6/25/18 - Monday @Mentions

Happy Monday WSO!

Upcoming Meet Ups, Podcasts, Webinars & Webinar Rewinds:

Webinar: McKinsey Consulting Case - Grocery Save -- 9pm ET, 6/25/18
Podcast: ​How To Become A VC -- ​Ali Hamed-- 6/26/18
Dallas WSO Meet Up - Thur June 28th, 730-10pm, The Rustic
Toronto WSO Meet Up: June 28, 8pm, Paupers Pub (539 Bloor St)
WSO New York Happy Hour: Friday, 6/29, 7:00pm At NY Beer Company
Rewind - Hedge Fund Case - ITV, A European Broadcaster - Value Trap? + Q&A – 12am ET, 6/29/18

Posts of the Week:

Burnout / Life Choices by @Monkey_brah". 29 SB’s.
I Made It. So Can You. Thanks WSO! by @notbad4aquant". 28 SB’s.
How Is RBC Viewed On The Street? Seeking For Objective Views. by @asjkdhajkshdakjs". 4 SB’s.
Long TSLA Update: Smartest Guys In The Room by @CuriousCharacter". 16 SB’s.

Discussion Topics of the Week:

Books That Changed Your Perspective On Life by @StrictlyNovice". 53 comments.
Current Favourite TV Series by @JoeBloggs97". 44 comments.
What Are Your Plans After Retirement? by @harshbask". 39 comments.
Idiot Alert - Anyone Buy NFLX At $13? by @MichaelScarn". 58 comments.
Thought Consulting Was My Dream...Now I Hate It by @analyst2012". 59 comments.
Who Will Win The FIFA World Cup 2018? by @piyushrath". 40 comments.

AMA of the Week:

Have An Accounting Question? I Can Help You. by @DilutedEPS". 7 SB’s.

Comment of the Week:

This comment by @APAE" in the post “Burnout / Life Choices”. 63 SB’s.

Success Story of the Week:

I Made It. So Can You. Thanks WSO! by @notbad4aquant". 28 SB’s.

Most Active Monkeys in the past 30 days:

1. @piyushrath". 1019, 2. @APAE" 698, and 3. @real_Skankhunt42" with 561.

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
@FeedMeDealFlow" - Generalist - 2nd Year Analyst
@jzplayinggames" - Investment Banking - DCM - 1st Year Analyst
@BillCrackman" - Industry/Coverage - 1st Year Analyst
@theSimpleBaller" - Mergers and Acquisitions - 2nd Year Analyst

Private Equity
@OhhThatsGood" - LBOs - 3rd+ Year Analyst

Hedge Fund
@ffffml" - Equity Hedge - 1st Year Analyst

Sales & Trading
@QuiltEmerson" - Equities - Junior Trader

Consulting
@Jaxom" - 1st Year Associate
@elgodfather" - Associate Consultant

Venture Capital
@MMmonkey" - Partner

Corporate Finance
@eatmybananas" - 1st Year Associate
@Don_Draper" - Other

Commercial Banking
@Rhodium" - 2nd Year Associate

Real Estate
@SoCalRE" - Residential - Broker

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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