7/18/16 - Monday @Mentions

Happy Monday WSO!

Upcoming events:

WSO Happy Hour - Paris: Fri, 22 July, 8:00pm @ Paname Brewing Company, posted by @kinghongkong".

Posts of the Week:

What your liquor of choice says about you by @itsanumbersgame". 16 SB's.
Q&A With Jared Dillian – All The Evil of This World by @In The Flesh". 5 SB's.
“Demolition” (2015) Movie Review: Investment Banker Turned Construction Worker by @Alibabes56". 4 SB's.

Discussion Topics of the Week:

Pokémon Go by @fine-nance". 65 comments.
Another Terrorist Attack, Another Sad Day - Nice, France Bastille Day by @WallStreetOasis.com". 42 comments.

Comment of the Week:

This comment by @DickFuld" in the post "Accidentally Punched MD in the Face".

Cleveland? Was Detroit fully booked or something?

Success Story of the Week:

Non target freshman to boutique, how I did it by @scurti".

Most Active Monkeys in the past 30 days:

1. @CRE" 756, 2. @DickFuld" 520, and 3. @thebrofessor" with 456.

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
@Charizard” - Industry/Coverage - Business School

Private Equity
@Paladin” - LBOs - Operating Partner
@MasterYoga” - Growth Equity - 2nd Year Analyst

Sales & Trading
@Zafrynex” - Equities - 3rd+ Year Associate
@wilder01” - Fixed Income - 1st Year Analyst

Investment Advisor
@whitecollarandsuspenders” - Assistant Portfolio Manager

Real Estate
@spencerassess” - Commercial - Director
@computerized” - Commercial - 1st Year Analyst

Accounting
@plp08” - Audit – Other

Other
@VaultinDasOberland” - 2nd Year Analyst

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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