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Recruiting Calendar Recruiting Calendar

May ‘12
5/16–5/22   Exams (first-year students)
 
5/16–5/22   Exams (first-year students)
August ‘12
8/1–8/31   Event requests for Class of 2014 continue
8/1   First offer date (second-year students)
8/10   Job descriptions due (second-year students); 5:00 p.m. ET
8/24   Full-time job postings visible (second-year students)
8/27   Term I begins (first-year students)
8/28   Resume book released for Class of 2013
September ‘12
9/3   Labor Day
9/4   Term III begins (second-year students)
9/10   Other Events begin (second-year students)
9/10   Office Hours begin on-campus (second-year students)
9/10   Company presentations begin off-campus (second-year students only)
9/14   Earliest application deadline for full-time positions (second-year student); 5:00 p.m. ET
9/17   Open day, no classes (second-year students)
9/19   Networking Night (second-year students); 6:00 p.m. ET – 7:30 p.m. ET
9/26   Open day, no classes (second- year students)
October ‘12
10/1   Job descriptions due (first-year students); 5:00 p.m. ET
10/2   Dedicated Interview Period app. deadline (second-year students); 5:00 p.m. ET
10/8   Columbus Day, no classes
10/10   Closed lists due for Dedicated Interview Period (second-year students); 5:00 p.m. ET
10/12   Open day, no classes (second-year students)
10/12   Internship postings visible (first-year students)
10/13   International Events may begin (first-year students)
10/18   Application deadline for Nov. 5 & 7 interviews (second-year students); 5:00 p.m. ET
10/19   Open day, no classes (second- year students)
10/22–10/25   Dedicated Interview Period, no classes (second-year students)
10/22   Resume book released for Class of 2014
10/22   Advertising may begin (first-year students)
10/26   Open day, no classes (second-year students)
10/26   Closed lists due for Nov. 5 & 7 interviews (second-year students); 5:00 p.m. ET
10/29   Room only interviews around class time begin (second-year students); 1:00 p.m. ET
10/29   Company presentations begin off-campus (first-year students)
10/30   Company Information Day, no classes (first-year students); 9:00 a.m. ET – 7:00 p.m. ET
10/31   Company presentations begin on-campus (first-year students)
10/31   Other Events begin (first-year students); 5:30 p.m. ET
November ‘12
11/2   Open day, no classes (second-year students)
11/5   Interviews around class time (second-year students); 1:00 p.m. ET start time
11/7   Interviews around class time (second-year students); 1:00 p.m. ET start time
11/9   Open day, no classes (second-year students)
11/12   Veterans Day (no classes)
11/15   Summer offer decision deadline, (second-year students)
11/21–11/23   Thanksgiving Recess (no classes)
December ‘12
12/3   Earliest application deadline for int’l positions (first-year students); 5:00 p.m. ET
12/7   Exams (first-year students)
12/11–12/14   Exams (first-year students)
12/14–12/20   Exams (second-year students)
12/14   Interviews for int'l positions may begin (first-year students); 3:00 p.m. ET
12/17   Winter holiday begins, no classes (first-year students)
12/21   Winter holiday begins, no classes (second-year students)
January ‘13
1/3   Earliest application deadline for internship positions (first-year student); 5:00 p.m. ET
1/3   Dedicated Interview Period app. deadline (first-year students); 5:00 p.m. ET
1/5   Term II begins; FIELD 2 Global Immersion (first-year students)
1/7–1/25   January Term (second-year students)
1/10   Closed lists due for Dedicated Interview Period (first-year students); 5:00 p.m. ET
1/11   Full-time offer decision deadline (second-year students)
1/17–1/19   Student Interview Preparation (first-year students)
1/21   Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, no classes
1/22–1/25   Dedicated Interview Period, no classes (first-year students)
1/22   First-year interviews may begin
1/22   Application deadline for Feb. 4 & 6 interviews (second-year students); 5:00 p.m. ET
1/22   Application deadline for Feb. 4 & 6 interviews (first-year students); 5:00 p.m. ET
1/25   Closed lists due for Feb. 4 & 6 interviews (second-year students); 5:00 p.m. ET
1/25   Closed lists due for Feb. 4 & 6 interviews (first-year students); 5:00 p.m. ET
1/25   First offer date (first-year students); 4:00 p.m. ET
1/28   Term IV begins (second-year students)
1/28   Room only interviews around class time begin (first-year students); 3:30 p.m. ET
February ‘13
2/1   Open day, no classes (second-year students)
2/1   Open day, no classes (first-year students)
2/4   Interviews around class time (first-year students); 3:30 p.m. ET start time
2/4   Interviews around class time (second-year students); 1:00 p.m. ET start time
2/6   Interviews around class time (second-year students); 1:00 p.m. ET start time
2/6   Interviews around class time (first-year students); 3:30 p.m. ET start time
2/8   Open day, no classes (first-year students)
2/15   Open day, no classes (second-year students)
2/15   Open day, no classes (first-year students)
2/18   Presidents' Day, no classes
2/22   First offer decision deadline, summer internships
March ‘13
3/4   Open day, no classes (second-year students)
3/4   Open day, no classes (first-year students)
3/18–3/22   Spring Break, no classes
April ‘13
4/1   Open day, no classes (first-year students)
4/5   Open day, no classes (second-year students)
4/12   Open day, no classes (second-year students)
4/15   Patriots' Day, no classes
4/26   Open day, no classes (first-year students)
May ‘13
5/2–5/8   Exams (second-year students)
5/6   Exams (first-year students)
5/16–5/21   Exams (first-year students)
5/27   Memorial Day
5/30   Commencement
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  • Over 1800

    Students pursuing their MBA at HBS, each with a unique career vision

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    Career-related Club Resume Books available

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Class Profile Class Profile
  • Class Size 907
    Female: 39%
    International: 34%
    Countries Represented: 68
    U.S. ethnic minorities: 23%
  • Class Size 903
    Female: 36%
    International: 34%
    Countries Represented: 73
    U.S. ethnic minorities: 23%
  • Class Size 937
    Female: 36%
    International: 36%
    Countries Represented: 70
    U.S. ethnic minorities: 22%
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