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Unsure what a probation period is - haven’t heard of it in IB.

I updated my LinkedIn from “incoming investment banking analyst” to “investment banking analyst” the day I started. Most people in my class did something similar

 
ks55o

Unsure what a probation period is - haven’t heard of it in IB.

I updated my LinkedIn from “incoming investment banking analyst” to “investment banking analyst” the day I started. Most people in my class did something similar

It's the law here everytime we accepted an offer there's a three month probation period for basically every job, IB consulting etc. I didn't realize this wasn't common in other countries.

 
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ks55o

Unsure what a probation period is - haven’t heard of it in IB.

I updated my LinkedIn from “incoming investment banking analyst” to “investment banking analyst” the day I started. Most people in my class did something similar

It's the law here everytime we accepted an offer there's a three month probation period for basically every job, IB consulting etc. I didn't realize this wasn't common in other countries.

“It’s the law ‘here’?” Are we psychic? How are we supposed to know where ‘here’ is?

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No post, just update position on day one.
Never post anything on Linkedin, it’s cringe and nobody cares.

 

Making a post can be cringe but updating your title is normal - no need to wait several months to add the new role you got unless that’s standard for people in your geography

 

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