9/17/18 - Monday @Mentions

Happy Monday WSO!

Upcoming Meet Ups, Podcasts, Webinars & Webinar Rewinds:

Webinar: Biotech/Pharma Consulting Case Study -- 9pm ET, 9/17/18
Podcast: Having Conviction And No Plan B -- Brian Garrett -- 9/18
WSO Toronto Meet Up: Wed Sept 19, 730pm, Paupers Pub
WSO NYC Happy Hour: Fri 9/21, 7-10pm, 5th And Mad Bar
Webinar: BB TMT Associate - Week In The Life -- 9pm ET, 9/24/18

Posts of the Week:

How Much Of Your Success Is Luck And How Much Is Skill? by @ptm24". 7 SB’s.
Piper Jaffray: Sweatier Than Ever In 2018 by @PJC Truther". 65 SB’s.
My Story Of Breaking In (Summer BB IB) by @Na'Daz". 17 SB’s.
Why Do MBAs Seem To Favor Consulting Over Banking Nowadays? by @financevietnam". 7 SB’s.

Discussion Topics of the Week:

Why Do MBAs Seem To Favor Consulting Over Banking Nowadays? by @financevietnam". 75 comments.
Piper Jaffray: Sweatier Than Ever In 2018 by @PJC Truther". 80 comments.
F This Industry by @monkey_brah". 79 comments.
Serious Legal Trouble by @hehot2". 41 comments.
Worst Candidate That Has Gotten An Offer by @DrDonC". 40 comments.
How Much Of Your Success Is Luck And How Much Is Skill? by @ptm24". 63 comments.

Comment of the Week:

This comment by @WolfofWSO" in the post “https://www.wallstreetoasis.com/forums/piper-jaffray-sweatier-than-ever…”. 53 SB’s.

Success Story of the Week:

My Story Of Breaking In (Summer BB IB) by @Na'Daz". 17 SB’s.

Most Active Monkeys in the past 30 days:

1. @earthwalker7". 1374, 2. @Isaiah_53_5" 1010, and 3. @Kassad" with 898.

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. Without further ado:

Investment Banking
@BobMerkin" - Industry/Coverage - 2nd Year Analyst

Sales & Trading
@Butterbean" - Commodities - Trader

Commercial Banking
@Nakaldun7913" - Portfolio Manager

Real Estate
@Chiron" - Other - Vice President
@REPESailor2020" - Commercial - 2nd Year 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.

 

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