I’m genuinely curious as it seems like these type of posts have become the norm for the younger generation on LinkedIn, why do people post these? You’re not a 5 star football recruit I couldn’t care less which option you decided to pick and your thank you shade you throw at the companies you rejected. Why can’t just updating your work experience on LinkedIn be sufficient? It tells the same story about the job you took and where without sounding immature. Is the motive ultimately based on the gratification given by the number of likes and comments you get or is there some other motive?
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I don't disagree with you, but LinkedIn has become much more than networking; it's also become a place to share your work-related achievements. I'm sure people do it for the likes and gratification, but it also feels nice to share with your network when you've accomplished something. People also generally publicly thank their mentors and people who've helped them out, so it's not always just about them I guess.
I have a much bigger issue with those "self-help gurus" spouting nonsense about the perfect workflow, or any post that ends with "Agree?"
Amen. If I could rid my LinkedIn of all the self help or entrepreneur people and posts I would. I get the thanks and all but if you’re really that thanksful a personal email or better yet handwritten would be much better than just throwing it in a post. I don’t think I’m old school, this seems like a further development from starting with the incoming summer analyst positions
It’s very disturbing that people are so thirsty for attention
No, you're absolutely right. It's entirely for attention.
I love watching people comment on controversial topics on LinkedIn and commit career suicide.
itll be hilarious when it comes to a point whereby we unveil new analysts like football players signing new contracts
Be careful. I’m just imagining someone posting a video and reading one of these posts, I don’t know if we are too far off from that.
I think for any incoming analyst it is important to consider the message you are sending when you post something like this or even responding to posts on LinkedIn. When you begin to treat LinkedIn like an active social network and not as much as a networking tool (there is a difference, this isn’t Facebook or Instagram) you are opening up your actions, comments, and point of views to current and potential employers with words that are permanent and public, and that will be judged with very little context.
We're not. Had a buddy's little sister read off which job she'd accept in like a HS football recruitment way in a video, that she shared with close friends and family. It's her first job out of college.
I just said good luck and that's it. But thought to myself, wtf man....
This is actually a very good point. LinkedIn controls the career oriented network, but I think they are making a mistake if they continue to move towards being a social media platform. That is definitely the route they are going and the self promotional nature is turning many (typically more senior and strong networked folks to begin with) off. If these folks start to disengage or find an alternative platform, like you mention, LinkedIn could suffer. Then again, perhaps they just keep growing with these insufferable self-promoters and end up doing ok.
My two favorite things on LinkedIn are putting ", MBA" after your name and people who take one certificate program from Harvard online and use HBS as their headlining education. This is even better when combined with the ", MBA" to make it appear as if they went there. I honestly don't understand how these people believe that will ever aid them when any serious employer will snuff that out by literally scrolling to the bottom of the page.
Saw one that used Columbia as his headlining education after receiving an online single course certificate. He also listed ones from Harvard and MIT, and his only completed degree was a high school diploma. In his bio, he listed "Triple Ivy Leaguer". I don't think he knows MIT is not an Ivy.
There's a strong correlation between the clowns that do that and those same clowns that have "INCOMING" job titles.
Love it.
I call them Oscar acceptance speech posts. I bet this is what the douche-canoes that post them want to say:
“Ahem. Thank you so much to EVERYONE for helping me advance in my career. I’ve overcome so much and worked so hard to get where I am. From mommy and daddy doing my college applications for me and making sure I’m on track to submit everything on time (god forbid I develop independence by age 18), to them getting me my first internship making copies and eating (not getting) donuts in my uncle’s 3-man office, I’m grateful. Special shout to to list 3 impressive names of professors or friends, and my virtual mentors, tag Tim Ferris’s and Gary Vee, I’m in awe of the likes and jealousy I’m about to receive from them and my LinkedIn-stalking classmates. I’m excited to start as a Sales Rep at Northwestern Mutual / Equities Analyst in Dallas / HR person for a sketchy nonprofit. The best is yet to come!!!! #hashtag #poundtag #pleaseloveme”
The liar's poker reference at the end really does it for me
this goes into the category of self promotion for non-practical reasons. you're either a narcissist, insecure, a sociopath, have bad mentors, or all of the above. news flash: when you change your position, there's a notification. people will be made aware
if you use linkedin as a business building tool, sure make an announcement with a link to a brochure showing your new firms capabilities, but because you moved from JPM to KKR? big fucking whoop.
these same people give unsolicited advice on facebook, try to be pseudo motivational speakers/polymaths on instagram, likely are rude to wait staff, have no clue how few people actually give a fuck, and don't realize that external love is secondary to loving thyself.
if you're truly happy, you don't give a fuck what others think, love thyself first and foremost, everything else is secondary.
also there's no such thing as a humblebrag, you're just a douche
I was fucking ecstatic as a kid in university to put incoming IB SA on linkedin to flex on my non^100-target comrades. reason i dont hate on eager university students when they accomplish something they've worked very hard for. announcing it via post is a special kind of cringe though
the fact that you get a jolly from bragging is a dangerous personality trait. humility is key. self promote to recruiters, interviewers, potential investors, but not to contemporaries/friends/colleagues, it's very unbecoming.
the defense of "incoming IB..." and other types of posts tell me humility is dead, and it died with a whimper.
They do it in the hopes that hot girls notice
theaccountingmajor in the near future:
"I am proud to announce that I have accepted a position as an Audit Associate for KPMG in Sioux Falls. Thank you to all of my family, friends, teachers, and co-workers who have helped teach, guide, inspire, and motivate me along the way; I look forward to the new experiences and challenges ahead of me following graduation in May!"