WallStreetOasis.com: Spring 2008 Newsletter

Dear Fellow Primates,

ATTENTION: Click here to register/login and gain access to the NEW 2008 Compensation Database for Finance Professionals! (preview image below)

The database is available free for any registered members once you log in. Once you are registered (takes less than 1 minute), you can find the database here: www.wallstreetoasis.com/compdb-2008 ...enjoy!

This version is much more extensive than the last compensation database. Along with Investment Banking salary and bonus figures, we also have Private Equity, Sales & Trading and Consulting compensation data. Each industry is broken down by average base and bonus and by position (where there was a sufficient sample size). Please help us grow the WallStreetOasis community by spreading the word and forwarding this newsletter on to your friends and colleagues.

After a tumultuous early Spring, hopefully the Oasis can help you find solace and advice if your offer was rescinded and/or you are concerned about your career in a troubled economy. The past three months are a reminder that downturns on Wall Street can be extremely sudden and painful. Remember to keep your head up high and realize there are others much less fortunate than you. If you network and keep plugging away usually everything will take care of itself.












Here are the latest initiatives on WallStreetOasis.com:

1. New Training Partnership with The Analyst Exchange. This partnership allows WallStreetOasis.com members to get discounted ONE-on-ONE training for financial modeling and/or interview preparation. As a celebration of this partnership, for the rest of May, the Analyst Exchange has agreed to offer Course I of the Basic Plan on Financial Statements for $399 (over 40% off the standard price) only to WallStreetOasis.com registered members. You can learn about the programs and access this discounted pricing here: http://www.wallstreetoasis.com/training-basic-plan There is also and Interview Prep program here: http://www.wallstreetoasis.com/training-intereview-prep for students preparing for the recruiting process.





2. The Weekly Oasis. You've heard of Webcasts and Podcasts...welcome to Cubecasts. From our cubicle to yours, The Weekly Oasis is a newsletter in which Bankerella shares her views on market events, financial news, and things of interest to everyone from gorillas to prospective monkeys. You can access the first few issues here: http://www.wallstreetoasis.com/xtracker/type/simplenews and subscribe here: http://www.wallstreetoasis.com/taxonomy/term/78/0/feed





3. Monkey Talk. A new instant messaging feature will soon be released on the site so you can talk real-time with your fellow monkeys and receive immediate feedback. Make sure you take advantage of this new feature!





4. Sponsorships. We just started looking for sponsors to the Forums a few weeks ago. A sponsor gets a logo next to the Forum and a banner above the threads within that forum. If you know someone or a business that might be interested in reaching young finance professionals, please have them e-mail Ads@wallstreetoasis.com.

Also, please keep the great suggestions coming in the Site Suggestions forum. Don’t forget to apply to some of the best jobs in finance on the Job Board. If you want to reach our talented pool of 40,000+ monkeys that visit the Oasis every month, remember it is free to post a job on WallStreetOasis.com.

Finally, I want to thank you for your contributions and in particular the WallStreetOasis.com Certified Users who have responded to hundreds of questions from prospective monkeys with patience and wisdom over the last quarter.

Stay Strong,
Patrick

WallStreetOasis.com…Where Monkeys Come to Play



Special Thanks to the WallStreetOasis.com Sponsors! Feel free to pay them a visit by clicking their logos below. If you would like to become a Sponsor of WallStreetOasis.com, please e-mail Ads@wallstreetoasis.com for more information.