Monday @Mentions February 9, 2015

Happy Monday WSO!

Post of the Week:

How you work by @"ssits". 8 SB's. Was posted a few weeks ago but didnt catch it til last week, thanks for the post!

Also worth checking out: A Non-Target Sophomore's Guide to Earning a BB Offer by @"anon100"

Discussion Topic of the Week:

Best US cities to LIVE in?, posted by @"mark198". 141 comments and counting.

Also, The Pussy Generation according to Clint Eastwood was a hot topic last week, posted by @"thebrofessor"

Comment of the Week:

This comment by @"going concern" in the post "The Pussy Generation according to Clint Eastwood"

Most Active Monkeys in the past 7 days:

1. @"adapt or die" 104, 2. @"DickFuld" 104, and 3. @"Going Concern" with 98

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), ii) access to the private Certified User chat room to network with other professionals (priceless) and iii) a free ticket to attend the 2014 WSO Annual Conference in New York on June 28 ($200 Value!). Without further ado:

Investment Banking
@jt535 - Mergers and Acquisitions - 2nd Year Associate
@Pike - Mergers and Acquisitions - 3rd+ Year Analyst
@mrockhold - Mergers and Acquisitions - 2nd Year Analyst
@Bootstrap - Mergers and Acquisitions - 2nd Year Analyst
@Josh Taykowski - DCM - 1st Year Analyst

Venture Capital
@ljgpku - 1st Year Associate

corporate finance
@TwoThrones - 3rd+ Year Analyst

Corporate Strategy
@Masterz57 - Business School

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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