Next steps
To be considered as a Leadership Fellows site, organizations submit a proposal by September 9, 2009.
The Steering Committee will select a limited number of proposals to create a portfolio of opportunities balanced by sub-sector and geography and will base its decisions on the scope and nature of the proposed position, along with the capacity of the organization to utilize leadership and management skills and provide a meaningful leadership development experience for the Fellow.
Once selected, organizations are listed as available opportunities for students. Student interest in the posted positions will determine the number of candidates available for a particular position.
HBS will facilitate the student application process and make applications available to the organizations. The organizations will determine how many applicants they would like to interview and make final hiring decisions.
Key dates
- September 9, 2009: deadline for organizations to submit a proposal
- September 18, 2009: organization selection by HBS
- October 23, 2009: applications from students to organizations
- October 28, 2009, 9:00 am ET: deadline for organizations to submit their interview lists
- November 9 and 10, 2009: organizations interview candidates at Harvard Business School
- November 11 - December 16, 2009: recommended timeline for completing second round interviews and making an offer. Any second round interviews would be scheduled individually by organizations, and cannot interfere with classes. Organizations making offers in November are likely to be more competitive with students' other opportunities. Note that November 16, 2009, is the deadline for students to make decisions on full-time offers from their previous summer employers.
- January 15, 2010: deadline for student decisions
- January 28, 2010: final deadline for organizations to make offers through Leadership Fellows program (if second offers are made)
- Summer 2010 - Summer 2011: one-year Fellowship term