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 | Since we've had so many of these lately, I thought we would start a forum dedicated to the success stories of WSO members to serve as a place where people can go to get inspired.
What I actually did was get rid of the Entrepreneurial Forum since it had the least # of posts and technically... New Forum: WSO Success Stories | 5 | 2 years 28 weeks ago by WallStreetOasis.com | 2 years 12 weeks ago by OZNtrader |
| Please read in the <a href="http://www.wallstreetoasis.com/wso-user-guidelines">WSO User Guidelines</a> in detail before posting to... WSO User Guidelines | 0 | 45 weeks 3 days ago by WallStreetOasis.com | n/a |
 | WSO is a new think to me,I want to know for this.Which the way to know WSO,kindly If anybody know please notice... wso | 10 | 47 weeks 6 days ago by rimon sahana | 47 weeks 6 days ago by MonkeyWrench |
 | I just wanted to thank WSO members for the second time. I got a job offer recently (and accepted it) in almost exactly what I want to do within finance. I'm not going to get into specifics here because of confidentiality reasons, but I'm a lucky guy and wanted to show appreciation for the... 1,000,000 to 1 In The Job Market | 23 | 14 weeks 6 days ago by azndevil666 | 9 weeks 5 days ago by paul029 |
| Dear fellow monkeys,
I've been meaning to write this for a month or so now, but hadn't gotten around to it. The reason I felt I had to was because it could be of some use and/or inspiration to many of you out there still looking for a job, and just so you know, there is hope for... 1st Big Boy Paycheck - Keep your heads up! | 14 | 2 years 21 hours ago by George87 | 1 year 49 weeks ago by Jorgé |
| I've been on this forum over a year now, mostly lurked because I never had anything to contribute that couldn't be said better by someone else or couldn't be answered with the aid of the search function.... A big fat thank-you!!!! | 30 | 2 years 24 weeks ago by guerrillagrrl | 2 years 13 weeks ago by bigimot |
| Hey guys, i just wanted to come on here and say thank you to everyone who had helped me out along the way to landing a BB SA S&T offer for this summer. (especially derivstrader, monty09, and of course Patrick!). I come from a non-target, so it was quite the hustle, ended up getting 2 superdays,... A HUGE thank you to the WSO community!!! | 15 | 2 years 12 weeks ago by leveRAGE. | 2 years 11 weeks ago by Ecalw001 |
| Greetings fellow WSO members,
we are living in tough times. Many of you are probably running into a lot of resistance in recruiting. I don’t like talking about myself too much; I also do not think that my story is as interesting as many of yours, because, frankly speaking, I didn’t achieve... A long story to motivate others | 8 | 1 year 20 weeks ago by Bentham | 1 year 20 weeks ago by Neighbor |
| I finished deciding between two BBs for a summer S&T role today. It was a nearly impossible decision considering my interests for my rotations, but in the end I do not think I will regret it. I will also be working with leveRAGE this summer, which is cool. A few thoughts/words to the... Accepted my BB S&T offer exclusively thanks to this website | 4 | 2 years 11 weeks ago by Cash4Gold | 2 years 11 weeks ago by D M |
| Hi all,
Wanted to send out a thank you for all of the help (guides, forum posts, interesting diversions). I just accepted a summer analyst position in Morgan Stanley's Institutional Equities department. Coming from a non-target, it's been a long road, so I appreciate all the... Accepted Summer Analyst Job | 7 | 2 years 12 weeks ago by pfitzy | 2 years 9 weeks ago by sleepingmonkey |
| I joined WSO a bit over a year ago during my junior year where I had no idea about the banking industry/networking/interviews/etc. While the industry appealed to me it seemed that I was vastly outnumbered in experience, GPA, credentials etc. However, with the help of individuals on the board who... Against All Odds | 26 | 2 years 29 weeks ago by PIE | 2 years 29 weeks ago by trade4size |
| Dear Monkeys,
I've taken a great pleasure in peaking around the forum every once in a while since it was started. I used to have a username back, sometime ago, but it was lost and there goes that.
I just wanted to say for perhaps any of the vets here in this forum could relate to,... An Old Hand: MS -> Army & 11 Years Later -> Back in finance | 5 | 43 weeks 3 days ago by madmadhioffinance | 37 weeks 6 days ago by Vtechsl63 |
| Got a SA offer. Here's the background...
I go to a complete non-target Canadian university. Have a poor GPA (sub 3.0) due to personal/family things. I had some work experience with Canadian banks from summer jobs and whatnot, but nothing very relevant.
I first realized that banking is... Another non-target (long) success story | 18 | 1 year 16 weeks ago by thatsWACC | 2 weeks 3 days ago by BrickSquadMonopoly |
| Well boys, I finally made it official today signing an acceptance letter for an analyst position for a MM bank where I will be starting in a couple of weeks. Through one of the users here, I actually found this opportunity and was able to land an interview. With all the tips and advice from... Another WSO success story | 11 | 2 years 28 weeks ago by itecya | 2 years 28 weeks ago by Ske7ch |
| I posted this in "success stories", because if I obtain some good information I will be a success story...
I recently started as a mortgage analyst, and so I will be helping determine the optimal interest rate on portfolio loans, managing the lock desk, and secondary marketing. ... Any Good online courses/ books/ websites on Real Estate Secondary marketing? | 0 | 2 years 15 weeks ago by I Want to Invest | n/a |
| Not sure if this is the right section.. but it could be lol
I am in the process of starting up my own online business.. my own supplement 'line'
i would like to hear others stories starting there own online business or something similar
all responses... any one own/started a online business | 16 | 2 years 12 weeks ago by f1mpladed | 2 years 11 weeks ago by f1mpladed |
| I'm about to graduate from a non prestigious undergrad program with a decent GPA and good extracurriculars. I want to go to a top school for MFin or an MBA in about 3 years, after I finish my CFA and I get some work experience.
I'm looking to read about people here who went to non... Any success stories about Getting into a top Graduate School from a non prestigious undergraduate institution? | 7 | 2 years 6 weeks ago by Unforseen | 2 years 5 weeks ago by thh |
| I joined the Big Four out of college. I wound up in the CRE valuation/advisory group. Finding a job had been difficult for me. I knew that I wanted to be in finance, but I was a dumb college kid and had no focus. I figured this job could be a springboard.... Broke in from the Big Four | 28 | 41 weeks 10 hours ago by tyrone slothrop | 3 weeks 3 days ago by jamil.ak52 |
| Primates!
Today I'm going to tell you a little story. No, it's not the "walk me through your resume" story that must have precisely 3-4 jumps, with a positive and negative at each juncture that logically progresses to a career in IB. This is the story of how I was finally... Bumps along the way, but finally moving in the right direction... | 34 | 1 year 6 weeks ago by DonVon | 1 year 4 weeks ago by hopes33 |
| Our company has years of experience producing fake and real passports and other identity documents. We use high quality equipment and materials to produce counterfeit documents. All secret features of real passports are carefully duplicated for our falsified documents.we are unique producer of... BUY REAL AND FAKE PASSPORTS.ID CARDS.DRIVING LICENSE ETC | 0 | 19 weeks 18 hours ago by Anonymous Monkey | n/a |
| I have benefited a lot from here and was wondering if I can? Or is WSO doing quite well and should use that money for some... Can I make donations to WSO? | 5 | 2 years 43 weeks ago by beatallica | 2 years 23 weeks ago by khara 3alekon |
| This thread goes out to anyone at Evercore. I am trying to reach a member of the research team but my email keeps being sent back as "undeliverable."
All the other threads say the email format is [email protected]
If anyone here works at Evercore and is feeling extra friendly,... Can't reach someone at Evercore, but I have the right email format... | 13 | 2 years 15 weeks ago by Shmoozer | 2 years 12 weeks ago by euroazn |
| So I posted this a while ago:
am-i-crazy-to-consider-moving-to-sf-bay-area-with-no-job
and had spent months banging my head against the wall trying to get a job offer, any offer. As of today, I am the proud owner of a summer analyst position. I still am in shock, and really, really happy right... Career changer, and after 1 year, got a SA offer | 11 | 2 years 3 weeks ago by tupsi22 | 2 years 3 weeks ago by D M |
| Guys I know that this topic is one of the most repetitive here:)
But I really want to ask monkey's who have passed CFA lvl 1,
How did you manage to prepare for it, if you had full time job+ "life"+gym?
Is it all manageable, if I take the exam in June... CFA Time management | 28 | 42 weeks 3 days ago by Bulgepapa | 14 weeks 7 hours ago by WellsNotice |
| Thank you WSO. I wish I could put it in more words, after months and 70+ applications, cold emails, cold calls, I finally landed an interview with a boutique bank in NYC and they offered me a long term intern analyst position (~6 months) which I believe could materialize into a FT... Complete non-target state school, non-finance undergraduate, landed a long term internship | 3 | 2 years 19 weeks ago by idragmazda | 2 years 19 weeks ago by bkwr83 |
