4/23/18 - Monday @Mentions

Happy Monday WSO!

UpcomingUpcoming Meet Ups, Podcasts, Webinars & Webinar Rewinds:

Webinar: BB TMT Associate - Week in the Life -- 7pm ET, 4/23/18
Podcast: Discovering what you want – learnings from McKinsey, Bridgewater and now venture investing -- Caleb Williams -- 4/24/2018
Financial Modeling Boot Camp -- Chicago, 4/25-4/27
Financial Modeling Boot Camp -- Seattle, 5/1-5/2
Podcast: Building something that matters -- Bryan Birsic -- 5/1/2018
Financial Modeling Boot Camp -- Philadelphia, 5/2-5/3
Webinar: What & What NOT to Say to Headhunters -- 9pm ET, 5/2/18

Posts of the Week:

Buyside dating tactics by @Ryry". 55 SB’s.
Checking in 6 years later [IB to MBB transition] by @Feinstein". 53 SB’s.
At what point did you get off "the path?" by @dcrowoar". 9 SB’s.
Overnight 23-year old BTC Millionaire? Life Choices by @qwerty201079". 15 SB’s.

Discussion Topics of the Week:

Checking in 6 years later [IB to MBB transition] by @Feinstein". 91 comments.
Why the hate on Penn State? by @Pump And Dump" . 79 comments.
Wells Fargo Intern Earning 40K? by @dontbugme". 50 comments.
Biggest Decision of My Life: Undergrad B-School by @ProspecOLC". 48 comments.

AMA of the Week:

AMA: Crypto Hedge Fund Trader by @Crypto Jones". 12 SB’s.
I’m back. CUNY to Banking. AMA by @AVPGuerilla". 6 SB’s.

Comment of the Week:

This comment by @WSO_123" in the post “Recently hired IB analyst - why was this hard to break into?”. 35 SB’s.

Most Active Monkeys in the past 30 days:

1. @DickFuld", 976, 2. @CRE", 764, and 3. @Isaiah_53_5" with 740.

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
@babyygotwacc" - Mergers and Acquisitions - 2nd Year Analyst

Consulting
@Feinstein" - Principal
@Making Gravy" - Consultant

Venture Capital
@ThatOtherGuy" - 1st Year Associate

Corporate Finance
@thexfactor336" - 1st Year Analyst

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

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.