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- 16 Aug 2018
- Blog Post
A Day in the Life as a ‘Spreadsheet Ranger’
Olivia Staffon, MBA 2019, shares a day in the life during her summer internship at the National Park Service, Dinosaur Park. Her project is focused on evaluating opportunities for sharing operational resources such as equipment, labor, or... View Details
Keywords: Nonprofit / Government
- 10 Apr 2023
- Video
Career Journeys | Laetitia Tiani Vessah
- 03 Aug 2017
- Blog Post
“I Can Acquire Important Skills, But Also Gain the Big Picture Perspective of a Founder.”
which Rahil met his internship employer. “My internship search wasn’t really constructed on a traditional path with research, interviews and offers,” says Rahil. Instead, his TEM class provoked a change in... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship
- 17 Jul 2017
- Video
HBS Summer Interns: Discover Their Career Passions
- Career Coach
Claire DSilva
Claire led Strategic Business Development at Klarna before HBS and has previous experience in Strategy at Chase in New York. She led hiring for groups at both organizations and can provide insight into what they’re looking for in a candidate. She spent last summer in... View Details
- 09 Aug 2017
- Blog Post
"A Balance Between Autonomy and Resources to Help Me Learn."
Many MBAs approach their internships seeking new industries to explore. But Jon Wofsy, MBA 2018, remained eager to stay in his field, clean energy, while testing a new role. “I had been in clean energy before I came to HBS,” says Jon. “I... View Details
Keywords: Manufacturing
- 17 Apr 2024
- Video
Career Journeys | Rhea Choudhury
- 25 Oct 2023
- Blog Post
HBS Career Journeys | Laetitia Tiani Vessah
HBS Career & Professional Development sat down with students to talk about their career journeys. For Laetitia Tiani Vessah (MBA 2023), it was her family that inspired her to pursue entrepreneurship through acquisition. She shares the benefits of leveraging her View Details
- 16 Jun 2015
- Blog Post
HBS in San Francisco: West Coast Recruiting Recap
Students are accepting offers on the West Coast at a growing rate. Last year 14% of the class of 2014 accepted full-time offers in the Bay Area, and 18% of the class of 2014 accepted summer internships there. As enthusiasm for West Coast... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
Pitfalls, Trade-Offs, Dreaming Big
- 02 Jan 2019
- Blog Post
Leveraging Transferable Skills
Shelby, Jasmyn and Katie (MBA 2019) describe their summer internship experiences. All three students utilized transferable skills from their previous work experience to transition into new industries; technology, retail and agribusiness.... View Details
- 02 Jul 2014
- Blog Post
Connecting Fashion & Technology at Kate Spade
I found my internship with Kate Spade through Career & Professional Development’s collaboration with the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA). Coming from management consulting where the recruitment process was very... View Details
- 25 Aug 2014
- Blog Post
Working in Tech 4Dev
After spending the first half of my internship in Nairobi, I am now wrapping up the summer at Ushahidi’s San Francisco office, where I’ve been working in a business development capacity to develop a new mapping platform. Lately, I’ve been... View Details
Keywords: Technology
- 21 May 2025
- Blog Post
Mentorship in Action: When an HBS Student Proposes a Project
leadership—including yours. If you're contacted by a student with a thoughtful proposal, know that your openness—even to an exploratory conversation—can help shape a valuable experience for both of you. Read on for one student’s story of how a cold outreach led to a... View Details
- 10 Sep 2014
- Blog Post
A Summer Reflection
Looking back on my summer internship at Walmart, I have four main takeaways about the company: Walmart cares A LOT about maintaining the culture that Sam Walton initially put in place. It’s actively and constantly managed- 4 core values,... View Details
- 12 Oct 2017
- Blog Post
Why I Spent this Summer Coding
The summer between RC and EC year represents a great opportunity for risk-free exploration. Encouraged by our outcome at the New Venture Competition and the funding I would receive as a Rock Summer Fellow, I forwent a business internship... View Details
- 30 Jun 2016
- Video
The Making of an Internship: What Drives Students’ Interests
- 16 Oct 2018
- Blog Post
A Pathway to Pursue Aspirations
While Mizuho Kanai (MBA 2018) was fulfilling her summer internship at NPR, her manager recommended that she read an HBS case study about how the Sesame Workshop CEO, Jeff Dunn (MBA 1981), was changing the institution. “I was blown away,”... View Details
Keywords: Nonprofit / Government
- 14 Jul 2023
- Blog Post
A Pathway to Pursue Aspirations
While Mizuho Kanai (MBA 2018) was fulfilling her summer internship at NPR, her manager recommended that she read an HBS case study about how the Sesame Workshop CEO, Jeff Dunn (MBA 1981), was changing the institution. “I was blown away,”... View Details
- December 2015
- Supplement
An Intern's Dilemma (B)
By: Sandra J. Sucher and Matthew Preble
An HBS student is asked to misrepresent himself during the course of his student internship by his employer in order to obtain data from a competitor. This case describes how the student handled the situation and what he learned about himself from it. View Details
Keywords: Conflict; Leadership; Conflict Management; Competition; Ethics; Knowledge Acquisition; Organizational Culture; Employees; Power and Influence
Sucher, Sandra J., and Matthew Preble. "An Intern's Dilemma (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 316-129, December 2015.