Monday @Mentions March 24, 2014
Thread of the Week:
@"WallStreetPlayboys" had the Thread of the Week this week with Landed Your First Job? EXTREMELY Important Thread: Office Politics. This quick and dirty instruction manual on navigating the shark infested waters of Wall Street office politics brought in 11 Silver Bananas and a Facebook Like.
Comment of the Week:
Comment of the Week this week goes to @"GoldenCinderblock" on the thread LinkedIn is the new Facebook. His pithy observation that, "I just look at it as another way to let my classmates know I'm better than them." earned him 13 Silver Bananas, so it's clearly a common sentiment among you primates.
Guidance Counselor:
The Guidance Counselor this week is new WSO blogger @"ValueBanker14" with his informative thread 15 Steps To Mastering The GMAT. His guide to preparing for the test brought in 7 Silver Bananas, 4 Tweets, and 3 Facebook Likes. Welcome to the team, @"ValueBanker14"!
Most Active Monkeys:
@TNA was on top this week with 124 banana points. @"GoldenCinderblock" also hit triple digits with 101.
A big welcome to our newest Blogging Interns
@Goldf1nger
@ValueBanker14
@SouthernAlpha
@the_essential
@Slugger
@"The New Monkey"
@ps517
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 gold 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
@tradeorbuy - Industry/Coverage - 1st Year Analyst
@FutureAnalyst - Generalist - 1st Year Analyst
@DubStreet - Generalist - 1st Year Analyst
Private Equity
@Pongtom - 3rd+ Year Analyst
@basketballbanker - 1st Year Associate
@mmeng - 2nd Year Associate
Real Estate
@Mcom - Commercial - 1st Year Analyst
@KramerTheAssMan - Commercial - Manager
@carman5200 - Commercial - 2nd Year Associate
corporate finance
@diverse_kanga - 1st Year Associate
Corporate Strategy
@roberto - Corporate Strategy - 2nd Year Analyst
Others
@Gatsby17 - 2nd Year Associate
@cc66 - 3rd+ 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.