Insights & Advice
The Power of Business in the Energy Transition
Nick Murlo
How do countries and companies work to achieve their carbon reduction goals? Is a Green New Deal necessary to transform the United States economy? These were just a few of the questions driving discussions at the 16th annual Symposium hosted by the Energy & Environment Club at Harvard Business School. [...]
Candidates Seeking Opportunities After Graduation: Lessons Learned
For some, the job at the startup they had targeted never materialized, or the “dream job” they had secured for an internship did not prove to be what they expected. For others, their searches involved a greater level of complexity, perhaps because of specific location requirements or partner concerns. Some students want to focus on culture and work environment, and found waiting until they no longer had competing academic and job search priorities enabled them to meet with companies in person to find that right fit. [...]
Know Your Audience: Recruiting HBS Students for Consumer Products
Becca Carnahan
For Consumer Products companies interested in hiring HBS students for internships or full-time roles, Lauren and Katja stress the importance of connecting with the Career & Professional Development office for referrals. “The connection with our office has been an important source of referrals for Consumer Products companies, even for those companies who do not plan to post a position or are not quite ready to recruit” said Lauren. [...]
6 Steps to Building a Better Workplace for Black Employees
Dina Gerdeman
To support black employees, business leaders must challenge biases and help employees be themselves, according to a new book co-edited by Anthony J. Mayo, Laura Morgan Roberts, and David A. Thomas [...]
Balancing Act: Kate Eberle Walker’s Action Plan for C-suite Diversity
April White
In a snapshot of the PresenceLearning leadership team taken this spring, CEO Kate Eberle Walker (MBA 2005) stands, smiling, just right of center. She’s flanked by three other women and four men—the gender-balanced C-suite she had been determined to build when she took the reins of the online special-education company in early 2019. “You have to be very deliberate and proactive to achieve this,” says Eberle Walker, who set and accomplished the same goal in a previous CEO role. “But it is important. Business needs gender diversity.” [...]
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