Happy Monday WSO!
Upcoming WSO Meet Ups:
WSO Happy Hour - Paris: Friday, 17 February, @ Au Trappiste
Upcoming webinars:
RE Private Equity Case: Acquisition / Redevelopment of a hotel -- 7pm ET, 2/9/17
Posts of the Week:
Q&A - Analyst at Top PE Fund by @thewallstreeter200". 15 SB's
Protectionism, what is it and how does it impact trade? by @naitos22". 10 SB's.
Learning to learn - A short guide at becoming better at what you do by @naitos22". 7 SB's.
Goldman's Blankfein & Trump by @Tchyk". 7 SB's.
Discussion Topics of the Week:
What companies do you respect? by @tgi-finance". 109 comments.
Starbucks plans to hire 10K refugees by @George Kush". 86 comments.
New H-1B Visa Bill to Double Minimum Wage by @ebit_dab". 84 comments.
Weirdest question you would ask as an interviewer? by @silverbuck898". 53 comments.
Q&A of the Week:
From Real Estate Finance to Founder of Development Company - Q&A by @subsix". 83 comments.
Comment of the Week:
This comment by @AllDay_028" in the post "500k Legal Green Card Holders and Students Banned from the US".
Success Story of the Week:
The Road Less Traveled by @Rags to Hermes". 10 SB's.
Most Active Monkeys in the past 30 days:
1. @TNA" 2041, 2. @aspiringchimp" 1605, and 3. @thebrofessor" with 1015.
See where you rank here.
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 yellow 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 ($45 Value). Without further ado:
Investment Banking
@watdo" - DCM - 3rd+ Year Analyst
@Jack.M.T." - Mergers and Acquisitions - 1st Year Analyst
Private Equity
@ans2389" - Growth Equity - Director
@jorn_umpo" - LBOs - 1st Year Associate
@ILikeDistressedStuff" - LBOs - 1st Year Analyst
Hedge Fund
@DeepLearning" - Equity Hedge - Quant
@George Kush" - Equity Hedge - Research Analyst
Prop Trading
@Voodz" - Trader
Consulting
@aspiringchimp" - 1st Year Associate
@Myron Gainz" - 2nd Year Analyst
Asset Management
@Starberry" - Fixed Income - Business School
Equity Research
@norman328" - 3rd+ Year Analyst
Investment Advisor
@The Boy Plunger" - 1st Year Analyst
Corporate Strategy
@thegreatgoat" - Manager
@FormerHedgefundie" - Business School
Real Estate
@LifeCoMoney" - Commercial - 1st Year Analyst
@Noskyhigh" - Commercial - Investment Analyst
Accounting
@tengleha" - Accountant
Other
@OdilonRedon" - Other - COO
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.
