1/29/2018 - Monday @Mentions

Happy Monday WSO!

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

Real Estate Private Equity - Industry Overview -- 7:00pm ET, 1/29/18
Podcast: How to become an entrepreneur from the Founder of Google Voice -- Craig Walker -- 1/30/2018
Podcast: Drugs, fear, focus and taking a punch – leaving a trading job at RBC to be a MMA fighter -- Rolly -- 1/2/18

Posts of the Week:

The most laid back Corporate jobs for those of us without C-suite aspirations? by @BoringFinanceGuy". 6 SB’s.
Megafunds starting associates 6 months earlier by @GridironCEO". 6 SB’s.
Got an offer with a very low base, need help by @Clemsonrichyrich". 6 SB’s.

Discussion Topics of the Week:

The most laid back Corporate jobs for those of us without C-suite aspirations? by @BoringFinanceGuy". 84 comments.
Got an offer with a very low base, need help by @Clemsonrichyrich". 74 comments.
How much sleep do you need by @Woolymammoth1". 53 comments.
Car shopping advice by @Ricky Sargulesh". 44 comments.
Physical Trading: Best commodities to be in? by @LongGamma94". 42 comments.

Comment of the Week:

This comment by @accountingbyday" in the post “Car shopping advice”. 18 SB’s.

Most Active Monkeys in the past 30 days:

1. @Troll - Aged 18 Years". 926, 2. @Esuric" 710, and 3. @BobTheBaker" with 699.

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:

Sales & Trading
@banktechie" - Equities - Director

Real Estate
@greenlander1" - Commercial - Vice President
@Swimtexan" - Commercial - 2nd Year Associate
@S3V3N30" - Residential - 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.

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