5/21/18 - Monday @Mentions

Happy Monday WSO!

UpcomingUpcoming Meet Ups, Podcasts, Webinars & Webinar Rewinds:

Webinar: IB Deal Walkthrough: JuiceCo (Part 1) -- 9pm ET, 5/21/18
Podcast: Corporate VC And An Analyst Job Offer! -- Urs Cete -- 5/22/18
Webinar: Burger King Franchise Case (ECF, CCF, Valuation) -- 9pm ET, 5/23/18
WSO Toronto Meet Up: Thur May 24th, 7:30pm, Paubers Pub
Webinar: How To Prep For A PE Megafund Interview -- 9pm ET, 5/28/18
Podcast: Pioneering Investing, Blogging And Women In Tech -- Joanne Wilson -- 5/29/18
Financial Modeling Boot Camp -- New York City, 5/30-6/1

Posts of the Week:

Non-Target To BB IB SA by @herzyherzy". 21 SB’s.
AMA: Middle Market IB Analyst by @Hawks2016". 7 SB’s.
Do You Consider Your Private Equity Job Intellectually Stimulating? by @Wolfofgeorgestreet". 7 SB’s.

Discussion Topics of the Week:

Tell Me A Joke. by @myPuppyVictoria". 50 comments.
What Car Should I Buy? by @Whatever1984". 64 comments.
Riding An Electric Scooter To Work by @knightbanker". 37 comments.

AMA of the Week:

AMA: Commercial Real Estate by @Ryan-W1". 5 SB’s.

Comment of the Week:

This comment by @HugLife" in the post “Do You Consider Your Private Equity Job Intellectually Stimulating?”. 22 SB’s.

Most Active Monkeys in the past 30 days:

1. @Isaiah_53_5". 1125, 2. @TNA" 674, and 3. @I'm actually a squirrel" with 609.

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
@Woozy" - Growth Equity - 1st Year Analyst

Hedge Fund
@ftorbust" - Event Driven - 1st Year Analyst

Sales & Trading
@Ohdavey" - Fixed Income - Trader

Corporate Strategy
@fine-nance" - 1st Year Analyst

Real Estate
@brokeRAGE" - Other - 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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