Monday @Mentions April 25th 2016

Upcoming events:

WSO Happy Hour: Wed, 4/27, 7:30pm @ 5th and Mad (formerly known as Galway Hooker), posted by @In The Flesh".
WSO Happy Hour DC Area: Thur, 4/28 @ Roofer's Union in Adams Morgan, posted by @alexiaous".

Upcoming webinars:

-Webinar: Consulting Case -- 7pm ET, 5/1/16

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

Stock Pitch/Investment Walkthrough + Q&A, 4/29/2016

Post of the Week:

If I see another "Incoming IBD Analyst/Summer Analyst" on LinkedIn.. I'll k--l someone by @johndoe89". 66 comments, 34 silver bananas.

Discussion Topics of the Week:

Young People of WSO: What is with this fascination towards IB? by @1234bama". 107 comments.

Prestige Debate by @NDARE". 56 comments.
Still no MD after 30+ Years by @Patz". 34 comments.
Any buy-and-hold personal investors here? Let's chat by @g0ttag0". 19 comments.

AMA of the Week:

Done with banking and moving onto corp dev by @number1monkey". 2 SB's.

Comment of the Week:

This comment: by @Guest1655" in the post "Still no MD after 30+ Years".

Patz, welcome to Wall Street Oasis! I'm sure a few high school seniors will be here shortly to offer your wife some great advice on making MD.

Most Active Monkeys in the past 30 days:

1. @Guest1655" 324, 2. @adapt or die" 261, and 3. @SSits" with 243.

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
@archer” - Industry/Coverage - 2nd Year Analyst
@NYCSlick” - Industry/Coverage - 1st Year Analyst

Private Equity
@mnyhngry” - LBOs - Vice President

Hedge Fund
@JackandDaniels” - Equity Hedge - 2nd Year Associate

Real Estate
@CRE Sparky” - Commercial - 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.

Career Advancement Opportunities

April 2024 Investment Banking

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  • Goldman Sachs 19 98.8%
  • Harris Williams & Co. New 98.3%
  • Lazard Freres 02 97.7%
  • JPMorgan Chase 03 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

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  • JPMorgan Chase 10 98.8%
  • Lazard Freres 05 98.3%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.7%
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Professional Growth Opportunities

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  • Jefferies & Company 02 98.8%
  • Goldman Sachs 17 98.3%
  • Moelis & Company 07 97.7%
  • JPMorgan Chase 05 97.1%

Total Avg Compensation

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  • Vice President (19) $385
  • Associates (87) $260
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (14) $181
  • Intern/Summer Associate (33) $170
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  • 1st Year Analyst (205) $159
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