Monday @Mentions September 2, 2014

Happy Monday WSO! Hope you had a great holiday weekend.

Upcoming events:

Join us tonight at 8pm et tonight for a webinar entitled "IB to Corporate Development". See more info here.

Post of the Week:

Non-Target to [Insert Goal Here] by @"Marcus_Halberstram". 16 sb's. Seems like I'm mentioning Marcus on here almost every week :-).

Also check out 760 on GMAT -- Game Plan by @"noname", very helpful advice for GMAT study.

Discussion Topic of the Week:

Should Burger King Acquire Tim Hortons? posted by @"Maria-Kay", 74+ comments and counting.

Comment of the Week:

The first two comments posted by @"IlliniProgrammer" in the thread "Best Midwest MBA for Value". 5 total sb's.

Most Active Monkeys in the past 7 days:

1. @"thebrofessor" 123, 2. @"noname" 82, and 3. @"Dingdong08" with 70

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 Advisor
@Rando - 3rd+ Year Associate

Hedge Fund
@jointbooksright - Other - 1st Year Associate

corporate finance
@MBA_Junkie - 2nd Year Analyst

Real Estate
@odog808 - Other - 3rd+ Year Associate
@jlk5500 - Commercial - 3rd+ Year Analyst
@RealEstateNerd - Commercial - 1st Year Analyst

Prop Trading
@optrader47 - Other

Asset Management
@cheesebeans - Fixed Income - 1st 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.

1 Comments
 

Molestiae unde soluta fugit. Dolores voluptas est sed voluptatum numquam aliquid qui cum.

Asperiores nulla cumque minus voluptas. Expedita voluptatem eum odio aut et qui voluptas consequatur. Libero quo laboriosam enim deleniti et facere.

Quia qui rerum et sed. Vel et necessitatibus incidunt magni dolor.

Career Advancement Opportunities

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.3%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.7%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 98.8%
  • Evercore 01 98.3%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.7%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.8%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.3%
  • JPMorgan No 97.7%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.1%

Total Avg Compensation

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (14) $434
  • Associates (44) $258
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (13) $156
  • 1st Year Analyst (78) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (73) $101
notes
16 IB Interviews Notes

“... there’s no excuse to not take advantage of the resources out there available to you. Best value for your $ are the...”

Leaderboard

1
redever's picture
redever
99.2
2
Secyh62's picture
Secyh62
99.0
3
BankonBanking's picture
BankonBanking
99.0
4
kanon's picture
kanon
99.0
5
GameTheory's picture
GameTheory
98.9
6
CompBanker's picture
CompBanker
98.9
7
DrApeman's picture
DrApeman
98.9
8
dosk17's picture
dosk17
98.9
9
Betsy Massar's picture
Betsy Massar
98.9
10
Jamoldo's picture
Jamoldo
98.8
success
From 10 rejections to 1 dream investment banking internship

“... I believe it was the single biggest reason why I ended up with an offer...”