Monday @Mentions April 13, 2015

Happy Monday WSO!

Upcoming events:
Mon, April 13th, 7pm et, Recruiting for IB out of an MSF Degree
Tue, April 14th, 830pm et, Week in the life of a Fund Analyst at a Large Asset Management Firm
Wed April 15TH, 8pm et, CFA - is it right for you?

Post of the Week:

The 48 Laws of Power by @Deconstructing Excellence". 7 SB's. Thanks for the post!

Discussion Topic of the Week:

Interview Science: Slow Talkers Don't Get Hired by @mikesswimn". 14 comments and counting.

Comment of the Week:

This comment by @"DickFuld" in the post "Accept McKinsey Associate offer when already VP at tier 2 IB?"

AMA of the Week:

Former Deloitte and Booz Allen, happy to answer questions by @SpeedAKL". 1 SB's.

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
@Williamshky22" - Industry/Coverage - 2nd Year Associate
@DaBBzMan "- Mergers and Acquisitions - 3rd+ Year Analyst
@jimbo_slice" - Generalist - 2nd Year Analyst

Asset Management
@Aphex2123" - Fixed Income - Vice President

Investment Advisor
@Hank-Terrebrood" - CEO

Hedge Fund
@MNx" - Equity Hedge - 2nd Year Analyst

Commercial Banking
@pachstar" - 2nd Year Analyst

corporate finance
@the_gekko" - Manager

Consulting
@jfree" - 2nd Year Analyst

Real Estate
@anrj2000" - Commercial - Director

Other
@tOSUbuckeyes" - 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.

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