7/10/17 - Monday @Mentions

Happy Monday WSO!

Upcoming Podcasts, Webinars & Webinar Rewinds, Bootcamps:

Webinar: REPE Case -- 7pm ET, 7/13/17
Webinar: IB Case: JuiceCo (Part 2) - Business Plan and Modeling of Valuation Techniques -- 12pm ET, 7/16/17
Webinar: PE Case -- 7pm ET, 7/18/17
Toronto - Financial Modeling Boot Camp - Jul 19th-Jul 21st, 2017
Webinar: Private Equity Case -- 5pm ET, 7/20/17
Rewind - PE Case Investment Opportunity + Q&A – 12am ET, 7/20/2017
Rewind - HF Case: Building M&A Model and Calculating Accretion/Dilution Part II + Q&A – 12am ET, 7/21/2017
Webinar: Panel Discussion - How to Choose MBA Programs -- 7pm ET, 7/26/17
New York - Financial Modeling Boot Camp - Jul 26th-28th, 2017

Posts of the Week:

2018 Summer Analyst IB Recruiting Timeline Megathread Page by @YNWALIVERPOOLIB". 56 SB’s.
2018 Full-Time IB Recruiting Timeline Megathread Page by @yessir1". 22 SB’s.
*CANADIAN* 2018 Investment Banking Summer Analyst mini Thread by @johhnyboiiii". 10 SB’s.

Discussion Topics of the Week:

Why Do People Hate on Frats & Preppiness in General? by @CreditMadrid". 70 comments.
Don't waste your time by @thatguy75". 67 comments.
Youtube Vlogging as a Career over Investment Banking? by @themonkeyking". 63 comments.
Low Income Families Spend 40% of Income on Luxury Items by @Kamchowder". 55 comments.
Guy automated his job, unethical to not tell employer? by @To IB or not to IB". 43 comments.

Comment of the Week:

This comment by @idaho" in the post “Lets hear your rejection stories”. 51 SB’s.

Success Story of the Week:

Don't lose hope, from BO/MO to Equity Research by @ERhelp". 12 SB’s.

Most Active Monkeys in the past 30 days:
Grab this info from here: http://www.wallstreetoasis.com/most-active-monkeys

1. @thebrofessor" 903, 2. @CRE" 859, and 3. @Dances with Dachshunds" with 770.

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
@BryceLarkin" - Generalist - 2nd Year Analyst

Private Equity
@SketchAutist" - Other - Accountant

Venture Capital
@Angel Molester" - CEO

Corporate Strategy
@bballer4life999" - Senior Consultant

Other
@Roka" - Other - Manager
@sometechfounder" - Other - CTO

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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