Monday @Mentions February 3, 2014

Congratulations to @"AndyLouis" and his Seattle Seahawks for their first ever Super Bowl victory! Let's get it on:

Thread of the Week:

@"km190" wrote the thread that most resonated with you monkeys this week entitled, "The Non-Target Who Didn't Take No For An Answer." This Rocky Balboa-esque tale of guerrilla networking and having some skin in the game brought in 24 Silver Bananas and 15 Facebook Likes. Nicely done.

Comment of the Week:

@"South Sea Tulip" had the comment of the week this week in the thread, "On Losing and Failure" when he pointed out Peter Thiel's inspirational story of how the thing you think you want most in life might not be the best thing for you. His comment earned him 4 Silver Bananas.

Caption Contest Winner:

This week's caption contest winner was @"crackjack" with his caption, "Neither of you brought the weed???". Congratulations. Have a t-shirt.

Guidance Counselor:

@"SSits" gave up the goods this week with his resumé advice post "Resume and cover letter - a reviewers perspective". This helpful primer on what makes a successful resumé and cover letter brought in 13 Silver Bananas and 10 Facebook Likes. Thanks man!

Career Advisor:

@"Ben_KickassAcademy" continues to bring the heat, this week with "Technical Skills Aren’t Going To Get You To Partner, But This Will". This post on creating lasting relationships and working with (and for) the right people earned him 13 Silver Bananas and 2 Facebook Likes. Keep up the good work, Ben!

Most Active Monkeys:

@"Flake" led the pack like a magnificent pagan god this week, logging 125 banana points. @"UFOinsider" and @"NorthSider" were on his heels with 86 and 82, respectively.

New WSO Certified Users:
I wanted to take the space here to thank and congratulate the new Certified Users from the past week. Welcome to the club. Some of these are new members, but all have confirmed that they work in the indicated industry at the level selected on their profile. All Certified Users have a gold star next to their usernames when posting in the forums, so you all know which sources you can trust the most. As WSO Certified Users, they get 3 months free to the WSO Job Board and access to the private Certified User chat room. Without further ado:

Investment Banking
@"pipole4" - 3rd+ year analyst
@"ThatIsNotMyName" - 3rd+ year analyst
@"uncle_tom" - 3rd+ year analyst
@"TeddyTheBear" - 2nd year analyst
@"noobkid" - 1st year analyst

Private Equity
@"PZ87" - 1st year associate

Hedge Funds
@"LCYM" - Portfolio Manager
@"ezekiel" - Assistant Portfolio Manager

Consulting
@"BBerryMojo" - Associate Consultant

Sales & Trading
@"WallStreetHope" - 2nd year analyst

corporate finance
@"judowned"

Are you a working professional and you're interested in joining the WSO Certified User club? E-mail [email protected] and [email protected] your username and send a link to your LinkedIn profile.

 

First of all, thank you for the compliment Eddie. Not the first time a middle-aged man made me blush.

You should track top SB and MS getters for the week. Pretty sure I dominated both categories this time.

Under my tutelage, you will grow from boys to men. From men into gladiators. And from gladiators into SWANSONS.
 

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