7/25/16 - Monday @Mentions

Happy Monday WSO!

Upcoming webinars:

-Webinar: Hedge Fund Case: Derivatives - CDS Basket -- 4pm ET, 7/26/16

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

My Story: BB VP Lateral, Toronto to NYC + Q&A, 7/26/2016

Posts of the Week:

6 REAL Habits I've Observed From Self-Made Millionaires by @thebrofessor". 14 SB's.
How to find fast and healthy food court meals (even if you're crazy busy) by @Alistair-Clark". 10 SB's.
Best Lessons Learned From Fucking Up by @CRE". 4 SB's.

Discussion Topics of the Week:

LinkedIn losing credibility? by @mCobb". 30 comments.
Is Morgan Stanley FDIC Insured? by @Leorio". 29 comments.
How Do You Stay Awake When On 2 Hours of Sleep? by @Alibabes56". 25 comments.

Q&A of the Week:

Attending Tuck @ Dartmouth in the fall, after being waitlisted. Ask me anything (AMA) by @LOB". 3 SB's.

Comment of the Week:

This comment by @GetAJob08" in the post "What Would You Say to 20 y/o You".

- Network now
- Be more active in clubs
- Don't turn away from opportunities because some friends can't / won't be able to participate
- Don't waste time with people who bring you down
- Don't burn any bridges....ever
- At least minor in a STEM discipline
- Work smarter....go to the library all day on Sunday / Monday / Tuesday so you can go out from Tuesday to Saturday!
- Big girls need loving too
- Ask gf for a 3-way
- Have a condom on 4/26/05

Most Active Monkeys in the past 30 days:

1. @CRE" 871, 2. @thebrofessor" 531, and 3. @DickFuld" with 421.

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
@thatsnachocheese” - Mergers and Acquisitions - 2nd Year Associate
@Big_red” - Mergers and Acquisitions – Other

Hedge Fund
@theATL” - Other – Other

Sales & Trading
@jumpysven” - Commodities – Other

Consulting
@CuriousAlpaca” – Consultant

Real Estate
@alyoop928” - Commercial - 1st Year Associate
@JohnRE” - Commercial - 1st Year Associate

Other
@ceylan” - 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.

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