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WSO 101 Education Getting a Job Life in Finance
Introduction to WSO Institutions Resume & Cover Letter Starting Your Career
Getting Started Grades Networking Building Relationships
Editing Your Profile Majors & Minors Internships Certifications
Other WSO Features Organizations & Activities Recruiting & Interviews WSO Humor / What Not to Do
Rankings Graduate Degrees Background Checks Lifestyle & Exit Ops
Industry Specific:
Investment Banking Private Equity Management Consulting Venture Capital
Sales & Trading Hedge Fund Equity Research Asset Management
Corporate Careers WSO Finance Dictionary Excel Shortcuts


WSO 101
 

Introduction to WSO

  • What is Wall Street Oasis (WSO)?
  • How much does it cost to be a member of WSO?
  • How do I sign up for an account with WSO?
  • Common terms and common acronyms used on WSO

Getting Started

  • How do I start a new discussion or ask a question?
  • Should I start a new discussion or ask a question?
  • How do I reply to a discussion?
  • Can I quote, bookmark or forward a comment or discussion?
  • How do I edit, delete or move a thread / post I've already created?

Editing Your Profile

  • How do I change my password?
  • How do I change my username?
  • What do all the options under "Edit Profile Info (Account)" do?
  • What do all the options under "Edit Profile Info (Monkey Stats)" do?
  • What are the toolbar options in "My Account"?
  • How do I delete my account?

Other WSO Features

  • How do I use the private messaging system?
  • How do I create or join a group and interact with my groups?
  • How do I create my own blog?
  • Why are all of my posts being marked as spam?

Rankings

  • What/who are certified users?
  • What are Banana Points and how are users ranked?
  • What are WSO Credits, Silver Bananas and Monkey Shits?

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Getting A Job
 

Resume & Cover Letter

  • How do I create an effective resume?
  • How important is the cover letter?
  • How should I round my GPA?
  • What is the GPA cutoff?

Networking

  • How do you network?
  • How do I cold-call or cold-email someone?
  • How persistent should I be?

Internships

  • Do I need an internship?
  • Where should I intern?
  • Are there summer internships for freshmen / sophomores?

Recruiting & Interviews

  • What is the recruiting process?
  • What is the interview process?
  • How should I prepare for an interview?
  • When will I hear back after my interview?
  • WSO Recruiter Database

Background Checks

  • What does a background check entail?
  • Will they find out about ____, and will it matter?
  • Will I be tested for drug use?





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Education
 

Institutions

  • What are target, semi-target and non-target schools?
  • Do I have to go to a target school?
  • Should I transfer to a target school?

Grades

  • How important is my GPA?
  • I have a low GPA, what can I do?
  • How do you get good grades?

Majors & Minors

  • Does my major matter?
  • Will a minor help me land an offer?
  • Will getting ____ certificate help me land an offer?
  • What classes should I take?

Organizations & Activities

  • What organizations should I join?
  • Should I start a business?
  • Should I play a varsity / club sport?
  • Do I have to be involved on campus?

Graduate Degrees

  • Should I get a CFA or an MBA?
  • What are my chances of getting into X / Y / Z programs?
  • Should I get an MBA?
  • Should I get an MSF / MFin or other business masters?
  • What can I do with a JD?
  • What can I do with an MD?
  • What can I do with other non-business Masters?
  • What can I do with a PhD?




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Life in Finance
 

Starting Your Career

  • Does the first firm I work for matter?
  • Does the group I'm placed in affect my exit ops?
  • Am I stuck in back-/middle-office?

Building Relationships

  • I’ve got the job, do I still have to network?
  • How should I build relationships with my coworkers?
  • How do I build relationships with my superiors?
  • How should I treat back-/middle-office employees?

Certifications

  • Do I need the CFA designation?
  • How will the CFA help me?
  • Will the CPA designation help me?
  • Will being a CPA hurt my chances?
  • FINRA / NASDA certifications
  • What is the CAIA? / Will it help me?

WSO Humor / What Not to Do

  • WSO Humor
  • Models & Bottles
  • Support Staff
  • Going Overboard
  • Cover Letters / Resumes
  • Communications

Lifestyle & Exit Ops

  • How much will I make?
  • What are the perks of working in finance?
  • 2010 Compensation Database [2009] [2008]
  • What is a day as a banking analyst like?
  • What are entry-level hedge fund jobs like?

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Industry Specific
 

Investment Banking

  • Understanding Investment Banking
  • I-Banking Bullpen (Industry Forum)
  • Overview
  • Best Discussions
  • Recommended Reading
  • WSO Company Database

Sales & Trading

  • Trader's Train (Industry Forum)
  • Overview
  • Best Discussions
  • Recommended Reading
  • WSO Company Database

Private Equity

  • Private Iniquity (Industry Forum)
  • Overview
  • Best Discussions
  • Recommended Reading
  • WSO Company Database

Hedge Funds

  • Hedge Funhouse (Industry Forum)
  • Overview
  • Best Discussions
  • Recommended Reading
  • WSO Company Database

Management Consulting 

  • Consulting Cabaret (Industry Forum)
  • Overview
  • Best Discussions
  • Recommended Reading
  • WSO Company Database

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Industry Specific
 

Equity Research

  • Equity Research Rendezvous (Industry Forum)
  • Overview
  • Best Discussions
  • Recommended Reading
  • WSO Company Database

Venture Capital

  • VC Vernacular (Industry Forum)
  • Overview
  • Best Discussions
  • Recommended Reading
  • WSO Company Database

Asset Management

  • Asset Management Powow (Industry Forum)
  • Overview
  • Best Discussions
  • Recommended Reading
  • WSO Company Database

Corporate Careers

  • The Other Road (Industry Forum)
  • Overview
  • Best Discussions
  • Recommended Reading
  • WSO Company Database

WSO Finance Dictionary

  • All Terms (A-Z)
  • All Terms (By Industry)







 
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