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07 Aug 2017
Research & Ideas

'Be Yourself (Within Reason)' and Other Job Search Survival Tips

their first response isn’t, “That’s so cool!” Silverthorne: I was surprised by your emphasis on physical training and food strategies. Is the academic job market that rigorous? Rouen: To be fair, I have no... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Accounting; Education

11 Nov 2014
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Accenture, Burning Glass and Harvard Business School Identify ‘Middle-Skills’ Jobs Critical to U.S. Competitiveness

16 Feb 2024
Research & Ideas

As AI Upends Recruiting, Job Seekers Need a Waze App for Careers

overhaul of how policymakers, educators, and employers devise, construct, and manage career pathways, which are the routes aspiring workers take as they graduate from education and training to gainful employment. A white paper from the... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Information Technology; Technology

06 Feb 2025
News

How to Judge Your Next Job

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Dan Morrell: Clay Christensen was a legendary professor and thinker and his “Jobs to Be Done” theory—this idea that customers buy products to solve problems—was one of his iconic intellectual contributions.... View Details

26 Sep 2023
Research & Ideas

Unpacking That Icky Feeling of 'Shopping' for Diverse Job Candidates

platforms that used a more developmental approach, which, in addition to recruitment, provided candidates with training, networking, and mentorship opportunities. “Your timeline for promotion and development may not align with the candidates’ [timelines], so you could... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz

05 May 2022
HBS Case

College Degrees: The Job Requirement Companies Seek, but Don't Really Need

Employers struggling to find workers during the current labor shortage might want to rethink their hiring criteria by taking a new look at job candidates who lack college degrees. American employers have routinely defaulted to requiring... View Details

Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald

01 Mar 2004
News

Job Hunting in a Tight Market: Strength in Numbers

creation tactics, the club uses small-group strategy sessions led by trained career coaches to guide members through the job search process. “It’s a practical yet sophisticated approach to the View Details

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

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Management Training Program - Business Education For Women At Harvard University | Harvard Business School

Introduction Training Certificate Management Program Harvard-Radcliffe HBS MBA Program Methods of Instruction Theory to Practice Management Training Program: 1945 - 1955 Images: 099, 141, 097b Crossroads for... View Details

18 Nov 2016
Sharpening Your Skills

Sharpening Your Skills: Making a Fast Start on a New Job

One skill every new employee must master is getting a fast start. Here are stories from the archives on what Harvard Business School faculty have advised about hitting the ground running. A Fast Start On Your New Job Your first 90 days in... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

01 Sep 2006
News

Does My Résumé Work?

Some topics arise often enough in conversations with MBA job seekers to merit inclusion on a “Ten Most Frequently Asked Questions” list. HBS career consultants Warren Radtke and Fran Davis shared the list — along with their expert advice,... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg; jobs; interviews; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training

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Training Course in Personnel Administration - Business Education For Women At Harvard University | Harvard Business School

percent. During the early years of the program and into the 1950s, most graduates found work in personnel positions. Images: 093, 091, 143 The War Years The Training Course in Personnel Administration, now under the direction of Anne Hood... View Details

11 Dec 2008
Working Paper Summaries

Quality Management and Job Quality: How the ISO 9001 Standard for Quality Management Systems Affects Employees and Employers

Keywords: by David I. Levine & Michael W. Toffel

18 Mar 2019
Blog Post

"It's important to have a compelling story:" Jodi Glickman on being Great on the Job

In our Q&A series, we talk with webinar presenters about their current roles, work-life balance and any helpful tips they may have for alumni. Tell us about yourself and your work. I'm the CEO and founder of Great on the Job, LLC (a leadership development and... View Details

February 2020
Technical Note

Talent Management and the Future of Work

By: William R. Kerr and Gorick Ng

The nature of work is changing—and it is changing rapidly. Few days go by without industry giants such as Amazon and AT&T announcing plans to invest billions of dollars towards retraining nearly half of their respective workforces for jobs of the future. What changes... View Details

Keywords: Human Resource Management; Human Capital Development; Human Resource Practices; Talent; Talent Acquisition; Talent Development; Talent Development And Retention; Talent Management; Talent Retention; Labor Flows; Labor Management; Labor Market; Strategy Development; Strategy Management; Strategy Execution; Strategy And Execution; Strategic Change; Transformations; Organization; Organization Alignment; Organization Design; Organizational Adaptation; Organizational Effectiveness; Management Challenges; Management Of Business And Political Risk; Change Leadership; Future Of Work; Future; Skills Gap; Skills Development; Skills; Offshoring And Outsourcing; Investment; Capital Allocation; Work; Work Culture; Work Force Management; Work/life Balance; Work/family Balance; Work-family Boundary Management; Workers; Worker Productivity; Worker Performance; Work Engagement; Work Environment; Work Environments; Productivity; Organization Culture; Soft Skills; Technology Management; Technological Change; Technological Change: Choices And Consequences; Technology Diffusion; Disruptive Technology; Global Business; Global; Workplace; Workplace Context; Workplace Culture; Workplace Wellness; Collaboration; Competencies; Productivity Gains; Digital; Digital Transition; Competitive Dynamics; Competitiveness; Competitive Strategy; Data Analytics; Data; Data Management; Data Strategy; Data Protection; Aging Society; Diversity; Diversity Management; Millennials; Communication Complexity; Communication Technologies; International Business; Work Sharing; Global Competitiveness; Global Corporate Cultures; Intellectual Property; Intellectual Property Management; Intellectual Property Protection; Intellectual Capital And Property Issues; Globalization Of Supply Chain; Inequality; Recruiting; Hiring; Hiring Of Employees; Training; Job Cuts And Outsourcing; Job Performance; Job Search; Job Design; Job Satisfaction; Jobs; Employee Engagement; Employee Attitude; Employee Benefits; Employee Compensation; Employee Fairness; Employee Relationship Management; Employee Retention; Employee Selection; Employee Motivation; Employee Feedback; Employee Coordination; Employee Performance Management; Employee Socialization; Process Improvement; Application Performance Management; Stigma; Institutional Change; Candidates; Digital Enterprise; Cultural Adaptation; Cultural Change; Cultural Diversity; Cultural Context; Cultural Strategies; Cultural Psychology; Cultural Reform; Performance; Performance Effectiveness; Performance Management; Performance Evaluation; Performance Appraisal; Performance Feedback; Performance Measurement; Performance Metrics; Performance Measures; Performance Efficiency; Efficiency; Performance Analysis; Performance Appraisals; Performance Improvement; Automation; Artificial Intelligence; Technology Companies; Managerial Processes; Skilled Migration; Assessment; Human Resources; Management; Human Capital; Talent and Talent Management; Retention; Demographics; Labor; Strategy; Change; Change Management; Transformation; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Culture; Working Conditions; Information Technology; Technology Adoption; Disruption; Economy; Competition; Globalization; AI and Machine Learning; Digital Transformation

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17 Feb 2016
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An MBA student helps young people figure out their 'why'

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Neveen El Tahri

Neveen El Tahri, Chairperson of Delta Shield for Investment, reflects on her first job at Chase Manhattan Bank in Egypt and shares how she managed to secure a spot in the bank’s credit training program. View Details

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Naguib Sawiris

Naguib Sawiris, Chairman of Orascom TMT Investments, details the establishment of the Sawiris Foundation for Social Development in 2001 which aims to combat poverty in Egypt through education, job creation and training in fields such as nursing. View Details

18 Nov 2014
News

To Restore Middle-Skills Jobs, Employers, Educators, Policymakers Must Work Together

01 Jul 2016
News

Working in Tension

August 2023
Case

Kariyer.net: Recruiting AI

By: Shunyuan Zhang, Fares Khrais and Namrata Arora

In 2017, Fatih Uysal (AMP 2021) became CEO of Kariyer.net. By then, the business was already the industry leading online job board in Turkey. However, faced with stalling growth, a turbulent macroenvironment, and growing competition from international players, Uysal... View Details