Monday @Mentions November 17, 2014
Happy Monday WSO!
Upcoming events:
Join us at 7pm et TONIGHT for a webinar entitled "PWM/PB Interview Process and Moving Up" and then another webinar is coming up this Wednesday (7pm et): "How to speak about your IB deals in a PE interview setting"
Two WSO Meetups this week: NYC (Nov 19th, 8pm) | Chicago (Nov 20th, 630PM)
Post of the Week:
Some Observations from an MD by @"mergersandacquisitions78". 37 SB's and counting. One of the best posts of the year!
There were some other great posts in the past week, including this one:
How PWM really works (part 4): Misconceptions, how we invest, choosing a broker, and my Q&A by @"thebrofessor", 10 sb's.
Success Story / Q&A of the week:
Ask me anything - Non Traditional Background to MM PE to H/S/W by @"MPG", 16 sb's.
Discussion Topic of the Week:
Ask DickFuld November 2014, 110 comments and counting.
Comment of the Week:
This comment speaking about his mom ("one of the first woman equity traders") posted by @"Dingdong08" in the thread "What is the purpose of equal opportunity questionnaires?". 5 total SB's.
Most Active Monkeys in the past 7 days:
1. @DickFuld 182, 2. @thebrofessor 162, and 3. @mergersandacquisitions78 with 132
See where you rank //www.wallstreetoasis.com/userpoints/most-active-monkeys/7">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), ii) access to the private Certified User chat room to network with other professionals (priceless) and iii) a free ticket to attend the 2014 WSO Annual Conference in New York on June 28 ($200 Value!). Without further ado:
Investment Banking
@CPAturnedIB - Generalist - 1st Year Analyst
Private Equity
@BananaStand - Other - Vice President
Asset Management
@N164 - Equities - Assistant Portfolio Manager
Investment Advisor
@chabo11 - 1st Year Analyst
corporate finance
@hakuna.matata - 1st Year Analyst
Corporate Development
@BankerC159 - Other
Other
@Isaac-Gross - Non-profit - Business School
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.