1/15/2018 - Monday @Mentions

Happy Monday WSO!

Upcoming WSO Meet Ups, Podcasts, Webinars & Webinar Rewinds:

Podcast: Leaving banking to become a film director -- 1/16/18
WSO Delhi NCR Meetup, January 18, 7-9pm, The Bikers Cafe
Financial Modeling Boot Camp -- New York City, 1/24-1/26
WSO Dallas Chapter Happy Hour - Jan 25th 7pm, Happiest Hour Bar

Posts of the Week:

I'm in college and a millionaire because of crypto. AMA by @SmartThinker". 26 SB’s.
Are Hedge Fund Employees Structurally F***ed by @dazedmonk". 11 SB’s.
Percentage of HFs Secretly Investing in Cryptos? by @Esuric". 6 SB’s.
Most complicated deal you've been staffed on by @RobberBaron123". 5 SB’s.

Discussion Topics of the Week:

I'm in college and a millionaire because of crypto. AMA by @SmartThinker". 132 comments.
OFFICIAL prestige-caller 2018 prestige rankings by @PrestigeCaller". 87 comments.
Networking as a woman - my experience and questions by @ksouza". 62 comments.
Percentage of HFs Secretly Investing in Cryptos? by @Esuric". 61 comments.

AMA of the Week:

I'm in college and a millionaire because of crypto. AMA by @SmartThinker". 26 SB’s.

Comment of the Week:

This comment by @ Max Heiliger" in the post “OFFICIAL prestige-caller 2018 prestige rankings”. 69 SB’s.

Success Story of the Week:

MBA SA Goldman vs Evercore by @FinallyMadeIt". 11 SB’s.

Most Active Monkeys in the past 30 days:

1. @Dances with Dachshunds". 677, 2. @Esuric" 641, and 3. @Isaiah_53_5" with 610.

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
@TechBanking2016" - Industry/Coverage - 1st Year Associate
@Peter Sullivan" - Industry/Coverage - 1st Year Analyst

Hedge Fund
@pianoman11686" - Equity Hedge - Partner

Sales & Trading
@X2" - Equities - Trader

Consulting
@SkyIsTheLimit" - 2nd Year Analyst

Venture Capital
@jnaz" - 1st Year Associate

Other
@Oxidize" - Accountant

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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