Early Career Experiences - Publications - Faculty & Research

16 May 2024
News

On the Job

useful perspective later in her career as cofounder of Lighthouse Capital Partners, a venture capital firm with early investments in a number of health care companies. Gwill York: I started earning money... View Details

Keywords: first job; leadership; life experience; career lessons; Finance; Oil and Gas Extraction; Mining; Retail Trade

19 Jul 2024
Blog Post

Seven Lessons from the Section Experience

culture for our section: “co-create the most meaningful section experience for every person, every year.” In the early days, this meant hosting dress-up days on Halloween. Later in the year this meant... View Details

21 Mar 2019
News

Helping Veterans Build Careers

its Seal of Distinction, along with a $30,000 prize and access to restricted grants that average more than $500,000 annually. “One of the few textbooks I kept after HBS was from a performance-measurement course taught by Professor Robert Simons. I’m a data nerd, and I... View Details

Keywords: Jill Radsken

01 Sep 2010
News

Webinars Offer Career Advice

Looking for sound advice on how to use social media for career advancement, or how to get on a corporate board? These are two of nine topics covered by the fall lineup of a yearlong Webinar series presented by Alumni View Details

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Career Journey | MBA

transformative experience that won’t end after graduation, and CPD is dedicated to helping set students up for lifelong career success and fulfillment. Your Personalized View Details

24 Feb 2016
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Why It's Best to Take Tests Early in the Day

conditions possible for students to learn and perform well in their school activities and tests,” Gino says. “Often these debates do not carefully consider the influence of external factors that teachers or parents can’t control.” An enormous set of student data The... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Education

15 Apr 2020
News

Is Your Career Recession-Ready?

Keywords: recession; resume

May 2003 (Revised March 2006)
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Carol Fishman Cohen: Professional Career Reentry (A)

By: Myra M. Hart, Robin J. Ely and Susan Wojewoda

Explores the career challenges facing highly successful women who leave the full-time workforce for several years to manage family commitments. Carol Cohen is a 1985 Harvard MBA who has professional line experience in a manufacturing environment, followed by a... View Details

Keywords: Work-Life Balance; Family and Family Relationships

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27 Apr 2017
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Enabling a Transformational Educational Experience

is inspiring him to think bigger about his role in the health care landscape. “Without a fellowship, I would feel constrained in the breadth of career opportunities I could consider,” he notes. Patyal explains that the financial... View Details

01 Apr 1999
News

Alumni Career Services Update

With his enthusiasm and expertise in helping others polish their résumés, plot job search strategies, and execute savvy career moves, Robert S. ("Bob") Gardella has become a popular contact for HBS alumni since assuming the role of... View Details

Keywords: Eileen K. McCluskey

10 Apr 2023
Video

Career Journeys | Laetitia Tiani Vessah

July 2015 (Revised September 2017)
Case

Ron Johnson: A Career in Retail

By: Das Narayandas, Joshua D. Margolis and Ryan Raffaelli

In April 2013, Ron Johnson (HBS '84) stepped down after just 18 months as CEO of J.C. Penney. In his brief tenure, Johnson, an acclaimed retailer respected for his innovation and success in shaping the retail image at Target and Apple, introduced dramatic departures... View Details

Keywords: Leadership; Leadership Development; Legal Industry; Procurement; Professional Service Firms; Pricing; Organizational Behavior Modification; Change Management; Innovation Leadership; Situation or Environment; Failure; Management Teams; Brands and Branding; Competition; Retail Industry; United States

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22 Jan 2025
Blog Post

Career risks and professional growth: Finding a fulfilling career with Paige Arnof-Fenn (MBA 1991)

in my career came when the startup I worked for eliminated its marketing department. With nothing to lose, I decided to start my own business. Classes and previous startup experience had not fully prepared... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

29 Sep 2020
News

Virtual Networking Tips from HBS Career Coaches

01 Dec 2022
News

Turning Point: Soul Cycle

other clarifying moments when I just “felt” it was time to change. In the early part of my career, I worked on the Gatorade brand at Quaker Oats, moved on to be deputy director of the Illinois State Lottery, and then followed my boss to... View Details

Keywords: transitions; life experience; career change; entrepreneurship

8 AM – 5:30 PM GMT, 29 Apr 2016

HBS MBA Alumni Career Reboot Camp in London

Led by Professor Tim Butler and facilitated by HBS career coaches, participants will work through exercises to reflect on their career interests, what's important to them in work and life, and create a plan to move forward towards a career with more satisfaction View Details

03 Apr 2017
Blog Post

The International Experience at HBS

The reasons for coming to HBS are as diverse as the student body itself. In my case, after having spent five years in finance, I felt that I needed a break from the usual day-to-day in order to reassess if I saw myself in this field long term or not. Rather than... View Details

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Alumni Career Guide - Alumni

Volunteer Alumni Career Guide What are Alumni Career Guides? These are alumni who are willing to connect with current students to share industry knowledge and career advice.... View Details

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MBA Experience - Business & Environment

MBA Experience Take advantage of environmentally related academic, career, extracurricular & entrepreneurial opportunities. Curriculum A list of our environmentally-related elective courses, first-year cases, cross-registration courses,... View Details

01 Sep 2011
News

New Career Tools for Alumni

Ready for your next career move? Present your experience and qualifications to prospective employers through the Alumni Career Hub’s Résumé Database. Designed to facilitate the... View Details

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

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