LinkedIn WTF

[LoveTrains]

I just received a connection request on LinkedIn, and the name didn't sound familiar so I peaked at their profile. They are a friend of a friend, but what really made me go WTF was the fact that they listed their SAT scores on their profile.



Scores were a 790 Math and 710 Verbal which are very good, but seriously? WTF?!

This person got their BA in 2004.

[raangoli]

Hahah, that is really bizarre!

[ESF]

Are they an SAT instructor?

Otherwise, WTF is right.

[Deleted]

Is the person in a profession that would ask for SAT scores, like management consulting?

[LoveTrains]

Oct 3, 2012 9:37:38 GMT -5 ESF said:

Are they an SAT instructor?

Otherwise, WTF is right.

Nope.

Banking.

[Awkward]

Hahaha, that is funny and weird. But I guess if I had that insane math score I'd probably tattoo it to my forehead or something.

[LoveTrains]

Oct 3, 2012 9:40:58 GMT -5 Awkward said:

Hahaha, that is funny and weird. But I guess if I had that insane math score I'd probably tattoo it to my forehead or something.

Eh, I know plenty of people with scores that high.

[whitepicketfence]

How odd

[Deleted]

LOL weird

[Deleted]

Oct 3, 2012 9:37:54 GMT -5 LoveTrains said:

Oct 3, 2012 9:37:38 GMT -5 ESF said:

Are they an SAT instructor?

Otherwise, WTF is right.

Nope.

Banking.

As in investment banking? That's a profession where SAT scores can come up in interviews (and maybe on applications) too, so maybe that's why? I eyeroll-worthy i n that case though.

I forget where, but I know that I applied for an in-house position once that asked for SAT scores (even for lawyers).

[Deleted]

If it's investment banking, the recent grads are always asked for SAT scores. However, this person is the same age as me and is old enough to remove that stupid shit. I would be embarrassed if I were this person, actually.

[fbf2006]

Doesn't seem odd for investment banking and consulting.
My brother has his on his business school resume or maybe it was his GMAT score.

[Deleted]

Didn't you know my SN is a tribute to my SAT scores :-P

[Wines Not Whines]

Employers care about SAT scores 10 years later? Really? I find this very odd.

[birdmom]

My cousin got a perfect score on his SAT, although I've only ever heard him mention it once (after he got his results back).

[Deleted]

Oct 3, 2012 10:18:36 GMT -5 Wines Not Whines said:

Employers care about SAT scores 10 years later? Really? I find this very odd.

For certain professions, it is a way to weed out candidates.

[savannah11]

Oct 3, 2012 10:18:36 GMT -5 Wines Not Whines said:

Employers care about SAT scores 10 years later? Really? I find this very odd.

I had an interview last year that asked my SAT scores. I took them 14 years ago. I was not expecting it and gave an approximate because I don't remember the exact numbers anymore. It was my first clue that the job I was interviewing for might not be for me.

[fbf2006]

Yea, but these are jobs (investment banking, PE, consulting) that many people actually really want and the competition is quite tough.

[ejpint]

Random.
I have a connection who lists that they were accepted at Yale and Harvard. But they didn't go there. They graduated from college in the 1990s. And it was a state school (not that there's anything wrong with that).