Damn! He did this so much better than me! I tried to make one of these for myself, but all I could think of was video of me eating while using a fork and painting a wall with a paintbrush. Damn! He’s so much more creative than I am! I want to shoot myself, but I don’t have the ability to load a gun.

This is truly unbelievable just how much this has all blown up. Wow Aleksey, you’ve really outdone yourself. I was in Yale with this kid way back when his name was Garber, and god only knows what he’ll change it to know… any bets? I figure I might as well put my two cents in about this dumbass, if only becasue I still can’t believe he’d be stupid enough to pull the shit he always has in school, except now in a resume…
First, I’d like to mention that he is a pretty jacked kid, but apparently his fascination with eastern “medicine” flows into steroids as well. But then again, if that body got him to model Diesel and be sponsored by Underarmor, then hells yea, pump up!
Theres also a golden story I remember – after having taken his year off, Aleksey returned to Yale a new man, if in name at least. I spoke with him in the gym and was surprised to learn he majored in East European literature. But wait, aren’t you on pace to be a financial guru? Oh wait… Aleksey pointed out that he had actually met with President Levin himself, who told him that the undergraduate program would be much too easy for a person of his experience. Moreover, he has been in extensive contact with Dave Swensen… Apparently Swensen was so impressed with Aleksey that he encouraged him to help manage the endowment. So now you know – don’t be fooled by that lying bastard Swensen, taking credit for poor Aleksey’s work on powerhousing Yale’s endownment! It goes without mention that at Yale he took the most bullshit undergrad classes ever, but then again, who can blame him when he was catching up with two semesters of business school in 4 weeks? Alesha, you really should have just kept this sherade for impressing Qpac girls, but boy you must have really been dropped on your head in those caves to pull a stunt like this. Is nice, I like.

I’d hire him.

first bush, now this guy?

The fact that Vayner sent this thing out speaks more to the failure of Yale to provide any career counseling to students. What the hell are people paying $40K a year for? If I sent my kid to Yale and they let him pull a bonehead move like this, I’d ask for my money back. Granted, Yale can’t exercise complete control over the students, but don’t they have seminars where students are advised that making BS, self-aggrandizing claims and sending out materials that will subject them to ridicule is not a good way to get a return on their or their parents’ investment? Then again, if the school is anything like the law school I attended, the career office is there only for the top ten-percenters (who are all pretty much guaranteed good jobs anyway), and the other 90 percent of the students are on their own. This way the career office claims success while having done nothing for most of the people it is there to serve and thus, actually failing in its mission (which seems to be what the U.S.’s current most powerful Yale grad has been doing for a few years now).

Maybe the only good thing about this whole episode (besides the smiles and laughter it has brought to so many) is that those who hear about it will finally understand that the whole Ivy League mystique is crap (students who graduate from pass/fail colleges are usually dumber than posts and only ever get anywhere because of family connections).

Much like the current President of the U.S. & his brother, a likely future President of the U.S.

A friend of mine worked on this video. Among the outtakes is a scene where Vayner is skydiving and his main & reserve chutes fail. He flaps his mighty arms and flies to the ground like a bird, making a perfect two-point landing. Or he lands on his feet, using his mighty legs as incredibly strong shock absorbers. Or he opens a Mary Poppins umbrella and floats to the ground like magic. Or he . . .

it is obvious that this guy is going to be recruited by the Republican party – he is TOTALLY QUALIFIED !!!

that said, goodbye privacy, hello the-world-is-a-fishbowl-and-everyone-sees-you

How is it that this is fair use? He submits his video resume to a company and some cocksucking faggot leaks it to the web. And you help the cockingsucking faggot by spreading it. So fuck you, and I hope you get a taste of your own medicine, shithead.

This fellow could have a bright future as an infomercial pitchman, or “Matt Foleyesque” motivational speaker. Alternatively, maybe Sacha Baron Cohen might consider taking him on as Borat Sagdiyev’s sidekick!

He’s only 23. So he made a mistake. The rest of you who are so harsh had better hope that you don’t mess up some day. Want to bet you never will do anything silly? Just let it go and work on your own lives.

Bush went to Yale– now that’s a reputation killer.

Hey Jake who commented on October 11th. You may have graduated from Yale this year but you can’t even spell “sophomore!” It’s not “sophmore,” dummy!

So many yalies and dukies on here can’t even fucking spell. You really think he’s the only lying poseur in the Ivy League? I new dozens of them at Cornell – but none of them as egotistical as this. Yale = diploma mill.

I know so many arrogant people who are probably much worse than him. Why is this so shocking? I would have expected investment banks to LOVE a guy with his attitude. I think that the mistake was using a VIDEO to advertise himself, and not being more unassuming during the job-search process.

Honestly, I feel really sorry for him. He’s set himself up to be eaten alive by all the little people of the world.

I guess he’ll learn something new here, huh?

I work in an investment bank (GS), on the asset management side. I also do a lot of recruiting work for my division and the firm. I don’t think Aleksey would get past a CV screen, let alone a first round interview with GS. You simply can’t say things like ‘cut losers out of your life’ etc. and expect serious people to take you seriously. Why would I hire this guy when there is an Oxford or Cambridge graduate in the next room who got a double first in Maths and does not talk to me like I am some kind of moron? A word of advice: the best way to get an interview in Finance is to work your ass off at University and work every summer in the financial industry. No-one cares about how fast you can serve a tennis ball or run 500m. We do care about what kind of person you are, what motivates you, and whether or not we can see you fitting in here.
I’m out. Back to adding alpha.

Aleksey Vayner’s only offense was a lack of sophistication in presenting himself. We’re all Aleksey Vayner. What’s truly sad is the furious self-righteousness evident in so many of these posts.

I once saw Alesky wrestle a bear and still have time to read to orphaned children.

Sorry that Aleksy brought out such evil and jealous thoughts from people. My child attended Yale and lived on the dorm floor with Aleksy–and yes, heard all of these bizarre stories–a few of which had a grain of truth to them (he did heal someone’s back and the guy, who had chronic and acute pain prior to Aleksy’s help was forever grateful0. The point is…..why is everyone soooooooooooo jealous of Yale students. First, nothing I have seen would make any person with brains or insight think that Yale was easy. The comment about it being a pass/fail school–total nonsense. The idea that all Yale students come from rich families–my bank account and I are both getting a good laugh on that one.

I could go on and on disputing the stupid and uninformed comments that are being posted, but the main point is…..they are tired and unimaginative, prejudiced and uninformed comments. Mostly they make the authors of these comments look jealous. Maybe if you would have worked your ass off day after day in junior high and high school, worked hard after school at sports and volunteered for charities in whatever spare time was left– like I saw my child do, maybe you could have gone to Yale also. Believe me it wasn’t a rich family, connections, or lies that got him into and through Yale.

i really dont see this as any different from those late night self-improvement infomercials. im waiting for the pitch, and to get 2 for the price of 1, but only if i act now.

“operators are standing by”
call 1 800 you bull

No one is jealous of Aleksey for attempting to plagiarize his way to a life of privilege. Much like no one is jealous of a white collar criminal who defrauds innocent people to get rich.

And if Yale doesn’t expel this fraudster, then Yale’s image and credibility will suffer.

“He’s only 23. So he made a mistake. The rest of you who are so harsh had better hope that you don’t mess up some day. Want to bet you never will do anything silly? Just let it go and work on your own lives.”

Poor little boy. He is only 23 (did you know that life expectancy at 400 B.C. was estimated to be around 30 years of age, as per the wikipedia?) – not exactly a child, and I don’t think anyone would argue that intellectual maturity is reached slower today than 2,500 years ago.

Yes, so this poor little boy, ACCIDENTALLY creates a fake charity, appoints himself CEO of a phantom organization, fakes a video compilation of unlikely athletic achievements, etc. etc. Oops!

clearly this is parody. check out his TV appearances: http://www.gawker.com/news/aleksey%20vayner/
he’s totally stephen colberting his interviewers. right now, this dude is laughing at how pathetically literal you are. i’m almost appalled at how many of you require the insignia of comedy central to recognize satire. you’ve all been had.

Tony Robbins and Ron Popeil called– they said he Alek has a bright future ahead of him, but he may be doing a bit too much pocket fishing. But he may need bigger teeth at some point.

And yet the “(GS)” guy’s advise in the comments above, with observation about the Oxford guy in the next room who did “double first in Maths” may even top Alek’s muse.

If the GS guy is lucky, The Alek might let him run The Alek’s money some day.

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