Career Path - Publications - Faculty & Research

April 2003 (Revised June 2003)
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Abby Joseph Cohen: A Career Retrospective

This case provides a career retrospective as of 2003 on Goldman Sachs strategist Abby Joseph Cohen. It reviews Cohen's career path and progress through key decision points. View Details

Keywords: Decisions; Personal Development and Career

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September 2023 (Revised July 2024)
Case

Honest Jobs: A Path to Redemption

By: Paul A. Gompers and Jeffrey Barkas

Founded by a formerly incarcerated job seeker, Honest Jobs' mission is to be the hub where people with criminal records come to build careers and employers come to find great talent. Honest Jobs faced early challenges as a two-sided platform for justice-involved job... View Details

Keywords: Business Startups; Venture Capital; Recruitment; Entrepreneurial Finance; Selection and Staffing; Digital Platforms; Job Search; Mission and Purpose; Expansion; Employment Industry; United States; Colorado; Ohio; Texas

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01 Aug 2014
News

A Pioneer of Nigerian Banking

Keywords: Nigeria; banking; career paths; Monetary Authorities-Central Bank; Finance

28 Jul 2014
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A Life-Changing View

Keywords: private equity; career paths; Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments; Finance

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Careers Blog

Transitions & Paths Content Type Content Type Alumni Career Videos Alumni Interviews Expert Interviews HBS Career Journeys HBS Working Knowledge Industry Resources Programs &... View Details

19 Jan 2022
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From Retail to HBS: How I’m Building a Career Path at the Intersection of Arts, Culture, and Business

Conference in the Retail & Luxury Goods Club, helping to bring in speakers for our 2020 conference. How did HBS help you refine your career aspirations? What resources did you tap into during your two years? HBS helped me see that... View Details

04 May 2023
Blog Post

Sustainability: Career Advice from HBS Career Coach Hillary Mann

and sustainability are relatively new and, therefore, the path to breaking into the field can be less straightforward compared to other fields. What advice do you have for students whose background may not be directly related or those who... View Details

07 Nov 2019
News

Scranton Elects First Female Mayor

As an Oregon native running on the Independent ticket, Paige Cognetti (MBA 2014) was not the most likely candidate to claim victory in a special mayoral election that took place Tuesday in Scranton, Pennsylvania. But she won handily, claiming 36 percent of the vote in... View Details

Keywords: politics; leadership; women; career paths; Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support; Government

03 Aug 2014
News

A Career's Twists and Turns--Maybe with a Stop for Governor

Keywords: politics; election; governor; career paths; Government

01 Feb 2018
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Oprah’s Path to Authentic Leadership

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Careers - Alumni

Careers Careers Find A Career Coach Did you know that HBS alumni get 6 complimentary coaching sessions a year? LEARN HOW Featured Items Harvard ManageMentor Whether you're... View Details

01 Mar 2024
News

Come Sail Away

When Michael Sard (MBA 2018) arrived at HBS, he owned about 50 Hawaiian shirts. “It was one of the few items in a man’s closet that could have a ritual to it around going out, like a tuxedo does,” he says. Purchase options, however, seemed limited to two extremes:... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; entrepreneurship; manufacturing; career path; Apparel Manufacturing; Manufacturing

04 Feb 2022
Blog Post

Energy and Cleantech: Career Advice from the Career & Professional Development Office

recruiting strategy, and network, all with the help of CPD. Careers in business & environment are relatively new and, therefore, the path to breaking into the field can be less straightforward compared... View Details

09 Aug 2006
Research & Ideas

Career Advancement Without Experience

Y. How do I get there? There's also potential for examining the overall shape of a contract worker's career over the course of a thirty- to forty-year period. "If one's career View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Motion Pictures & Video; Technology

27 May 2025
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Alumni Career Video | Elenor Mak (MBA 2007)

try { var kalturaPlayer = KalturaPlayer.setup({ targetId: "kaltura_player_903895386", provider: { partnerId: 1423662, uiConfId: 56210002 } }); kalturaPlayer.loadMedia({entryId: '1_qrk6ix29'}); } catch (e) { console.error(e.message) } Elenor Mak (MBA 2007) shares how an... View Details

14 Feb 2017
News

Taking the Lead at Wesfarmers

Keywords: career paths; Australia; olympics; conglomerates; leadership; Manufacturing; Miscellaneous Store Retailers; Retail Trade

12 Jan 2017
News

Personalizing Women’s Path to Success

Photos by David Kelly Crow Many women hit a point in their career when they are unsure of which path to take next or even how to move ahead. For some, that inflection point comes mid-career or after a... View Details

Keywords: Jill Radsken

01 Mar 2006
News

A New Path for Alumnae

Professor Myra Hart focuses her research on high-potential ventures, but the career challenges and opportunities of HBS women have also captured her attention. In 2001, she launched Charting Your Course, a View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services