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Chris Abkarians (HBS MBA 2020) says, “There is a magical window while you are at HBS, where you can get in touch with anyone in the world, through LinkedIn, through the HBS network, or even a cold email, and they’ll respond.” [...]
HBS alumnae and faculty weigh in on what it would take to close venture capital’s long-standing gender gap. [...]
Zeya Yang from Plaid Discusses His Independent Project at HBS
- 21 Aug 2019
Leveraging Academic Opportunities to Attain My Post-HBS Job
In essence, I was able to understand Plaid's business at a more intimate level than I would have been able to through an ordinary interview preparation process. Exploring the academic side of the job search also opened me up to experiences I would have never imagined. [...]
I worked to ensure that I was productive and meeting deadlines, and I appreciated the support I received from my colleagues. However, one day a senior colleague cautioned that “fitness is a hobby and finance is your career.” I remember nodding in agreement, but at the same time, those words rang so false. [...]
Business school was my escape. I saw it as a way out of a career in finance that I could no longer envision myself in. It was an opportunity to open the door to social enterprise, what I saw as the nexus of my interests in the private sector, social justice and economic development. [...]
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