2/5/2018 - Monday @Mentions

Happy Monday WSO!

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

WSO SoCal RE Meetup: Wednesday, Feb 7th 6:30pm, Nickel Mine
Webinar: IB Summer Recruiting 101 -- 7pm ET, 2/7/18
WSO Sydney Meet Up - Thursday Feb 8th, 630-8pm
M&A and LBO Modeling Boot Camp -- Boston, 2/10-2/11
Podcast: ​IB Survival Tactics and a Job Offer! -- Chad -- 2/13/2018

Posts of the Week:

Is my start to new job normal? Paid to do nothing by @Chargerz34". 9 SB’s.
2019 NYC SA recruiting timeline pushed up to March/April? by @LBOCD". 7 SB’s.
Why are recruiters so useless? by @guyfromct". 15 SB’s.

Discussion Topics of the Week:

2019 NYC SA recruiting timeline pushed up to March/April? by @LBOCD". 52 comments.
Why are recruiters so useless? by @guyfromct". 49 comments.
Difference between "Management" and "Strategy" consulting? by @jbh_banker". 38 comments.
Do "no-name" boutiques really open doors to MMs and BBs? by @Galt93". 35 comments.

Comment of the Week:

This comment by @APAE" in the post “Minimum Time Before Lateralling?”. 54 SB’s.

Most Active Monkeys in the past 30 days:

1. @Troll - Aged 18 Years". 1063, 2. @Esuric" 842, and 3. @BobTheBaker" with 818.

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