3/26/18 - Monday @Mentions

Happy Monday WSO!

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

Webinar: What & What NOT to Say to Headhunters -- 9pm ET, 3/26/18
Podcast: Disrupting Real Estate -- Brendan Wallace -- 3/27/2018
Webinar: How to Make The Most of Your Summer Internship -- 9pm ET, 4/2/18
Podcast: What to focus on -- Pete -- 4/3/18

Posts of the Week:

What I hate about Banking by @overpaid_overworked". 26 SB’s.
Updated Summer 2019 SA Open Applications by @DiscountedSmashFlow". 14 SB’s.
Bullet Proof Comps Recipe by @TorontoMonkey1328". 46 SB’s.

Discussion Topics of the Week:

Best Whiskeys For an After-Work Night Cap? by @Nudnick McMooch". 117 comments.
What do you splurge on? by @finbrah". 96 comments.
Michigan is now M7 by @FutureMBA27". 86 comments.
Are brainteasers still popular? by @deshaw1". 80 comments.

Comment of the Week:

This comment by @Frank Slaughtery" in the post “Michigan is now M7”. 25 SB’s.

Success Story of the Week:

If You Want to Learn How to Get a Job on the Street, Read my Story by @TheWolfofWS". 22 SB’s.

Most Active Monkeys in the past 30 days:

1. @APAE". 930, 2. @DickFuld" 915, and 3. @LReed" with 745.

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
@MonkeySays" - Mergers and Acquisitions - 3rd+ Year Analyst
@runNYC11" - Industry/Coverage - Business School
@JoeyJ" - Industry/Coverage - 2nd Year Analyst
@ Theo_Epstein_2032" - Mergers and Acquisitions - 1st Year Analyst
@Mr. Bateman" - Generalist - 2nd Year Analyst
@clear view" - Industry/Coverage - 2nd Year Analyst

Hedge Fund
@marketbeater"- Other - 1st Year Analyst
@Mostly Random Dude" - Other - Portfolio Manager
@FOHFLady" - Macro - Assistant Vice President

Consulting
@elxendo" - 1st Year Analyst
@LostInTheStreet" - 3rd+ Year Analyst

Asset Management
@Don Yen" - Other - Manager
@Phizzurp" - Fixed Income - Trader

Equity Research
@TheThrill12345" - 1st Year Analyst

Real Estate
@Mandelbaum_Mandelbaum" - Commercial - 2nd Year Analyst
@Alexfpa" - Commercial - 3rd+ Year Associate
@hard assets" - Commercial - 1st Year Associate
@Weybridge" - Commercial - 2nd Year Associate
@Limoncello Buyout" - Commercial - 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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