career advice - Publications - Faculty & Research

24 Feb 2017
Blog Post

Advice for Prospective Latino Students

surround myself with others that could empathize with my challenges as one of the few Latinos in my engineering and business courses. Transitioning into my career was an elevated version of undergrad with fewer Latinos, creating more... View Details

19 Jan 2021
In Practice

Leadership Advice for Biden: Restore a Sense of Calm

challenge lies in attempting to heal a nation that is bitterly divided. We asked members of Harvard Business School's faculty two questions: First, how do you expect Biden’s presidency to impact businesses? And second, what leadership View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

11 Jan 2015
News

Queen of the Seven-Minute Interview

Keywords: entrepreneurship; hiring practices; career advice; leadership

17 Apr 2025
Video

Career Leaps & Pivots | FAQ

23 May 2016
Blog Post

Advice for Prospective Students from Africa

for you based on what you’re looking to gain from an MBA program and your future career goals. If it is, you should not hesitate to apply, notwithstanding financial concerns. Keep in mind the quote “you miss 100% of the shots you don’t... View Details

24 Sep 2019
Blog Post

Launching a Career in Clean Energy

Established in 2010, the HBS Business & Environment Initiative (BEI) works to deepen understanding of the environmental challenges facing business leaders and inspire new ideas and practical, effective solutions. BEI has established a network of 5,000 alumni whose... View Details

15 May 2017
Blog Post

Exploring Career Options at HBS

of information to explore various careers. Personally, I reached out to several HBS alumni of LGBT Club and asked them about their opinions on a particular role or career path. Everyone was extremely approachable and their View Details

28 May 2024
In Practice

Job Search Advice for a Tough Market: Think Broadly and Stay Flexible

New graduates entering the job market will face a very different landscape from even a year ago, with a murky economy and potentially more limited career prospects. Though unemployment figures in the US remain near historically low... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

27 Oct 2017
News

The Best Business Advice I’ve Ever Received

Stone Herman, and I'm class of 1997. My professor, Carl Sloan, who was our lead professor, gave the advice that you will probably achieve greater monetary and overall career success than you initially... View Details

05 Jul 2015
News

Ten Questions

Keywords: career advice; gender diversity; business school; networking

Forthcoming
Article

Eliciting Advice Instead of Feedback Improves Developmental Input

By: Hayley Blunden, Ariella Kristal, Ashley Whillans, Jaewon Yoon, Hannah Burd, Georgina Bremner and Michael Yeomans

Most organizations encourage employees to provide feedback to one another to support learning, personal growth, and career advancement. However, employee feedback often fails to improve performance because it lacks concrete, specific guidance. We provide a temporal... View Details

Keywords: Feedback; Personal Development and Career; Employee Relationship Management; Performance Evaluation

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September 2021
Case

Tonya Thayer

By: David Fubini

Tonya Thayer, Senior Partner and leader of the Consumer Package Goods practice at Sinclair Consulting, must evaluate Alan Henderson, a Principal (junior) Partner and a key member within CPG, as the six-month update on his progress and development nears. While prior... View Details

Keywords: Advice Giving; Performance Review; Performance Evaluation; Personal Development and Career

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14 Sep 2021
Blog Post

How to Support Your Employees’ Career Development

Kristen Fitzpatrick (MBA 2003), Managing Director, HBS Career & Professional Development, has been a leader in the career development field for 18 years and countless HBS students and alumni have... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

01 Sep 2005
News

New Career Wanted

elements of their advice include: Know yourself. Be honest about your skills, ambitions, and motivations. Consider talking with a professional career counselor. Look past sales pitches to the day-to-day... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

15 Apr 2015
Blog Post

Subverting Career Trajectories

and why you should be admitted. It can never hurt to bounce your ideas off of both people in the business world as well as those who are less familiar with your career path and goals.What advice do you have... View Details

11 Aug 2020
News

Find Your Allies

for Educational Opportunity changed her mind. The program, which offers educational and career support to students from underserved communities, helped Harris realize something: she loved finance. “I was 19 years old and there I was,... View Details

Keywords: workplace diversity; gender diversity; career paths; career advice; leadership; networking; workplace relationships; Finance

12 Sep 2023
Book

Successful, But Still Feel Empty? A Happiness Scholar and Oprah Have Advice for You

but may not be for everyone. Consider whether you have lots of interests. You might be happier with a “transitory” career that sees you “waiting tables in Denver, and now you are working for a moving company in Tucson. In a few years, you... View Details

Keywords: by Avery Forman

19 Sep 2018
Sharpening Your Skills

Say Again? Uncommon Advice for Common Business Problems

showed, adopting radical simplicity can be the best approach to team creativity. Perhaps the best way to bolster innovation in employees is to draw a curtain around them, literally. It could well be that the best career decision you ever... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

18 Nov 2014
News

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

22 Nov 2021
Blog Post

Class of 2021 Career Choices

enterprise with fourteen of our graduates joining the 20th class of Leadership Fellows, a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for a select group of graduating students to experience high-impact management positions in nonprofit and public sector organizations for one year... View Details