Incoming [insert position] on LinkedIn.

marcus-halberstram481:

What are the arguments for and against updating your LinkedIn with something like “Incoming Investment Banking Summer Analyst at X.” I can see why many would cringe at this, but are there any reasons why anyone should actually do this?

doesn’t matter

It doesn't really matter, but it gives off a hardo vibe. Some people might also think you're just trying to brag. I've always thought the best course of action is to just be humble and update your LinkedIn once you actually start working there. If you really need to get the satisfaction and recognition of posting it early, then go ahead, but everyone will find out that you're working there anyway. I also find it an attractive quality in people when I find out something impressive about them without them telling me directly (or posting about it on LinkedIn). Shows humility. All-in-all, though, it doesn't really matter.

I will say as much as it appears to be in poor taste, pretty much every incoming summer / full-time analyst to my knowledge does this. Obviously it's not ideal but it's kind of the norm I feel

SB!

My argument for is that it’s awkward to keep my headline as “intern at X” when my internship is over and I already signed at Y. I don’t make a big post about it or anything — I don’t think it’s cringe if it’s discreet and accurate.

So I put incoming IB summer analyst and I won’t be doing it for FT, but it did help me. Let’s be honest your doing it to flex. However it helped me when it came to placement day. Just by having the incoming IB analyst at whatever bank on your experiences helps you connect with more people from that bank for a few reasons. First, linkedins algorithm will automatically suggest to connect you with people from that bank. Second, people are more willing to accept a request from a person that they know is going to be a summer analyst and is most likely trying to connect for group placement

It's one of those things that seemed cringe in the beginning when people first started doing it, but now everyone is doing it and it's the new normal.

The only cringe-worthy thing on LinkedIn is when people make the "I am excited to announce" that they got a job, using the exact same words as everyone else, cant even say thrilled or overjoyed, its gotta be the same bullshit excited, and nobody gives a shit about their new job at northwestern mutual lol

Yeah, have always thought that it is helpful to have some "branding" now because it's so common. No problem being discreet and simply editing your heading.

I won’t respond to your LinkedIn message if I see “incoming” in your bio...

I'll bite. The biggest reason why I will never write "Incoming" is because you have no idea what will happen between when the offer is signed, and when you start the job. There are several months, sometimes a year between the start dates, so the uncertainty to post just isn't worth it. What happens if you don't meet their GPA requriements, a background check comes back with a mark, you do something stupid causing a reneging.

Think about those who had gigs in corporate development roles at airlines, or other struggling companies that had to renege on offers out of the risk of bankruptcy. Not so "incoming" anymore...

I understand wanting to get to know your peers and future colleagues early, but being pragmatic, you aren't going to be talking regularly before your start date in most cases (maybe confirming firm communications?). Just meet everyone on the day, and get on with your life, not reaching out a couple of months earlier won't change anything, and if you were going to be great friends with a work colleague it would have happened regardless if you had reached out earlier or first spoke on your first day.

"network requests, in-mails, and internship offers". Network requests are full of shit. If you scroll through your LinkedIn connections and haven't had a real genuine conversation with someone, then they aren't providing value to your "network" and it's time to remove him/her. In-mails vary, but the most I have ever seen, have been vapid "VC" "Blockchain | Influencer" types who have nothing to offer. Job offers are fair enough, but how likely is it you will switch job offers especially when you have publicly declared that you are joining one firm over another. You haven't even started you job, and you are willing to switch?

I don't necessarily "cringe" at the finance hardos, because I understand that they put a lot of work to get secure their offer, and I am happy that they broke in, so congratulations to them.

Just update your LinkedIn profile on the first day, and get over it. Something social media has destroyed is the concept of being graceful.

Just saw “incoming student at Yale university”

Bump, I know this practice is generally an idiotic thing to do- but given the sheer amount of students / incoming interns who do it anyways, would you guys say people still have the same negative impression as they did 3-4 years back? Or do people seem to accept it now and just not care anymore?