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Career and Professional Development

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  • 28 Jul 2023

How I Landed My Manufacturing Internship at HBS

TojumiOluwa “Towa” Adegboyega Author MBA Students
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When I matriculated at HBS, on top of my worries about my qualifications (or lack thereof), I wasn’t sure what industry/sector I wanted to pursue for a summer internship. After some research and reflection, I focused on manufacturing. I was an aerospace systems and standards engineer prior to HBS, and I thought the manufacturing sector would provide me with opportunities to combine my technical skills with the business skills I was acquiring at HBS. [...]
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  • 17 Jul 2023

Sustainability Career Advice from the Career & Professional Development Office

Hillary Mann Author Career and Professional Development Staff
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Hillary Mann is a Corporate Relations Director in the Career and Professional Development Office covering Consumer Products, Retail & Luxury Goods, Hospitality, Agribusiness, and Sustainability. She enjoys helping students and alumni realize and achieve their career aspirations. [...]
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  • 28 Apr 2023

From Harvard Business School to Spotify: Four Lessons in My Journey to Land My Dream Job

Rodolfo A. Diaz Cabello Author Alumni
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In October 2022 I joined Spotify as a Senior Product Manager leading a team that introduces younger audiences to our products through fun and interactive experiences. My friends and MBA classmates know how passionate I am about music and this role is nothing short of a dream job for me. In reflecting on my professional journey to get to this point, I wanted to share four pieces of advice for future MBA students: [...]
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  • 04 Apr 2023

African American Student Union Spotlight on Tech

AASU Author MBA Students
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Working in tech marketing was highly cross-functional, so I was constantly managing multiple stakeholders by listening to their needs and seeking optimal solutions to complex problems. At HBS, I use my ability to understand stakeholder needs and solve problems inside and outside the classroom. When analyzing cases, I seek to understand the different perspectives and what those perspectives mean for the proposed action plan. [...]
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  • 28 Mar 2023

Meet Professor Elisabeth Paulson: A Conversation on Life, Research, and Teaching

Loujaine AlMoallim Author MBA Students
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Data-driven decision-making is a powerful tool. A first step to successfully deploying such tools is to have clear (measurable) objectives and think through tradeoffs. Ask yourself: what is the metric that I care the most about, and for other metrics, what trade-offs am I willing to make? [...]
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