12/11/17 - Monday @Mentions

Happy Monday WSO!

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

Webinar: How to Prep for a PE Megafund Interview -- 7pm ET, 12/11/17
Atlanta WSO Meetup: 12/12/17, 7-9pm, Whiskey Blue (W Hotel)
New York City - Financial and Valuation Modeling Boot Camp - Dec. 13th-15th, 2017
Webinar: IB Case: JuiceCo (Part 2) - Business Plan and Modeling of Valuation Techniques -- 7pm ET, 12/11/17
WSO New York Happy Hour: Wednesday, 12/20, 7:30pm @5th and Mad

Posts of the Week:

I bumped into Lloyd Blankfein on the street and called him Jamie Dimon by @CalledLloydJamie". 58 SB’s.
Private Equity Recruiting Kicked Off? by @Blue_Horseshoe_5". 6 SB’s.
From BO to FO and back again, or, how I learned to stop worrying and love technology by @FormerBanker". 58 SB’s.
The Safest Space by @Leveraged Sellout". 30 SB’s.

Discussion Topics of the Week:

Private Equity Recruiting Kicked Off? by @Blue_Horseshoe_5". 78 comments.
From BO to FO and back again, or, how I learned to stop worrying and love technology by @FormerBanker". 77 comments.
If you were a college graduate with $1 million, would you work in IB? by @SmartThinker". 69 comments.
I bumped into Lloyd Blankfein on the street and called him Jamie Dimon by @CalledLloydJamie". 68 comments.

AMA of the Week:

AMA: Non-Target Engineer to BB IBD by @DalaiLama". 8 SB’s.

Comment of the Week:

This comment by @DickFuld" in the post “I bumped into Lloyd Blankfein on the street and called him Jamie Dimon”. 54 SB’s.

Most Active Monkeys in the past 30 days:
Grab this info from here: http://www.wallstreetoasis.com/most-active-monkeys

1. @alpha_q". 778, 2. @ostrich" 720, and 3. @Isaiah_53_5" with 683.

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
@August West" - Public Finance - 3rd+ Year Associate
@French_Farmer" - Generalist - 2nd Year Analyst

Private Equity
@Net Work" - Other - 2nd Year Associate

Hedge Fund
@The Warthog" - Other - 2nd Year Associate

Asset Management
@zherusalem" - Other - 1st Year Analyst
@SGL7313" - Fixed Income - Investment Analyst
@SeekingAlphaMale" - Fixed Income - Other

Investment Advisor
@Buyorsell" - Financial Advisor

Commercial Banking
@HazelJ" - Vice President
@nontargetnewbie" - Other

Real Estate
@aspiringbanker30" - Commercial - 3rd+ Year Analyst

Other
@Biriyo Neru" - Other - Manager
@StaphyBone" - Non-profit - Investment Analyst
@rolliepeterkin" - Other - 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.