5/28/18 - Monday @Mentions

Happy Monday WSO!

UpcomingUpcoming Meet Ups, Podcasts, Webinars & Webinar Rewinds:

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
Webinar: Hedge Fund Case: Nintendo -- 9pm EST, 6/11/18
Podcast: There Is No Success Without Compassion -- Dale Godboldo -- 6/5/18
Financial Modeling Boot Camp -- Washington DC, 6/5-6/7

Posts of the Week:

Hardest Behavioral Questions You've Been Asked by @SECBanker". 5 SB’s.
Most Memorable Earnings Call by @kyc133enydc". 8 SB’s.
Advice For Summer Asset Management Interns by @SeekingSpread". 17 SB’s.
Best Lifestyle PE Firms In Terms Of Hours Work, Comp/Size Doesn't Matter by @Making Gravy". 3 SB’s.

Discussion Topics of the Week:

What Careers Are There That Pay Very Well That Are Atypical (I.E. Non-PE, IB, Etc.) Or Less Considered? by @WATCrr". 58 comments.
Location And Happiness
by @Dances With Newfoundland". 46 comments.
In Home Essentials/Must-Haves by @dr_mantistoboggan_MD". 69 comments.
Moelis 2019 SA Recruiting by @timelyne". 44 comments.

AMA of the Week:

About To Graduate From HBS - Ask Me Anything (AMA) by @Deo et Patriae". 7 SB’s.
1st Year MM PE Analyst - Ask Me Anything (AMA) by @swordfish". 7 SB’s.
AMA: Quantitative Derivatives Trader, 1 Year In by @Tryna Trade". 7 SB’s.

Comment of the Week:

This comment by @HighlyClevered" in the post “Submitting Poem As Cover Letter??”. 24 SB’s.

Success Story of the Week:

Thankful For The WSO Experience: Non-Target To Accenture Consulting by @oolong-monkey". 7 SB’s.

Most Active Monkeys in the past 30 days:

1. @Isaiah_53_5". 1244, 2. @Mostly Random Dude" 546, and 3. @I'm actually a squirrel" with 501.

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
@RonaldBacon" - Industry/Coverage - 3rd+ Year Associate
@Buy Side Or Suicide" - Generalist - 2nd Year Analyst
@cantainaesus" - Mergers and Acquisitions - 1st Year Analyst
@LBOMaster" - Mergers and Acquisitions - 1st Year Analyst

Commercial Banking
@john123067" - 2nd Year Analyst

Consulting
@LifeIsShort61" - Senior Consultant
@Lucas_M" - 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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