Monday @Mentions May 2nd 2016
Happy Monday WSO!
Upcoming webinars:
-Webinar: Consulting Case-- 7pm ET, 5/8/16
Upcoming webinar rewinds on the WSO Frontpage (replays of old webinars you may have missed, free for 24 hours):
McKinsey Consulting Case, 5/3/2016
Stock Pitch for a Hedge Fund Interview, 5/4/2016
Posts of the Week:
My system for getting better at work (every single day) by @alistair-Clark". 9 SB's.
The Allure of Investment BanKing by @etx". 3 SB's.
Discussion Topics of the Week:
What programming languages are most useful? by @spoli21". 27 comments.
Are you good at shorting by @lionheart". 17 comments.
Venture Capital Sucks by @nick naylor". 11 comments.
Q&A of the Week:
Headed to HBS in the Fall - Ask Me by @deo et Patriae". 8 SB's.
Q&A Venture Capital Co-Founding Partner by @". 7 SB's.
Comment of the Week:
This comment: by @iggs99988" in the post "The Allure of Investment Banking".
"Incoming Dog Shit Scooper -- Central Park South Group"
Success Story of the Week:
Non-Target, 3.0 < GPA, non-finance major, to ER by @Hedgie_bush". 1 SB.
Most Active Monkeys in the past 30 days:
1. @Guest1655" 347, 2. @Sil" 294, and 3. @SSits" with 293
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
@Candor” - Industry/Coverage - 2nd Year Analyst
@Lion298" - DCM - 1st Year Analyst
Private Equity
@7hr0wbak” - Other -- 1st Year Associate
@zanderman” - LBOs - 1st Year Associate
Equity Research
@bigblue3908” - 1st Year Associate
Real Estate
@brosephstalin” - Commercial - 2nd Year Analyst
Risk Management
@who dat owl” – 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.