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14 May 2018
Blog Post

Women Making a Comeback: Diane Flynn Reboots Promising Careers

The arc of Diane Flynn's career will be familiar to many talented professionals – especially talented female professionals. After a successful run at The Boston Consulting Group, she got her MBA from HBS... View Details

01 Apr 1998
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Gardella Joins Alumni Career Services

ads and marshals the full range of human and technological resources available at HBS and beyond. Gardella joined the HBS staff in October 1997, succeeding Robert M. Armstrong (MBA '66), who moved on to the Burlington, Massachusetts office of Keystone Associates, View Details

Keywords: Caroline Chauncey

21 Mar 2022
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The Impact of Career Coaching | When Mission Meets Passion

CRA International) and Boston Consulting Group. What aspects of career coaching helped you reach your goals in your career & life? Career... View Details

10 Nov 2015
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Using an MBA for a Career Change

I applied to MBA programs because I wanted to change careers. I went from spending six years at one company to trying out a number of industries and function areas in two years. During that time I learned two important things: 1. Maybe we never finish the View Details

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Career Outcomes | Research Associates

Career Outcomes Through close collaboration with top-tier faculty, Research Associates position themselves for future success in graduate school, industry, or research roles. A Research Associate position at Harvard Business School is an... View Details

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Career Re-Entry & Flexible Work - Alumni

alumni from top business schools with flexible work opportunities and consulting projects at a variety of organizations: Business Talent Group Expert360 GLG Guru Catalant Werk Past Program Resources How to Prepare for & Transition Back... View Details

March 2018 (Revised February 2023)
Teaching Note

McKinsey & Company: Early Career Choices

By: Prithwiraj Choudhury

Teaching Note for HBS No. 618-034. View Details

Keywords: Management Skills; Human Capital; Personal Development and Career; Decision Choices and Conditions; Outcome or Result; Consulting Industry

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01 Sep 2021
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Investing in Career Switchers - Cyril Straughn-Turner & Invesco US

skills – and all the hard work has paid off. Former management consultant Straughn-Turner is excited to be starting the next chapter of his career contributing to the development of the American South. At... View Details

Keywords: Real Estate

07 Apr 2023
Blog Post

Career Advice: Pursuing a Dual Degree

want to, and having different levels of understanding is something that will be invaluable in my career. You took advantage of your time at Harvard to intern in both the consulting and venture capital fields. What did you learn from those... View Details

01 Sep 2017
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In My Humble Opinion: Career Peak

Stroeer left her job as a consultant in 2015 and converted a van to live out of as she ran, climbed, and hiked through the backcountry, she didn’t plan on turning her lifestyle into a one-woman business. But, she says, “I realized very... View Details

Keywords: April White

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

13 Mar 2023
Blog Post

Career Journey: Karan Khimji, Co-Founder of 44.01

worked in consulting between Dubai and Paris where I helped utilities and infrastructure funds on their energy transition. I got to experience the evolution of Europe towards clean energy. After a few years, I decided it was time for a... View Details

20 Jan 2022
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Lessons Learned from My HBS Career Journey in Environmental Sustainability

many conversations, I decided to recruit for consulting, a career option that I had completely brushed off prior. I had initially discounted consulting because I wrongly assumed that it would require me to... View Details

16 Nov 2021
Blog Post

How HBS Supported My Career Transitions During and After Graduation

Mike Anders (MBA 2020) grew up in the suburbs of Washington, DC. After attending Northwestern University, he began a career in tech working for a legal services startup in Chicago called Envoy Global. He moved to San Francisco after HBS... View Details

16 Jun 2016
Blog Post

Digging Into Data: Making A Career Change

little deeper into data from the Classes of 2014 and 2015, and, not surprisingly, the career change trend was apparent year-over-year. On an industry-specific level, 24% of students who worked in consulting... View Details

Keywords: Consulting; Consulting; Consulting

25 Jul 2016
Blog Post

Advice on Switching Careers While at HBS

It is a feeling that is familiar to many of us, the “career switchers”: beginning an MBA program with a keen interest in a different industry, yet not really sure where to start. I had worked in management consulting for three years... View Details

01 Oct 2001
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HBS Alumnae Chart Career Choices and Transitions

discussions, lectures, and workshops. Tim Butler, director of MBA career development programs, began with a session on developing a personal career vision, which was complemented by a presentation on tactics... View Details

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

02 Apr 2019
Research Event

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

Top leaders of a global consulting firm longed to add more women to its partner ranks, if women would just put in the hours necessary to compete. But mothers would always prioritize their children’s needs over those of clients, they... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost; Consulting; Consulting

30 Oct 2017
News

Giving Minorities a Playbook for Career Success

neither of them understood what I needed to do to prepare for a career in investment banking, tech, consulting, etc.,” Rice observes. “So, despite having a good academic record and compelling leadership story outside the classroom, I... View Details

Keywords: Constantine von Hoffman

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Career Resources | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

interests. Search for and connect with individuals through LinkedIn Research the experience of fellow MBAs to identify potential organizations and opportunities of interest. Past summer fellowship descriptions can be found on the Social Enterprise Summer Fellowships... View Details

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