11/28/16 - Monday @Mentions

Happy Monday WSO! Hope you enjoyed catching up with your family and friends over Thanksgiving weekend.

Upcoming events:

WSO Beijing Happy Hour, Thur Dec 1st, 7pm, Centro Bar (Kerry Hotel), posted by @dan_theman".

Upcoming webinar rewinds on the WSO Frontpage (replays of old webinars you may have missed, free for 24 hours):

Real estate: Major Asset Class Overview + Q&A, 11/30/2016

Posts of the Week:

Key Interview Takeaways - 2nd Year Analyst Perspective by @NuclearPenguins". 21 SB's.
Successful Blackmail Achieved by @Fear The Bulge". 26 SB's.
Overview of Infrastructure Private Equity by @Option Value". 21 SB's.
Use Thanksgiving to Set 2017 Goals by @Eddie Braverman". 18 SB's.
Non-Target to MM IB: My Advice by @anonymous_789". 18 SB's.
Some Thoughts on Networking by @guyfromct". 10 SB's.

Discussion Topics of the Week:

Do you own a supercar? by @JTJR". 66 comments.
GS -> YouTube -> top hedge fund by @Matrick". 62 comments.
$1mm isn't what it used to be by @Matrick". 20 comments.

Q&A of the Week:

Q&A - Big 4 Audit to MM IB by @Love Audit Money". 6 SB's.

Comment of the Week:

This comment by @BobTheBaker" in the post "GS -> YouTube -> top hedge fund".

I am shocked, SHOCKED, that she is working in Investor Relations.

Success Story of the Week:

Non-Target to Bain/BCG Intern by @1600mPenn". 5 SB's.

Most Active Monkeys in the past 30 days:

1. @thebrofessor" 1111, 2. @Matrick" 1048, and 3. @Sil" with 986.

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 3 months free to the WSO Job Board ($45 Value). Without further ado:

Investment Banking
@bmorebanker” - Corporate Banking - 1st Year Associate
@parctribe” - Industry/Coverage - 3rd+ Year Analyst
@Grass” - Mergers and Acquisitions - 2nd Year Analyst
@unbiasedpitch” - Generalist - 1st Year Analyst

Consulting
@WannabeBankerr” – Consultant
@Big4MC” – Consultant
@upperhandy” - 3rd+ Year Associate

Asset Management
@TimWSO” - Management - Other - 3rd+ Year Analyst
@MikeJone12345” - Equities - 2nd Year Analyst
@TX_golfer” - Other – Other

Equity Research
@Buffett Line” - 3rd+ Year Analyst
@Hedgie_bush” – Other

corporate finance
@Goldenboy14” - 2nd Year Analyst

Commercial Banking
@galav8r” – Trader

Real Estate
@geology rocks” - Commercial - 2nd Year Analyst
@Timothy-Huang” - Commercial - 2nd Year Analyst
@bd.charlus” - Commercial - 1st Year Analyst

Accounting
@Love Audit Money” - Other - 2nd Year Associate
@Dr. Zoidberg” - Other - 2nd Year Analyst

Other
@Btown217” - Other – Other
@postgradcopy” - Non-profit – Consultant

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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