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Professional Development - Alumni

partners with alumni throughout their learning journey. We strive to provide comprehensive services and resources to alums to support career and professional development and growth. Visit Baker for Alumni to learn more. Similar Resources Resumes & Cover View Details

24 Jan 2023
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Dispelling Myths About HBS Through My Summer Venture in Management Program Experience

Management Program through a Google search for educational opportunities for undergrads, and knew that I had to try, even if I thought I felt like it was out of my league. I received an acceptance letter (yay!), and after 6 breathtaking... View Details

28 Jul 2023
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How I Landed My Manufacturing Internship at HBS

coffee chats; it’s better to have more information, not less. CPD is a fantastic resource, but the best way to make use of their services is to be specific in requests for help. Regarding applications materials, CPD is immensely helpful. Their resume and cover View Details

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Career Re-Entry & Flexible Work - Alumni

maintaining both social and professional networks. Resumes & Cover Letters A strong resume and cover letter can give the recruiter a clear indication of whether or not you would be best suited for the... View Details

08 Mar 2019
Research & Ideas

Seven Negotiation Lessons from Amazon's HQ Disaster in Queens

that could have vetoed the proposed Queens headquarters. Cuomo orchestrated the publication of a full-page letter to Bezos in the New York Times that included over 70 supportive signatories including the AFL-CIO and other unions, local... View Details

Keywords: by James K. Sebenius; Real Estate; Construction

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Getting Started - Alumni

and cover letter templates, and learn how fellow alumni made a career change. Find a Job Find a Job Find a Career Coach Did you know that HBS alumni get 6 complimentary coaching sessions a year? Learn How a Career Coach Can Help You Find... View Details

19 Dec 2022
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What Motivates People to Give Generously—and Why We Sometimes Don't

behaviors we see out there is to remember that people can express their prosociality in different ways. Some people might be more willing to give at a grocery store when they ask you to donate at the checkout counter. Other people might not give there but instead... View Details

Keywords: by Jen McFarland Flint, HBS Alumni Bulletin

16 Jan 2018
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How Can I Prepare to Apply for Financial Aid at HBS?

with all schedules and W-2s, 1099s, etc. International students will also be required to submit their prior three years of tax returns from their home country. If you are from a country that does not have a tax system, you may submit a View Details

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Change Password - Alumni

password, when choosing a password. Your new password must be at least 8 characters long. It must contain at least three of the following: AN UPPERCASE LETTER a lowercase letter a numeric digit a non-letter... View Details

14 Sep 2021
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Top 5 Myths About HBS

process for you to get that fee waived. We hope the fee waiver removes one of the many things that we know can prevent people from different backgrounds from applying to HBS. “It’s advantageous to have a recommendation letter from an HBS... View Details

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Your Alumni Community - Alumni

for a story, would like to submit a letter to the editor, or just want to send us a note, please do. We'd love to hear from you. Social Media Feeds Rhea Choudhury (MBA 2024) reflects on how HBS broadened her perspective, leading her from... View Details

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Negotiating - Alumni

else we can do to bring us closer together?") Share your professional and/or financial goals Keep a calm, business-like tone Avoid getting into a discussion of market rates with knowledgeable employers Keep HR informed NEVER STOP SELLING YOURSELF Acceptance View Details

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Impact of the New Medium - Edwin H. Land & Polaroid | Harvard Business School

Steve Allen Show in 1954, where television hosts revealed through one new medium the wonders of another. 71 Polaroid excelled at customer service. Camera owners received letters of welcome and inviting instructional booklets illustrating... View Details

01 Sep 2023
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Made in Italy

HBS faculty members and students visited Lamborghini’s headquarters in Bologna during the immersion to learn how the company became experts in electric car technology. Photo courtesy Lamborghini IMMERSIVE FIELD COURSES OFFERED AS ELECTIVES IN 2023 Denmark and... View Details

Keywords: April White

23 Apr 2012
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How to Brand a Next-Generation Product

very deliberate effort to market the iPad as a sibling to the Mac. Macs keep their names with each successive upgrade, analysts noted, while iPhones sport sequential numbers and letters to indicate improvements. “Consumers don't... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

15 Dec 2023
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The Musts of 2023

I read, every day, Heather Cox Richardson's Letter from an American. She's a professor of history who places current events in the context of our American history and she's fascinating and profound. I never miss reading her, so I strongly... View Details

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Our Values | About

Our Values Published October 23, 2023 Share via Facebook Share via LinkedIn Print Share via email Two weeks have passed since the horrific attack by Hamas on Israeli citizens. As I noted in my letter on October 10th, terrorist actions... View Details

01 Jul 2020
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How SVMP Helped Me Take My Next Steps (2+2) and Find Myself

decision to apply. In a whirlwind I took the GMAT, gathered up my recommendation letters and application materials, and submitted my application. I was both shocked and ecstatic to find out I got an interview, and even more blown away... View Details

15 Nov 2023
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Sound Investment

those families. “I know the history of Blacks in America. But when something comes close to you like that, it becomes personalized,” Rogers told the paper. “It made it real.” In August 2021, Rogers discussed his book, A Letter to My White... View Details

Keywords: diversity; equity; inclusion

21 Jul 2022
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A Warren Buffett Protégée Strikes Out on Her Own

becoming president of the local farmers’ market at 15. Her post-HBS career began at Berkshire Hathaway, where she was hired after sending a letter seeking employment to the firm’s legendary chief executive and chairman, Warren Buffett.... View Details

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