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Reapplicants | MBA

to complete the current application in its entirety. A valid Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) or Graduate Record Examination (GRE) is a prerequisite for admission; the GMAT or GRE test needs to be taken between the timeframes... View Details

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College Students | MBA

future and the years ahead. Get your first glimpse into an MBA through the opportunities below. Peek into the MBA (virtual experience) Summer Venture in Management Program (in-person experience) Ready to Apply to HBS? At HBS, we encourage... View Details

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Peek into Business | MBA

business and the diverse career paths it creates. Peek into Business provides an understanding of: What Is Business? Explore the broad definition of "business" and consider how understanding it can be valuable—from a strawberry farmer View Details

01 Jun 2014
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Alumni and Faculty Books for June 2014

modern economy. The alliance begins with managers acknowledging that great employees might leave the company, and with employees being honest about their own career aspirations. Imperiled by Helmut Horchler (AMP 100, 1987) (XLibris) Start... View Details

22 Feb 2018
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Five Steps to Jump Start Your MBA Recruiting at HBS

you target potential hires with interest in your industry. 2. Familiarize Yourself With the Recruiting Guide – Once you have determined your ideal candidate, review the HBS Recruiting Guide to learn how to best engage students. The... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

15 May 2020
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Words from an HBS Partner: Reflections on the Partner Experience

fine tune my career goals and sharpen my tools for recruiting. One of the highlights of my HBS experience is that I got a job on campus working as a Product Manager for the Student Association Products Office. As a result of this job, I... View Details

11 Mar 2001
Research & Ideas

Wired and Black: Focus on Careers

sometimes may need to be convinced. "You may find yourself selling what an MBA can do at some smaller companies," he said. Big or small, Butler and the other panelists said job applicants should carefully research any company... View Details

Keywords: by Carrie Levine

01 Jun 2025
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Alumni and Faculty Books

Edited by Margie Kelley Unlocking Innovation: A Leader's Guide to Turning Bold Ideas Into Tangible Results By Robyn Bolton (MBA 2005) Page Two Press Only 1 in every 50,000 incubated ideas reaches $1 million in sales. If you ask most corporate executives why their... View Details

01 Dec 2020
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Hit Pause

yourself back on track. Downshift. “Instead of constantly thinking ‘what’s the situation, what do I do, what’s next,’ it can be beneficial to simply observe what’s going on around or inside of you.” As one View Details

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Curriculum | MBA

with new content. The goal is to give students a firm grasp of broad-based fundamentals. The School’s inductive learning model goes beyond facts and theories—a process that teaches individuals not only how to manage organizations, but... View Details

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Online Learning Track Programs | HBS Online

HBS Online is currently offering a Learning Track in: Leadership & Management Strategy Entrepreneurship & Innovation Business in Society Finance & Accounting Marketing What You Earn Certificate of Specialization By completing any three... View Details

01 Apr 1997
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HBS Research Available on World Wide Web

Pondering a business problem or management issue? Imagine with a computer keystroke or two being able to find synopses of Harvard Business School research on hundreds of topics. Would you like to know more, for example, about the... View Details

01 Jun 2017
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3-Minute Briefing: Bruce Levy (MBA 1977)

United States. Imagine if you’re an African American player who has never left Louisiana, and all of a sudden you find yourself in Japan. I realized very early on the importance of educating the team on how to best employ the player, and... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; photo by Chris Sorensen

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Drew Richard

What’s the one thing you’re most excited about learning at HBS? Entrepreneurship is something I’ve thought about before coming here, and HBS has given me a number ways to look into it, like the Entrepreneurial Management class and FIELD... View Details

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Using Personal Devices for HBS Business | Information Technology

our work. Since these devices aren't managed by HBS IT, it's important to remember that you are responsible for ensuring that they are configured in a way to protect not only Harvard systems and information, but your own as well. protects... View Details

01 Sep 2011
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MBA 101: HBS Commencements Pass the Century Mark

“Don’t wait for a crisis to do something amazing with your life. Ask yourself today, how can I make a difference?” Giusti’s remarks were preceded by those of student speaker Jacquie Sandberg (MBA ’11) and by the hon-oring of five faculty... View Details

Keywords: commencement; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

11 Dec 2023
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Building Iconic Brands and Brighter Futures: Interview with Glossier CEO, Kyle Leahy

joining Teach for America or law school, and then ultimately management consulting after college graduation. In consulting, Leahy had her first exposure to the retail industry, working primarily with clients in the retail banking and... View Details

Keywords: Consumer Products / Retail

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Julio Cedeno

"And I realized that advancing at Chevron would mean even more long-distance." Julio continued exploring his options by participating in Management Leadership for Tomorrow (MLT), a nonprofit that helps underrepresented minority... View Details

Keywords: Manufacturing/Energy

01 Sep 2024
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Action Plan: Yes, Chef!

Wolfgang Puck (OPM 53, 2019)—aka the father of California cuisine, OG celebrity chef, and culinary empire-builder—began his career as a disgraced cook’s apprentice at a hotel restaurant. At 14, he’d been eager to take the post just outside his Austrian hometown: Not... View Details

Keywords: Christine Speer Lejeune

29 Mar 2010
Research & Ideas

Ruthlessly Realistic: How CEOs Must Overcome Denial

as long as you yourself are fully confronting reality. In fact, there may be times when it is prudent, even necessary, to put on a brave face. On the other hand, convincing yourself that things are better... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Auto; Retail; Technology

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