Insights & Advice
Hire an MBA: The Benefits and Misconceptions for Startups
Molly DeCastro
Startups are exciting to HBS MBA students for many reasons, including the opportunity for impact, exposure to multiple functions, and practicing skills they are learning at HBS. But, why should a startup hire an HBS MBA? [...]
Fostering Candor in Teams and Organizations
Becca Carnahan
Candidates consider many factors when seeking new job opportunities – location, role, benefits, and compensation to name just a few. Yet there is another element that may be more difficult to explain on paper but is just as critical – organizational culture. [...]
Improve Decision-Making in Hiring: Common Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them
Becca Carnahan & Christopher Moore
The importance of naming and addressing institutional racism has many people focusing on what can be done—as individuals and as employers—to improve diversity, inclusion, and understanding in an organization. Below are several resources and recommendations from experts at the Harvard Business School, along with actions you can take now to make a lasting difference. [...]
How to Communicate your Organizations’ People-Centered Values
Becca Carnahan
For organizations seeking to understand the actions needed to achieve their diversity and inclusion recruiting goals and to communicate their commitment to diversity and inclusion in the recruiting process, there are a lot of questions on how to do this work well. [...]
Interview Strategies to Connect with a Wider Range of Candidates
Becca Carnahan
Are your organization’s interview processes inclusive and equitable? Or, are there more opportunities to counter bias in your interviews and welcome candidates with a variety of backgrounds and experiences? HBS experts weigh in to help organizations think through the details of their interview process to achieve their recruiting goals and create more diverse, welcoming, and successful organizations. [...]
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