Insights & Advice
Creating a Candidate-Centered Recruiting Process
Becca Carnahan
We asked four HBS alumni with diverse abilities—physical and mental, visible and invisible—to share their perspective on recruiting, both as candidates and as hiring managers, recruiters, and interviewers to inform recruiting partners on how to create inclusive recruiting practices. [...]
Five Ways to Rethink Your Job Description
Molly DeCastro
- 03 Jun 2024
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Crafting a simple yet effective job description is a fine art, and a great opportunity to set a recruiting relationship up for success. Many organizations miss the golden opportunity to write job descriptions that encompass the essence of their workplace, convey what makes them unique, and describe the practical details of the role [...]
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. [...]
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