Kristen Fitzpatrick (MBA 2003), Managing Director, HBS Career & Professional Development, has been a leader in the career development field for 18 years. In this capacity, she regularly provides support to recruiting partners as they seek to recruit, hire, and retain top talent. One way to do so is to provide strong career development support. To successfully implement effective career development at your organization, Fitzpatrick recommends the following steps and strategies to be shared with your managerial team. [...]

Cyril Straughn-Turner (MBA 2022) landed a seat in the Invesco US office, an exercise in dedication, continuing education, networking, and pitching his skills. A former management consultant, Straughn-Turner is a career switcher and was eager to leverage his skills in a new industry. Like Invesco US, your organization can benefit from career switcher talent from HBS, and there are key elements that will make you successful in your efforts. [...]

From Harvard Business School to Nairobi to Japan, Kei Takatsuka l(MBA 2022) everaged her summer internship experience in Africa to help shape an exciting entrepreneurial venture back home in Japan. [...]

In March 2020, first-year MBA students and their prospective internship employers faced an unprecedented challenge: What to do about summer internships during a global health pandemic? While some students saw internship opportunities sizzle, Humana leveraged their infrastructure which already supported remote work, to bring on even more talent than originally planned. [...]

Abena Nyantekyi-Owusu (MBA 2021) came to HBS as an accomplished professional, having spent seven years driving impactful projects at GE Healthcare in Ghana. As she looked ahead to the next stage of her career, she felt a desire to explore a new industry, with a goal of future senior leadership. While she didn’t know it yet, Nyantekyi-Owusu’s goals aligned perfectly with a company that has a significant footprint around the world even if they are not a household name, American Tower. [...]