good but does not do much to benefit GS prospects. You could go on the extreme end and post every facet of the recruiting process you participated in (grateful for being in X,Y,Z summit) (grateful for passing my 1st round interview round at X).
We all know social media is used to flex your accomplishments and/or seek validation. It makes sense to post your IB acceptances, but these people are only showing off their participation trophies. It's cringy and perhaps even unprofessional, but it mostly lacks self-awareness. That's why it bothers people, and I hope those who post about their GS summits and prestigious coffee chats realize that and change for the better.
It’s giving: the kids that post on LinkedIn thanking every single person that helped them get invited
"It's giving" please shut up
This is what's called a win-win-win. GS gets free publicity and continued claim to being the most sought after destination. Selected candidates get to boast of their accomplishment. And the rest get to moan & vent about it on forums. Works for all!
Best one I’ve seen so far… in the title as well LOL
I think this one is even better since they straight up lied and turned a one day event into an 8 week program.
Don't blame the kids. Blame GS for hyping the shit out of this program. I did it last year and it was literally useless. GS hypes the program about how it will grow your network and improve your interview skills. Once these kids posting on LinkedIn finish it, they will realize they wasted hours attending the zoom session.
Lol this is the reason I still don't have a linkedin despite having a BB SA offer. The insight series means absolutely nothing and offers no advantages in GS recruiting. So tired of seeing people jerk themselves off for meaningless accomplishments and pretending like it's getting drafted in the NBA or NFL. And then the replies are even worse with people throwing out bullshit congratulatory remarks. Don't even get me started on the cringe of "incoming intern" that has become a staple for every kid that gets an IB offer or any internship in general. My generation is full of immediate gratification losers that feel the need to flex everything they do in life on others.
naw but having "incoming intern" helped me recruit for another job before I did the internship and allowed younger kids to find me on LinkedIn so I could mentor them. There are legitimate reasons to have that.