WSO Testimonials

Great site. I wouldn't pay for it, but has some very solid information that all business students can use.

A hedge fund owner looking to do community service helped me reconstruct my resume, and provided me with conscientious and actionable career advice, at a fee structure corresponding to 3% of what his time is normally worth, i.e. essentially as a volunteer; I suspect he was grateful for some recent good fortune and wanted to pay it forward, which he did. Very useful for my trajectory and much appreciated.

He provided me insight into the steps necessary to make a change from a single sector-focused fund to a role at a new hedge fund that will cover another sector. He has offered to walk through stock pitches and provided a quality book recommendation. In addition, I learned a lot about modeling and stock pitching at a MM and he gave me quality examples from his time at a top-tier fund without naming specifics.

Help me a lot in the networking structure.

He was phenomenal at improving my resume. I now have much more confidence in submitting my resume to a potential job.

Furthermore, he went above and beyond in providing valuable advice and mentorship beyond just the resume.

The classes provided in this course are great and helped me after transitioning out of the military full time into finance. The course did a better job than the class I had taken previously at my undergrad. I also appreciate the humor added into the videos which makes this course enjoyable to use while learning to master excel! You could start with no prior knowledge in excel and become extremely proficient between the video and practical exercises!

WSO helped me tremendously when I was getting my start in finance. I began my journey as a disillusioned former pre-med student looking for another professional path - others had recommended I consider investment banking, but I had no idea where to even begin breaking in. The community at WSO provided helpful advice around prepping for interviews, how to build my recruiting strategy, and what to do after I finally did land that all-important internship. Fast forward to the present day, almost a decade later, and I am wrapping up my second year at a top MBA program, headed to an excellent investment firm in NY to begin the next phase of my career when I graduate.

My only complaint about WSO is that it increasingly seems to attract a large number of very opinionated high school and college students who confidently spread misinformation about the industry and clutter the off-topic forums with barely concealed white nationalist / angry incel discussions. These people diminish the quality of the entire community. In contrast, mid-career and senior professionals who could actually provide value-added advice have become less visible in recent years. I feel that WSO's usefulness to me has declined sharply for that reason - I would not feel comfortable associating my real name with much of what happens on the site nowadays.

I am very happy with my new resume. I was hesitant to try this service because I thought it would be a waste of money, but the reviews on WSO were so good that I decided to give it a shot. The service was quick and well worth the price. I would recommend this service to anyone looking for a new resume or CV.

Wall Street Oasis was an excellent resource for me as a young analyst at a top 4 bank here in the USA. I learned about bank culture, the hierarchy, what the different roles are in investment banking, private equity, and sales and trading, and much more. The experienced bankers that weighed in on posts offered immense value in my opinion, and the humerous articles offered entertainment during my lunch breaks. The company database offered good insight on different banks from the perspective of insiders that helped me decide which employers I wanted to apply at. The financial modeling course is second to none in my opinion. My bank hired Training The Street to come in and teach us, but I view Wall Street Oasis material as more comprehensive and easier to understand. The interview prep was also a great resource.

So precise and performing that I started using these models for my job

This site has opened so many doors for me and helped me jumpstart my career. I think anyone who is remotely interested in finance needs to read WSO, and even for people outside of finance, there are some very entertaining threads. I personally visit this page couple times a week. Thanks Patrick!

Go-To Forum for All Things Wall Street Jungle

Like a fellow monkey used to say, it's a real jungle out there when it comes to high finance. This is a good online place for meeting other monkeys and discussing whatever topics that are related to surviving in and navigating through the jungle!