Monday @Mentions February 10, 2014

Thread of the Week:

How cool is this? The Thread of the Week is actually a former comment on another thread! Mind...blown. Of course I'm talking about @"Marcus_Halberstram"'s epic takedown on mediocrity entitled, "Laziness and the Merits of Hard Work". He made the comment way back in 2010, but it's just as poignant today. The post earned him 21 Silver Bananas, 6 Facebook Likes, 3 Tweets, and a LinkedIn Share. Once again Marcus delivers the goods.

Comment of the Week:

@"big unit" scores the comment of the week on last Friday's Bonus Bananas. His mini-screed pointing out the hypocrisy of a young woman who decided not to work at Goldman after Goldman decided she didn't make the cut was both spot on and hilarious. The comment earned him 4 Silver Bananas. Tied in the Silver Banana count was @"Hugh Myron"'s comment on I F@#$%^ up my lunch run, help me fix the damage! wondering which was the more prestigious hot wing: boneless or bone in? You know what? I just put him over the top with another Silver Banana because his username cracks me up. You bet your ass I'm mirin.

Caption Contest Winner:

This week's Caption Contest winner is @"animalz" with his riff on both Rihanna and @"bankerella". Well done, sir. Have a t-shirt.

Career Counselor:

@"big unit" is this week's career counselor with his post, "Picking the Right Trading Jungle". Breaking down the various desks was very helpful and the post earned him 15 Silver Bananas, 5 Facebook Likes, and 2 Tweets. Nicely done.

Entrepreneur Monkey:

One of our own is striking out on his own. Of course I'm referring to @"TheKing" and his Indiegogo campaign for his start-up Matador. He's off to a great start and well on his way to a successful campaign. Best of luck, brother!

Most Active Monkeys:

@"Justin DuBois" led the pack this week with 121 banana points, but three other monkeys were over 100. @"TheKing" clocked in at 118, @"matayo" threw up 115, @"SSits" showed up for 110, and @"TNA" rounded out the triple digits with 101. Well done, fellas.

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 gold 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
@"Scrooge McDuck" - 1st Year Analyst
@AgainstAllOdds - 1st Year Analyst
@"Grand Berry" - 1st Year Analyst
@boutiquewknds - 2nd Year Analyst
@"Baptism by Fire" - DCM – Director
@Archipelago – Retired

Private Equity
@"Hugh Myron" - 1st Year Analyst
@RLC1 – Manager

Consulting
@kingfalcon - Business School
@Timmy - 1st Year Analyst
@TPAtoBUF - 2nd Year Analyst
@glide9811 - 2nd Year Analyst
@Montymont – Consultant
@maxnyc - Engagement Manager

Prop Trading
@LouMannheim@WSO - 3rd+ Year Associate

corporate finance
@highwyre237 - Business School
@Ruskii - 1st Year Analyst
@_bird_ - 2nd Year Analyst
@jbone24 - 3rd+ 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.