7/24/17 - Monday @Mentions

Happy Monday WSO!

Upcoming Podcasts, Webinars & Webinar Rewinds, Bootcamps:

Webinar: Private Equity Case -- 7pm ET, 7/25/17
New York - Financial Modeling Boot Camp - Jul 26th-28th, 2017
Webinar: Panel Discussion - How to Choose MBA Programs -- 7pm ET, 7/26/17
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Posts of the Week:

Dumbest thing you've said in an interview by @slippy777". 107 SB’s.
I didn't even know what Investment Banking was until my junior year of college lol (Information is key) by @IBtryhard". 59 SB’s.
AMA - Left First Undergrad with Sub 2.0 GPA====>Booth MBA/"Tier 2" Consulting by @BreakingOutOfPWM". 20 SB’s.

Discussion Topics of the Week:

Best legal adderall by @WhatAmI". 52 comments.
Is Having a Job the Best Life? by @George_Banker". 32 comments.
Banks that offer summer internships to Freshman? by @nrol1999". 16 comments.
Lonzo Ball - NBA Summer League MVP by @hightheta01". 85 comments.
What is your Major/Area of study? by @CosmopolisV1". 74 comments.

Comment of the Week:

This comment by @BoBandy" in the post “To All The Future Investment Banking Prospects" 52 SB’s.

AMA of the Week:

AMA - Left First Undergrad with Sub 2.0 GPA====>Booth MBA/"Tier 2" Consulting by @BreakingOutOfPWM". 20 SB’s.

Most Active Monkeys in the past 30 days:

1. @thebrofessor" 1083, 2. @Dances with Dachshunds" 781, and 3. @CRE" with 726.

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
@BBvb" - Generalist - Vice President

Private Equity
@mechspech" - Growth Equity - Principal

Consulting
@Grayhairs" - 2nd Year Associate

corporate finance
@TacosDeLengua" - Director

Commercial Banking
@SKC" - Senior Vice President

Real Estate
@peremium" - Commercial - 3rd+ 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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