11/6/17 - Monday @Mentions

Happy Monday WSO!

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

Podcast: From Beauty Queen to Private Equity - Fear of Failure -- Mags -- 11/7/2017
Chicago WSO Meetup - Thur Nov 9th, 5-8pm, Stocks & Blondes Bar
Rewind - PE Case - Paper LBO Best Practices + Q&A – 12am ET, 11/15/2017
Chicago - FP&A Technical Mastery Boot Camp - Nov. 15th-17th, 2017
Rewind - PE Case: Acquiring a Hedge Fund + Q&A – 12am ET, 11/16/2017
WSO Paris Happy Hour - Fri, 17 Nov, 8:00pm @ Kiez Kanal

Posts of the Week:

Answers to "why should we hire you?" question by @gms96". 3 SB’s.
3 Key Tips for Getting an ER Interview by @NoEquityResearch". 14 SB’s.
Is work-life balance overrated? by @Rufus1234". 7 SB’s.
AMA: Corporate Banking Associate by @Kinetic Friction". 12 SB’s.

Discussion Topics of the Week:

Political correctness in Finance by @Tiger16". 69 comments.
NFL Hurting Papa John's Pizza Sales by @Proteus". 42 comments.
Catalonia by @Dances with Dachshunds". 49 comments.
Models, Bottles, and Playing Hard in Finance by @Tiger16". 49 comments.

AMA of the Week:

AMA: A2A 2nd Yr BB Associate (Healthcare) Residing in SF by @BB_ennui". 4 SB’s.
AMA: Corporate Banking Associate by @Kinetic Friction. 12 SB’s.

Comment of the Week:

This comment by @brotherbear" in the post “Political correctness in Finance”. 33 SB’s.

Most Active Monkeys in the past 30 days:

1. @Lloyd BIankfein". 1191, 2. @Dances with Dachshunds" 831, and 3. @Rufus1234" with 777.

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:

Private Equity
@Camondo" - Other - 3rd+ Year Associate
@plskystks" - Other - 2nd Year Associate
@Mr_Coffee" - Other - 2nd Year Associate

Asset Management
@flewbye" - Other - Other

corporate finance
@StoicHoosier" - 2nd Year Analyst

Corporate Development
@FWU" - 2nd Year Analyst
@Champagne Drip" - 1st Year Analyst

Real Estate
@ww93" - Commercial - 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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