Technology has transformed MBA Career & Professional Development at HBS. This is most visible with the MBA Job Bank, a Web-based application that brings the job search to the desktop. Students use the Job Bank to research industries, target companies, identify opportunities, and schedule interviews. Main student-facing features include:
A searchable database with hundreds of companies and thousands of job postings, updated daily, representing all industries and geographic locations
Detailed job descriptions with a summary of responsibilities, interview and contact information, and a link to the company's Web site for details and research
A personalized interface displaying each student's saved jobs and companies.
A search agent, customized by the student, which performs automated nightly searches of new jobs that meet their job search criteria. Students can choose to have matches e-mailed to them; numbers of results are also posted in their customized portal homepage called MyHBS. In this area of the portal page specific to Job Bank, students can also view a summary of key interview-related decisions to be made, number of news jobs posted, and more.
An interview management system, where students can receive interview invitations, and further schedule and manage those interviews.
Multiple resume uploads and storage, allowing students to tailor and name resumes for specific jobs, companies, or industries
The student may click from the MyHBS Job Bank bucket into various parts of the Job Bank itself, including the homepage which displays admin-generated recruiting announcements targeted separately to 1st and 2nd year students.
The Job Bank is also rich in features which allow MBA Career & Professional Development full administrative control of the system's content and interview process. Features include:
Online interview scheduling for thousands of time slots, designed to ensure fairness and optimize student preferences. The schedules, which include breaks and lunch and are fully customizable, are also shared with recruiters.
MBA Career & Professional Development staff carefully manage interview invitations, including primary and alternate lists. Invitation lists are related to, but separate from schedules, which allow for the students to be interviewed on different days or by different interviewers.
Additional administrative features allow ad hoc queries to be run for detailed data analysis. Searches can be conducted by company or by account representative; results are obtained in the audit summary tool, a time-saving feature allowing MBA Career & Professional Development staff to make multiple lists and schedules visible to students.
The Job Bank has become an indispensable tool for students, staff, and recruiters, and was recognized in the Center for Digital Education's 2003 Best of the Web awards as being one of the best websites in the nation. The award is given for "innovation, Web-based delivery of services, efficiency, and functionality for improved student, faculty and citizen access."
Focused on enhancing the recruiting experience at HBS, the Job Bank is only one of the many resources available to students in their career development. Students also have global, 24-hour access to self-assessment and skill-building tools, resume databases and templates, company and industry research, and a worldwide alumni network for advice and support.
