6/13/16 - Monday @Mentions

Happy Monday WSO!

Upcoming webinars:

-Webinar: What & What NOT to Say to Headhunters -- 730pm ET, 6/15/16

Upcoming webinar rewinds on the WSO Frontpage (replays of old webinars you may have missed, free for 24 hours):

Stock Pitch for a Hedge Fund Interview (RE-DO), 6/16/2016

Post of the Week:

To summers hitting the desk Monday... by @novian18". 3 SB's.

Discussion Topics of the Week:

How do people afford to live in Manhattan? by @TheBestMan". 43 comments.

Big Four Accounting To Investment Banking by @afurgs". 35 comments.
Quitting Finance by @itsjustmoney". 27 comments.
Should I get licensed? (CPA) by @Eskimo Brothers". 23 comments.
Job posting "requirements" vs. what they will actually interview / hire by @dinoRE". 22 comments.

Comment of the Week:

This comment: by @APAE" in the post "The PE career path".

Success Story of the Week:

30 year-old breaking in by @Jack.M.T.".

Most Active Monkeys in the past 30 days:

1. @DickFuld" 346, 2. @SECfinance" 315, and 3. @SSits" with 310.

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 i) 3 months free to the WSO Job Board ($45 Value) and ii) access to the private Certified User chat room to network with other professionals (priceless). Without further ado:

Investment Banking
@Rusty Buffalo” - Mergers and Acquisitions - 1st Year Associate
@SunTzu” - Restructuring - 3rd+ Year Analyst
@Kimura” - Restructuring - 2nd Year Analyst
@Waymon3x6” - Mergers and Acquisitions - 2nd Year Analyst
@lasampdoria” –Industry/Coverage - 2nd Year Analyst

Investment Advisor
@@sfbroker” - Senior Vice President

Corporate Strategy
@number1monkey” - Senior Consultant

Real Estate
@wareagle4230” - Commercial – Manager

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.

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