Why do the worst people always get the best placements?
Sophomore who recently went through IB & Consulting recruiting. Out of everyone ive been alongside for this, have seen many okay and good placements. Current the 3 best placements I've seen:
Person A: Top BB in NYC, will go behind any & everyones back and is generally a horrible person to everyone
Person B: Top Tech group EB, super manipulative person. Actually good on the outside but not on the inside to put it short
Person C: McKinsey, known for scamming people out of thousands of dollars, has been jumped 20+ times and sent to the hospital for scams, horrible person who only cares about making money off others and has no friends.
All of these people are set to work at the best places you can out of college yet are the worst people ever. Has anyone else noticated this too?
probably very good at putting up a front helpful in interviews.
this isn't an industry that values character ..
50/50. Most racist guy I know is at a top bb but also nicest guy I know is at a top EB
Surprised the most racist guy you know isn't also the nicest - that's usually the case
At my school I’ve been fortunate that 99% of the people around me with strong offers have nothing but great character. We have one extremely toxic personality though that basically has all of the characteristics that you mention and more. Think demeaning other kids in clubs he deems himself superior to, telling details shared in confidence by supposedly best friends to those he believes he can gain political standing from, etc etc (this is all in finance clubs with zero monetary benefit to gain by the way, lol). I’ve noticed his traits have surmounted themselves in others in several ways, as others see his success as validating certain bits of his character.
As I was recruiting I definitely looked to upperclassmen in my clubs for guidance and emulated how they acted, so I can see how at certain campuses only those personalities might be successful, if that is what they are taught works from the start. It’s not everyone though and definitely see success stories of humble, dedicated kids that just grind placing Top BB/EB (a lot of which better than aforementioned kid). Cannot even imagine what it would be like to work with the guy when there’s real stakes though, god help his SA class.
What are you talking about? The McKinsey hire looks like a perfect cultural fit. McKinsey help up start an opioid epidemic and this kid's already scamming the healthcare system.
Bad people tend to get ahead early in life because people are more naive.
But this isn't an actual verifiable trend, this is just your biases.
Some people lie on their resume and get away with it.
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