"Incoming Analyst" on LinkedIn Profile

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bankingple

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 bankingple
Jul 29, 2020 52 Comments

Why do people put "incoming" in front of their LinkedIn title before even joining the company?

Few examples I saw:

"Incoming summer analyst at Goldman Sachs"
"Incoming risk assurance associate at PwC"

Is this the way to do it? What is the motive?

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  • Apple
    Yeppitsme

    Go to company page Apple

    Yeppitsme
    Weird flex
    Jul 29, 2020 3
    • VC & Private Equity Firm
      sudbduks

      VC & Private Equity Firm

      sudbduks
      Weird indeed, I don't really see this going on in industries outside of finance/engineering.
      Aug 4, 2020
    • Goldman Sachs / Eng
      ProfSergio

      Go to company page Goldman Sachs Eng

       ProfSergio
      @sudbduks- Lol, I've seen people putting "Incoming SDE1 at Amazon". I bet this is just an immature idea college students and grads have, just to flex in front of their mates.
      Nov 14, 2020
  • wondering why no people using "exiting ***..."
    Jul 29, 2020 5
  • Bloomberg / Eng
    nanochips

    Go to company page Bloomberg Eng

     nanochips
    I’d say it makes sense for incoming interns, in case it catches a recruiter’s eyes for future internship/full time opportunities. The only case I can think of for incoming full time employees would be... networking? Otherwise it’s really just to flex.
    Jul 29, 2020 3
    • VC & Private Equity Firm
      MurderCrow

      VC & Private Equity Firm

      MurderCrow
      Well I did it to flex. But that was many moons ago and I see the errors of my ways. But there are plenty of other things I regret more from my undergrad days, and none of them are my career choices lol
      Aug 4, 2020
    • Cisco
      GTVK27

      Go to company page Cisco

      GTVK27
      A lot of students are trying multiple offers, so sometimes it gives you an advantage when trying to reach a recruiter.
      "Incoming X @ Y" basically is equivalent of "I was able to do well in interviews at Y"

      Says a little bit towards your skill
      Aug 7, 2020
  • I'm an incoming Ex Google, Ex Facebook Tech Lead (as a millionaire).
    Jul 29, 2020 0

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