The recruiting process among companies and candidates can resemble a two-way talent competition in which all parties serve simultaneously as contestants and judges: just as candidates strive to present themselves in the best possible light, companies eager to attract and retain the best talent want to assert their most attractive qualities to discriminating job seekers. [...]

Jasmyn Beausejour, MBA 2019, describes his summer at Wayfair. As a native from Montreal and having worked in management consulting, Jasmyn was excited by the opportunity to analyze Wayfair’s expansion and segmentation into the Canadian market. His role pivoted from being a consultant on this project, to a data scientist where he was able to learn to code in R and utilize SQL and Tableau to strengthen his strategic analysis and data skillset. Learn how Wayfair worked with Jasmyn to ensure his work would have a significant impact on both the organization and his own professional development. [...]

The summer internship experience provides students the opportunity to apply their learnings to a real business environment and continue exploring their career interests. [...]

Some of our key successes in engaging students at HBS are coffee chats and student club events such as industry education presentations, conferences and brown bag lunches. We also attend the HBS Company Information Day, including the meet and greet. These events, coupled with posting on Career Hub, have provided very valuable touchpoints to students. HBS alumni at CPPIB are also great contributors as they are constantly in touch with current students, alumni and faculty. [...]

Current Position: Associate with Chrysalix Energy Venture Capital
Current Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Tell us what you’re up to these days. I’m currently an Associate with Chrysalix, a leading early-stage venture capital firm focused on energy technology innovation. We identify promising breakthrough technologies that could have a real impact on energy-intensive [...]