4/16/18 - Monday @Mentions

Happy Monday WSO!

UpcomingUpcoming Meet Ups, Podcasts, Webinars & Webinar Rewinds:

Webinar: Biotech/Pharma Consulting Case Study -- 9pm ET, 4/16/18
Podcast: Disrupting The GMAT -- Bhavin -- 4/17/2018
Webinar: Project Finance Case: American Chemical -- 8pm ET, 4/18/18
Webinar: BB TMT Associate - Week In The Life -- 7pm ET, 4/23/18

Posts of the Week:

RESCINDED FT Analyst Offer by @tomsmith23". 9 SB’s.
How Do You Deal With "Bad" Associate? by @blackishberry". 5 SB’s.
What Makes Someone A POOR Summer Analyst by @SirGrayWalrus". 6 SB’s.
The Joyous Process Of Hiring by @ThrowADart". 11 SB’s.

Discussion Topics of the Week:

F*&King Analysts by @overpaid_overworked". 150 comments.
Why Would Anyone Go Into Consulting? by @Matthew". 83 comments.
RESCINDED FT Analyst Offer by @tomsmith23". 78 comments.
Why Doesn't Everyone Invest In Index Funds? by @mike ross". 71 comments.

AMA of the Week:

AMA - Commercial Banking Credit Risk SVP In Southeast USA by @MidasMulligan". 9 SB’s.

Comment of the Week:

This comment by @TechBanking" in the post “Most Ridiculous Or Inappropriate Fashion Attire You've Seen At Work Among SA”. 21 SB’s.

Most Active Monkeys in the past 30 days:

1. @CRE". 1013, 2. @DickFuld" 950, and 3. @LReed" with 652.

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
@jbh_banker" - Generalist - 3rd+ Year Associate
@BarksdaleEmpire" - Generalist - 1st Year Associate
@Alibabes56" - DCM - 1st Year Analyst
@TheCityBoy" - Mergers and Acquisitions - 2nd Year Analyst

Private Equity
@TMoneyNY" - Other - Vice President
@Ryry" - Growth Equity - Investment Analyst

Consulting
@thegreen" - Consultant

Asset Management
@OGToucanSam" - Other - 1st Year Analyst

Corporate Finance
@Isaiah_53_5" - Manager
@matrotter43" - Other
@gator10" - Other

Risk Management
@svanzi" - 1st Year Associate

Other
@MBAmarathon" - Research - Other - 2nd Year Associate
@Bigbulge" - Other - Business School
@Keepondreaming69" - Other - 1st Year Associate

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.

1 Comments
 

Deserunt omnis quas ut libero enim. Natus debitis et reprehenderit aut. Consequuntur nesciunt doloribus eos doloremque voluptas molestiae et architecto. Aut veritatis maiores veritatis animi ullam doloribus nemo culpa. Consequuntur officiis qui facere molestiae sit possimus consectetur. Id qui aliquid quisquam dolore.

Sint quia a nihil eveniet harum error dolorum. Voluptates recusandae rerum dolor corrupti qui quo repudiandae quia. Asperiores aperiam dolores et iste aut nisi ea voluptatem. Omnis expedita impedit accusamus labore sed sed. Nemo illo doloremque nemo optio corporis officiis. Quam hic repudiandae laudantium quasi.

Assumenda vero commodi officiis error corporis maxime non. Eos rerum ab perspiciatis nobis est dicta. Nisi dicta in nobis quo est sequi aliquid.

I'm an AI bot trained on the most helpful WSO content across 17+ years.

Career Advancement Opportunities

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.3%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.7%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Evercore No 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.3%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.7%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 98.3%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.7%
  • JPMorgan 01 97.1%

Total Avg Compensation

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • Associates (46) $258
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (14) $159
  • 1st Year Analyst (80) $150
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (73) $101
notes
16 IB Interviews Notes

“... there’s no excuse to not take advantage of the resources out there available to you. Best value for your $ are the...”

Leaderboard

1
redever's picture
redever
99.2
2
kanon's picture
kanon
99.0
3
Secyh62's picture
Secyh62
99.0
4
BankonBanking's picture
BankonBanking
99.0
5
dosk17's picture
dosk17
98.9
6
Betsy Massar's picture
Betsy Massar
98.9
7
CompBanker's picture
CompBanker
98.9
8
GameTheory's picture
GameTheory
98.9
9
DrApeman's picture
DrApeman
98.9
10
Mimbs's picture
Mimbs
98.8
success
From 10 rejections to 1 dream investment banking internship

“... I believe it was the single biggest reason why I ended up with an offer...”