I found my internship with Kate Spade through Career & Professional Development’s collaboration with the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA). Coming from management consulting where the recruitment process was very structured, this was a totally different experience. February through April was filled with introductory calls and various trips to New York City and San [...]

I’m sitting in the outdoor veranda of an upscale café, sipping a perfectly made cappuccino and digging into a vegetarian quesadilla for lunch. It’s a pleasant 70 degrees and sunny, and all around me, young entrepreneurs are lost in their work – coding, tweaking UI designs, excitedly discussing business ideas with peers. At first glance it’s San Francisco—except that we’re 9,586 miles [...]

I started my internship search with an amorphous criterion of “something different”. Having worked in high tech and consulting so far, this definition only eliminated two, albeit large industries, leaving still endless number of exciting opportunities around the world. Several company presentations and interviews later, it was clear that I needed to narrow down my focus.
In a conversation [...]

I’ve spent Friday, Saturday, and Sunday reflecting on my first year at HBS. In that process, I wrote an email to a few close friends updating them on my time here. As I started to write this post, I realized that the content of that email fit exactly what I wanted to communicate. So, here it is:
I started HBS a little over 9 months ago with no clear idea what I wanted the outcome to be in [...]

Interviews for first year students kicked off today. Over 109 companies will join us at the Double Tree Hotel to interview students for their summer internship programs. With over 35 industries represented, we’re excited to see the diverse internships our students will be embarking on this summer. This week is always a memorable one for first year students as it marks the first time they [...]