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6 PM – 8 PM EST, 03 Dec 2014

Connecticut Alumni: Determining Your Career Elements & Connecting with HBS

Kristen Fitzpatrick, Managing Director of HBS Career and Professional Development, and other senior members of the CPD team will share the resources available to you and guide you through a quick exercise to see what elements are most essential in your career. View Details

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A Career Life-Cycle Perspective on Women's Health and Safety

By: Robert S. Kaplan, Chizoba L. Chukwura, Gregory H. Gorman, Vivian S. Lee, Chester B. Good, Kathleen L. Martin, Gregory A. Ator and Michael D. Parkinson

Women's health has demanded more attention from employers as women integrated into the workforce. Traditionally male-dominant fields and occupations require special attention to workplace design, physical standards for entry, employment practices, equipment, and health... View Details

Keywords: Women's Health; Healthcare Access; Workplace Design; Military Health System; Occupational Health; Medical Equipment ＆ Devices; Employees; Gender; Personal Development and Career

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Career risks and professional growth: Finding a fulfilling career with Paige Arnof-Fenn (MBA 1991) - Recruiting

Insights & Advice 22 Jan 2025 Career risks and professional growth: Finding a fulfilling career with Paige Arnof-Fenn (MBA 1991) Paige Arnof-Fenn Author Alumni tag All Industries All Locations Alumni Student... View Details

07 May 2015
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Career Change: From the Military to Consulting

Exposed to new functions and industries through case studies, classmates, and the resources of our Career and Professional Development (CPD) Office, nearly 70% of HBS students will pursue ventures very different from the ones that led... View Details

11 Apr 2025
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HBS Alumni Career Video | Naana Winful Fynn (MBA 2004)

15 Jan 2009
Sharpening Your Skills

Sharpening Your Skills: Career & Life Balance

for spirituality at the office? How Do I Get Past A Feeling Of Being Stuck In Life Or Work? Feeling Stuck? Getting Past Impasse Feeling "stuck," as psychologically painful as it is, is the first step to awareness of new opportunities in View Details

Keywords: Re: Multiple Faculty

18 Nov 2014
News

It’s Not Your Kids Holding Your Career Back. It’s Your Husband.

02 Apr 2019
Research Event

Women Pay a Higher Career Price in Today's Always-On Work Culture

to be breadwinners supports spending long hours at the office. Women, in contrast, face career penalties such as loss of promotion for using corporate accommodations that help them balance different roles. Companies hold on to the... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost; Consulting; Service

January 1988 (Revised August 1989)
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Gurcharan Das: A Career Under Management Assessment

By: Francis Aguilar

Keywords: Personal Development and Career

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Mariam Braimah: Designing a Career in Tech

By: Lakshmi Ramarajan, Hannah Riley Bowles and Michael Norris

In 2022, Mariam Braimah, a digital designer working at Netflix, is considering the next move in her career. She has spent several years at Netflix, and in her spare time, using her savings, has founded a design-focused fellowship program and a consumer insights company... View Details

Keywords: Business Startups; Interpersonal Communication; Entrepreneurship; Personal Development and Career; Power and Influence; Technology Industry; Nigeria; United States; New York (city, NY); San Francisco

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June 2016
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When Doctors Go to Business School: Career Choices of Physician-MBAs

By: Damir Ljuboja, Brian W. Powers, Benjamin Robbins, Robert S. Huckman, Krishna Yeshwant and Sachin Jain

There has been substantial growth in the number of physicians pursuing Master of Business Administration (MBA) degrees over the past decade, but there is continuing debate over the utility of these programs and the career outcomes of their graduates. The authors... View Details

Keywords: Medical Education; MD; MBA; Physicians; Executive Education; Training; Personal Development and Career; Health Care and Treatment; Health Industry; United States

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Careers | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

MBA students can engage in a wide variety of career development programs that support their social impact career pathways. These programs cross multiple sectors and provide the opportunity to tailor one's... View Details

01 Oct 2001
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HBS Alumnae Chart Career Choices and Transitions

Just before the MBA reunions last spring, a group of women graduates met for a new program that provided a special opportunity to discuss their business and leadership goals in the broader context of their lives. Titled Charting Your Course: Alumnae View Details

Keywords: Laura Singleton; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Professional Services

02 Jan 2014
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Preparing for a career in investment banking

Besides, there were better times to go into banking, or so people say. The first was checking out my actual possibility of getting a job in the US as a foreigner. Needless to say, Career & Professional Development reached out to the... View Details

6 PM – 8 PM PDT, 07 May 2015

Los Angeles Alumni: Determine Your Career Elements & Connect with HBS

Kristen Fitzpatrick, Managing Director of HBS Career and Professional Development, and other members of the CPD team will share resources available to you and guide you through a quick exercise to see what elements are most essential in your career. View Details

May 2003 (Revised March 2006)
Case

Carol Fishman Cohen: Professional Career Reentry (B)

By: Myra M. Hart, Robin J. Ely and Susan Wojewoda

Supplements the (A) case. View Details

Keywords: Work-Life Balance; Family and Family Relationships

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12 Sep 2012
Research & Ideas

The Unexpected Link Between Cadavers and Careers

process." That said, the study's implications extend beyond cadaver donations. To Anteby, who teaches the MBA elective Managing Human Capital, the findings offer proof that our career choices directly affect other major life... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Education; Health

03 Nov 2016

Career and Professional Development at HBS Webinar

Join Phillip Andrews, Associate Director of Career and Professional Development at HBS, for an online discussion. Learn about the career resources available to HBS students and hear where the Class of 2016... View Details

16 Jun 2016
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Digging Into Data: Making A Career Change

Tell us about your role at HBS. As the Market Intelligence Manager in Career & Professional Development, I strive to identify, analyze, and understand MBA hiring trends that influence the strategic priorities of our office. Although... View Details

Keywords: Consulting; Manufacturing; Technology