9/4/17 - Monday @Mentions

Happy Monday WSO!

Upcoming Podcasts, Webinars & Webinar Rewinds:

Webinar: Private Equity Case -- 7pm ET, 9/19/17
Webinar: IB Case: JuiceCo (Part 2) - 12pm ET, 9/24/17

Posts of the Week:

JP Morgan Winning Women 2018 by @drali". 24 SB’s.
How is Personal Finance Not a Required Course in High School or College? by @Stay.Hungry". 6 SB’s.
What is life like at no-Bulge Bracket Investment banks? by @banking_and_hedging". 8 SB’s.
Which banks are still interviewing for first rounds? (BB/EB's) by @monkeyjacket". 3 SB’s.

Discussion Topics of the Week:

Most Common Fashion Mistakes by @ReachThePeach". 58 comments.
Which banks are still interviewing for first rounds? (BB/EB's) by @monkeyjacket". 53 comments.
How is Personal Finance Not a Required Course in High School or College? by @Stay.Hungry". 44 comments.
How Much Coffee is Good for You? by @Dealova". 41 comments.

AMA of the Week:

One year at MBB post-undergrad. AMA by @sunsetplum". 5 SB’s.
AMA: Big 4 Consulting to Lower MM IB to MM IB (No MBA). by @Hugo Stiglitz". 3 SB’s.

Comment of the Week:

This comment by @TrackBack" in the post “Anyone feeling burnt out by recruitment?”. 27 SB’s.

Most Active Monkeys in the past 30 days:

1. @WallStreetOasis.com" 3366, 2. @Dances with Dachshunds" 1316, and 3. @TNA" with 912.

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:

Consulting
@sunsetplum" - Associate Consultant

Asset Management
@Joobacca" - Fixed Income - 3rd+ Year Analyst
@Whatever1984" - Equities - Other

Commercial Banking
@99_Steam" - Other

Real Estate
@just_another_analyst" - Commercial - 1st Year Analyst

Research
@Jew-ish" - Other - 2nd 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.

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