The MS/MBA curriculum builds upon students’ existing technical skills and, through the MBA Program’s first-year required curriculum, adds knowledge in nearly every essential aspect of business, including finance, leadership, marketing, and operations. As a result, students are equipped to add significant value in their summer internship, even as a career switcher. [...]

Before I joined the Career & Professional Development (CPD) team, I spent two years as a case researcher working with faculty to develop and write business case studies for use in the HBS classroom and in business programs around the globe. My very first case, “The Fiat-Chrysler Alliance: Launching the Cinquecento in North America” remains my favorite. I am a trained attorney and prior to landing at HBS I worked for the Massachusetts State Senate developing legislation and also dabbled in litigation. I certainly qualify as a “career switcher” which I think helps me relate to the many MBA students who are making a career switch themselves. [...]