Monday @Mentions February 23, 2015
Happy Monday WSO!
Upcoming events:
Webinar: Essential strategies for success as an investment banking summer analyst -- 7pm ET, 2/23/15
Webinar: IB in India: Recruiting, lateraling, networking, and foreigners working in India, -- 11am ET, 2/25/15
WSO NYC Happy Hour: Thursday, February 26th, 8PM, Galway Hooker
Post of the Week:
SunTrust Robinson Humphrey (STRH): An Extensive Review by @"ATL_8379". 19 SB's.
Discussion Topic of the Week:
Books that inspired you, posted by @"procrustes". 134 comments and counting.
Comment of the Week:
This comment by @"mergersandacquisitions78" in response to @"mbavsmfin"'s misleading and "clueless" comment in the post "Exit options for post-MBA Investment Banking"
Q&A of the Week:
Q&A - IB Coverage / M&A From Non-Target School to Tier 1 Bulge Bracket and M&A Boutique by @"bumpdude19". 6 SB's.
Most Active Monkeys in the past 7 days:
1. @"wareagle4230" 95, 2. @"CPAExtraordinaire" 74, and 3. @"Nathaniel-Leong" with 70
See where you rank 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
@bumpdude19 - Mergers and Acquisitions - 3rd+ Year Associate
@Bolt - Mergers and Acquisitions - 2nd Year Analyst
@XSX82 - Generalist - 2nd Year Analyst
@John Paulson - Mergers and Acquisitions - 1st Year Analyst
Private Equity
@Jamoldo - Other - Consultant
@signposts - LBOs - 1st Year Associate
Venture Capital
@moneymogul - 1st Year Analyst
Hedge Fund
@WhaleofWallStreet - Equity Hedge - 3rd+ Year Analyst
corporate finance
@Finance and Fajitas - Other
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.