Happy Monday WSO!
Upcoming events:
WSO Happy Hour - London: Wed, 5/18, 7pm, posted by @Asatar".
Upcoming webinar rewinds on the WSO Frontpage (replays of old webinars you may have missed, free for 24 hours):
Consulting Case + Q&A, 5/17/2016
Posts of the Week:
Your Brain On Drugs by @Jared Dillian". 3 SB's.
Summer 2016 Shopping Guide for a Business Wardrobe by @GTMonkey". 2 SB's.
Discussion Topics of the Week:
Car lease recommendations - First Year Analyst by @ap2A_8". 61 comments.
Why am I failing? by @Alibabes56". 19 comments.
If I expect to be graduating into a recession, how should I adjust my career path starting out? by @throwaway1020". 18 comments.
Leaving Financial Advising Industry but for what? by @Ryanjosepht5". 15 comments.
Importance of a Brand Name Firm on the Resume after First Round Interviews? by @Entrepreneur100". 11 comments.
Q&A of the Week:
Q&A - Ex-back office, ex-research analyst, credit trader by @uussaaa". 2 SB's.
Comment of the Week:
This comment: by @GoldenEagle2009" in the post "Car lease recommendations - First Year Analyst".
I would totally do it. I firmly believe you should always spend large sums of money on assets that only ever depreciate with virtually no chance of any sort of return, but think how cool you'll look driving an expensive car to and from your parents.
Success Story of the Week:
Strange Success Story: from Philosophy Major to the Buy Side in 4 years by @ans2389". 5 SB's.
Most Active Monkeys in the past 30 days:
1. @thebrofessor" 413, 2. @Sil" 383, and 3. @Guest1655" with 337.
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 i) 3 months free to the WSO Job Board ($45 Value) and ii) access to the private Certified User chat room to network with other professionals (priceless). Without further ado:
Investment Banking
@WallStreetSherpa - DCM - Vice President
@ClydeFrog” - Mergers and Acquisitions - Senior Consultant
Private Equity
@takenotes08” - LBOs - 1st Year Analyst
Sales & Trading
@Winston Wolfe” - Fixed Income - 2nd Year Analyst
@PolarMonkey” - Fixed Income - 1st Year Analyst
Consulting
@Upper Left Quadrant” - 1st Year Analyst
Asset Management
@Blue Star” - Fixed Income - Assistant Vice President
Equity Research
@IronCondorGorilla” - 1st Year Associate
corporate finance
@2trickpony” - 2nd Year Analyst
Risk Management
@h.blommestein” - 1st Year Analyst
Other
@KhemaridhHy” - Managing Director
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.
