4/30/18 - Monday @Mentions

Happy Monday WSO!

Upcoming Meet Ups, Podcasts, Webinars & Webinar Rewinds:

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
Webinar: Private Equity Case: American Chemical -- 7pm ET, 5/3/18
Webinar: Specific Tips To Improve Your Networking (Email, Linkedin, Phone, In-Person Etc) -- 7pm ET, 5/7/18
Financial Modeling Boot Camp -- Boston, 5/8-5/10
Podcast: ​How To Make Money On The Side In Real Estate -- Mark -- 5/8/2018

Posts of the Week:

2019 Goldman Sachs IBD Summer Analyst by @halonyc". 8 SB’s.
If I Ever Get Fired In Banking Its Because... by @Jamie_Diamond". 23 SB’s.
I’m Back. CUNY To Banking. AMA by @VPGuerilla". 11 SB’s.
Extremely Low GPA To MBA Success Story by @jwc0203". 13 SB’s.

Discussion Topics of the Week:

McKinsey Insight, Bain Advantage And Bridge2BCG 2018 For ADP by @Zuggsberg". 136 comments.
Undergrad: Will UChicago Give Me More Opportunities Than Michigan (Ross)? by @Grosse_Pointe". 87 comments.
How Much Do You Save?? by @Keepondreaming69". 79 comments.
DAMN. Wins Pulitzer by @iBankedUp". 57 comments.
Best Property Type by @CREPATH". 53 comments.

AMA of the Week:

AMA: Management Consultant And Value Investor by @MJ Woods". 6 SB’s.

Comment of the Week:

This comment by @overpaid_overworked" in the post “If I Ever Get Fired In Banking Its Because...”. 62 SB’s.

Most Active Monkeys in the past 30 days:

1. @Isaiah_53_5". 970, 2. @CRE" 737, and 3. @DickFuld" with 724.

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:

Private Equity
@Ed Chambers" - Other - 2nd Year Analyst
@ThePiker" - LBOs - 1st Year Associate

Asset Management
@MJ Woods" - Equities - Operating Partner

Other
@DeltaDecay" - Other - Other
@Rimu5" - Other - 2nd 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.

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