What do you hate about LinkedIN and Facebook Work Promotion?
I have started my professinoal career and I find that a small % of the population tend to self-promote themselves a bit too much on these sites. This does not even have to do with Finance. On Facebook, some people list all their years of job experience for jobs no one finds impressive and give themselves fancy titles and huge responsibilities.
I get a ton of LOLs out of this for sure. I love it when people put ANALYST for a job that has nothing to do with IB.. I know one guy who has written under accomplishments the next 11 exams he will sit in for the next 5 years. inaddition, he also listed what courses he took in Grade 1 Isn't this a bit much?This is his profile : http://ca.linkedin.com/in/wvaleta I have no association with him, but a couple of my friends know him. This guy is listing dean's list award for when he was in Grade 1.. LMAO
I also hate it when people lie about their jobs, or extend the dates they've worked for the internship into years (A summer internship is 3 months damn it, not 24). Lastly, there seems to be a lot of people who think that starting a website, makes them allowed to write CEO/FOUNDER of XYZ.COM and write that they were an entrepeneur!!
Well, that guy is obviously a socially inept retard-- but LinkedIn should essentially be a resume, albeit less detail on specific jobs and more high-level. That's what its there for; recruiters use it to easily locate talent and you need enough information there for people you know to recognize who you are (particularly if your name is something generic and common like Mark Smith).
Facebook should never be used for networking-- facebook is for friends or friends of friends that you know and have nothing to do with work-- people who friend their coworkers (unless they're super close to them) are retarded. I don't see anything wrong with fb knowing where you work or what you do unless you're adding people to your friends list that you barely even know. In which case, you're an idiot.
yeah you got tools like that a decent amount on linkedin, the thing is everyone will look at this guys profile and just think to himself omg what a tool. If you do it right tough linkedin serves its purpose well.
Facebook is just a toy anyway, what always cracks me up on facebook are all the guys that did OPS at GS/JP/MS/other BB and immediately put analyst at xyz on facebook thinking they are hot shit haha.
So true...
He's also breaking the CFA code of conduct...also that guy has no friends who could be honest and tell him that he's doing it all wrong?
EDIT: wait he also posted all the future courses he's taking at CSI?? (Including FCSI, which is given to you and you can't really get unless you're a somewhat seasoned professional?)
Even in his picture he looks douchey.
Completely agree on facebook. I have taken people off that I dont speak to much and get aggro about it.
guarantee he is on this site.
First of all, I have to believe that this guy is trolling with the whole LinkedIn page thing.
The LinkedIn brah lists "technical analysis" as one of his interests. I mean, I love finance, but having "technical analysis" as an interest is pretty fucking gay/douchy. Get a fucking life Wilfred.
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