9/18/17 - Monday @Mentions

Happy Monday WSO!

Upcoming WSO Meet Ups:

WSO New York Happy Hour: Thur 9/21, 7:00pm @5th and Mad
WSO London Chapter - Autumn Sesh! Sept 21, 7pm, Trading House Bar
WSO Paris Happy Hour - Fri, 29 Sep, 8:00pm @ Corcoran's Grands Boulevards

Upcoming Podcasts, Webinars & Webinar Rewinds:

Dallas - Financial Modeling Boot Camp -- Sep. 20th-22nd, 2017
Webinar: IB Case: JuiceCo (Part 2) - Business Plan and Modeling of Valuation Techniques -- 12pm ET, 9/24/17
Rewind - Private Equity Case - Direct Lending + Q&A - 12am ET, 9/24/2017
Webinar: Private Equity Case - Acquiring a HF -- 7pm ET, 9/26/17
Boston - Financial Modeling Boot Camp -- Sep. 27th-29th, 2017

Posts of the Week:

Guide to Office Politics (Part I) by @NuckFuts". 46 SB’s.
Why can't I even get any interviews? by @The Funky. 5 SB’s.
Work to live, not live to work. Low-stress finance jobs... by @njfastlife". 8 SB’s.

Discussion Topics of the Week:

Debt for Elite School, or none for non target State School by @grassmuffin". 85 comments.
The guessing game: best site for Amazon's new HQ? by @Appley". 145 comments.
Prefer Elite Boutiques or Bulge Brackets? by @kenneth19". 59 comments.

AMA of the Week:

AMA: Analyst at brokerage/advisory firm by @brandonw". 4 SB’s.
AMA : Actuary to Big4 Consulting to CorpDev, at age 30 by @Crymeariver". 3 SB’s.

Comment of the Week:

This comment by @GridironCEO" in the post “VP Added Me on Facebook - Do I Accept the Friend Request?”. 19 SB’s.

Most Active Monkeys in the past 30 days:

1. @WallStreetOasis.com". 2336, 2. @TNA" 976, and 3. @Dances with Dachshunds" with 796.

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
@MS54" - Generalist - 3rd+ Year Analyst
@mw291" - Industry/Coverage - 2nd Year Analyst

Hedge Fund
@hominem" - Equity Hedge - Portfolio Manager

Sales & Trading
@billsyall" - Commodities - 3rd+ Year Analyst

Consulting
@EnlightenMeLikeVoltaire" - 1st Year Associate

Asset Management
@juveazzurri10" - Equities - Operations 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.

Career Advancement Opportunities

September 2023 Investment Banking

  • Lazard Freres (++) 99.6%
  • Lincoln International (==) 99.1%
  • Jefferies & Company 02 98.7%
  • William Blair 12 98.2%
  • Financial Technology Partners 02 97.8%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

September 2023 Investment Banking

  • William Blair 04 99.6%
  • Lincoln International 11 99.1%
  • Canaccord Genuity 18 98.7%
  • Jefferies & Company 07 98.2%
  • Stephens Inc 11 97.8%

Professional Growth Opportunities

September 2023 Investment Banking

  • Lincoln International 01 99.6%
  • Lazard Freres 17 99.1%
  • Jefferies & Company 02 98.7%
  • Financial Technology Partners 06 98.2%
  • UBS AG 15 97.8%

Total Avg Compensation

September 2023 Investment Banking

  • Director/MD (6) $592
  • Vice President (33) $392
  • Associates (160) $261
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (14) $187
  • 2nd Year Analyst (101) $169
  • 1st Year Analyst (309) $167
  • Intern/Summer Associate (48) $167
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (225) $94
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