Happy Monday WSO!
Upcoming webinars:
-Webinar: Hedge Fund Investment Pitch - MasterCard -- 4pm ET, 6/1/16
Upcoming webinar rewinds on the WSO Frontpage (replays of old webinars you may have missed, free for 24 hours):
Consulting Case - Alcohol Distributor, 6/1/2016
Post of the Week:
How do I stay in shape if I'm sitting in the office all day? by @Alistair-Clark". 10 SB's.
Discussion Topics of the Week:
Favorite Excel Shortcut(s) by @AriGoldman". 77 comments.
Backpacks or Brief Case? by @srj62". 43 comments.
How did you prepare for the investment banking lifestyle? by @StreetofBulls". 19 comments.
Almost six months in and I still can't find a job. by @wsonewb". 15 comments.
Interviewers - What's the FIRST thing you look at on a resume? by @Throwing Shade". 8 comments.
Q&A of the Week:
Q&A: Kellogg admit, 30+ URM candidate with 2.6 GPA from low tier state school and consulting background by @egsc". 6 SB's.
Q&A, I'm the head trader for a Multi-strat HF by @jasonastor1". 4 SB's.
Comment of the Week:
This comment: by @SSits" in the post "Favorite Excel Shortcut(s)?".
Ripping out the F1 key.
Most Active Monkeys in the past 30 days:
1. @thebrofessor" 371, 2. @Sil" 319, and 3. @SSits" with 283.
See where you rank here.
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
@oulixeus” - Generalist - 2nd Year Analyst
@AZMonkey” - Industry/Coverage - 2nd Year Analyst
@Binders” - Generalist - 1st Year Analyst
@Thomas Pynchon” - Mergers and Acquisitions - Business School
Private Equity
@proetcontra” - Growth Equity - Business School
Hedge Fund
@Suede Loafers” - Event Driven – Other
Asset Management
@SMDRNB” - Fixed Income - 1st Year Analyst
Venture Capital
@BankTeam” - 2nd Year Associate
corporate finance
@BirdoInBoston” - 3rd+ Year Associate
@Hawkeye 79” - Finance - 2nd Year Associate
@Anarchyz11” - 1st Year Analyst
Corporate Development
@Mbrody8” – Manager
Real Estate
@Prime Buyer” - Commercial - 3rd+ Year Analyst
@luv2speed” - Commercial - 2nd Year Analyst
@MPBYO” - Commercial - 1st Year Associate
Other
@pisgah” - Other – Director
@Suhas-Balaji” - 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.
