8/14/17 - Monday @Mentions

Happy Monday WSO!

Upcoming Podcasts, Webinars & Webinar Rewinds:

WSO Podcast - Why I Left Private Equity to Start a Business and Live On the Beach -- Ben Altman - 8/15/2017
Chicago WSO meetup - 8/17/2017
WSO Webinar Rewind - PE Case - Acquisition, LBO Model & IRR Calculation - 8/20/2017
WSO Webinar - PE Case - 8/24/2017

Posts of the Week:

Things Bankers say in emails by @Sizzling_Biscuit". 22 SB’s.
From College Drop Out to Corporate Banking by @alpinespringwater". 47 SB’s.
Non-Target, 3.0 ER by @Hedgie_bush" . 13 SB’s.

Discussion Topics of the Week:

J.P. Morgan - Video Interview Invitation Corporate & Investment Banking Summer Analyst by @ridzr". 325 comments.
Ain't Nothing but a Peanut: Maintaining Your Best Health by @APAE". 88 comments.
Things Bankers say in emails by @Sizzling_Biscuit". 86 comments.
Do You Envy The Rich Kids Who Got A Shot At Their Careers Through Their Parent's Influence? by @FinDroid". 78 comments.
What's a Monkey's typical weekend plans? by @hightheta01". 67 comments.

AMA of the Week:

AMA: BB Sophomore Recruiting (Investment Banking) by @AJ17". 8 SB’s.

Comment of the Week:

This comment by @TrackBack" in the post “Investment Banking's PR Problem”. 37 SB’s.

Success Story of the Week:

From College Drop Out to Corporate Banking by @alpinespringwater". 47 SB’s.

Most Active Monkeys in the past 30 days:

1. @WallStreetOasis.com". 2474, 2. @Dances with Dachshunds" 1230, and 3. @Kassad" with 1151.

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
@Sizzling_Biscuit" - Mergers and Acquisitions - 2nd Year Associate
@rumplestreetskin" - Mergers and Acquisitions - 1st Year Associate
Draper Specter and Co. - Mergers and Acquisitions - 1st Year Associate
@alpinespringwater" - Corporate Banking - 2nd Year Analyst

Private Equity
@whartonboss" - Growth Equity - 3rd+ Year Associate

Hedge Fund
@Ekoa" - Equity Hedge - Recruiter

Venture Capital
@PrivateMarketplace" - Director

Real Estate
@OC CRE" - Commercial - Director

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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