Insights & Advice
2017 Harvard Startup Fair
Laurie Matthews
- 17 Jan 2017
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Are you a startup looking for talent? For the seventh straight year, Harvard is hostingthe Startup Career Fair to showcase innovative startups developing diverse new products and ideas. This Fair is a recruiting opportunity for startups to attract talented new hires interested in internship and full-time opportunities within a startup environment, as well as an educational opportunity to help students better understand the startup landscape. [...]
Why Career Switchers Make a Great Hire
Laurie Matthews
- 04 Jun 2015
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Why hire a career switching MBA? They deliver results, and will excel on your team. Hiring a "Career Switcher" infuses new energy into the group. Many MBA students come to HBS to make such a switch, and to follow their passion. These students bring strong track records of achievement, transferable skills, and are driven to be strong candidate in their target field. [...]
Create Buzzworthy Industry Education Events at HBS
Laurie Matthews
- 20 Oct 2014
As a presenting recruiting organization, you may face a marketing challenge. And that is, how to be both differentiated and relevant when you make an Industry Education Event to HBS students. These events provide companies with the opportunity to engage with students on topics of interest outside of recruiting. We want you to succeed in your presentations, and have students walk away both [...]
BaubleBar Brought to Life, and Other Tales of Joining a Start-up
Laurie Matthews
It’s Tuesday afternoon, March 4th. A lively group of HBS students passionate about retail entrepreneurship sit in Aldrich 108, waiting. Then “ping!” – up pop Julia Straus (HBS ’11) and Katharine Hill (HBS ’12) who both work at BaubleBar, the growing one-stop retailer for affordable jewelry, on the big screen. Our virtual conversation is live!
Julia is the Director of [...]
Julia is the Director of [...]