6/6/16 - Monday @Mentions

Happy Monday WSO!

Upcoming webinars:

-Webinar: Technical Analysis Case Study - Chubb Insurance Corp -- 5:30pm EDT, 6/8/16

Upcoming webinar rewinds on the WSO Frontpage (replays of old webinars you may have missed, free for 24 hours):

Hedge fund investment pitch: Key business and valuation variables, 6/11/2016

Posts of the Week:

The Truth Behind PE Compensation by @CompBanker". 19 SB's.
Geographic Mobility by @Jared Dillian". 8 SB's.

Discussion Topics of the Week:

Labor Force Participation Rate by @PacNumber". 29 comments.

Do you have hobbies? by @MilitaryToFinance". 28 comments.
Self-Improvement Ideas for Summer 2016 by @Alibabes56". 25 comments.
Goldman Layoffs by @Praesto". 22 comments.
Best NYC Lunch spots by @SBrunsWS". 19 comments.

Comment of the Week:

This comment: by @SECfinance" in the post "Boss asked me to get coffee...".

Are you kidding me? Get the coffee and shut up.

Most Active Monkeys in the past 30 days:

1. @thebrofessor" 312, 2. @DickFuld" 302, and 3. @Sil" with 296.

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
@wallstreetfool” - Industry/Coverage - 3rd Year Analyst
@5000 Meters” - Mergers and Acquisitions - 1st Year Analyst

Private Equity
@AKBOS” - Other - Investment Analyst

Hedge Fund
@JFDulles” - Other - 2nd Year Analyst

Consulting
@dws29” - Senior Consultant

Asset Management
@TripleARated” - Other - 1st Year Analyst

Equity Research
@RedFro” - Research Associate

corporate finance
@StrategyJunkie” - 1st Year Analyst

Other
@When_the_Pawn” - Other - 1st Year Associate

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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