Recruiting

Work from home is not a new concept, but it is one you are hearing more about this month due to COVID-19 and precautions companies are taking to prevent the spread of illness. To help you make work from home work for you, and for your team, HBS Career Coaches Mo Fong and Eileen Stephan are sharing their recommendations. [...]

A new year provides an opportunity to set your vision for the future. Reflecting back on this past year is a great way to move forward. To help you achieve this goal, HBS encourages you to put a positive spin on "Hindsight is 2020" as you look ahead and set your 2020 recruiting vision. [...]

How do countries and companies work to achieve their carbon reduction goals? Is a Green New Deal necessary to transform the United States economy? These were just a few of the questions driving discussions at the 16th annual Symposium hosted by the Energy & Environment Club at Harvard Business School. [...]

For some, the job at the startup they had targeted never materialized, or the “dream job” they had secured for an internship did not prove to be what they expected. For others, their searches involved a greater level of complexity, perhaps because of specific location requirements or partner concerns. Some students want to focus on culture and work environment, and found waiting until they no longer had competing academic and job search priorities enabled them to meet with companies in person to find that right fit. [...]

For Consumer Products companies interested in hiring HBS students for internships or full-time roles, Lauren and Katja stress the importance of connecting with the Career & Professional Development office for referrals. “The connection with our office has been an important source of referrals for Consumer Products companies, even for those companies who do not plan to post a position or are not quite ready to recruit” said Lauren. [...]