Can you even call Afghanistan an “emerging market”? Hopefully, eventually, it will emerge. As I reflect on my summer internship with Roshan, Afghanistan’s leading telecommunications operator, one thing clearly stands out: I learned more in the 10 weeks in Kabul than I did in the three years working prior to HBS. If you’re considering an internship [...]
Aug 302012
Jan 112012
A cartoon by Dina Wang
Oct 132011
It is commonly known that the best companies actively pursue the best candidates regardless of what they look like, where they’re from, or how they live their lives. In addition to hiring employees regardless of gender, ethnicity, or nationality, recruiting programs also strive to engage LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender) individuals as [...]
Dec 062010
Happy Holidays from the staff at the Harbus!
Nov 222010
The one thing I heard throughout recruiting is that “searching for dates and searching for jobs is the same thing.” I famously said this, co-writing a Kwama Sutra article with my section mate Renny McPherson last February, after attempting to gain a summer internship during the on campus recruiting period. Since then, my “single” bond [...]
Career Profiles – Steven Alden
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Feb 222010
Career Field Prior to HBS :KPMG – Senior Audit associate Position in Bain :Summer Associate Why did you choose an internship with Bain?I chose to intern at Bain primarily because of its people and culture.ÿ The partners, managers, recruiting staff and former employees that I met throughout the job search process all came across as [...]
Hell Week-Smiles, Shuttle Buses and Seven Cubed
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Nov 092009
If HBS could not succeed in getting ECs jobs last month, it can at least take credit for slowing the spread of H1N1 in Cambridge with its “Greet with a smile, not a handshake” policy. No matter how they were greeted, though, 145 companies came to HBS to add new talent to their ranks during [...]
Demystifying the Case-Study Interview
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Oct 192009
I have to be honest: the case interview was one of the scariest things I’ve ever done. I was a nontraditional student trying to go into one of the most traditional careers out of business school, and I wasn’t quite sure I could do it. So I threw myself into preparation without thinking through the [...]
RECRUITING VIOLATIONS:
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Oct 132009
Desperate times call for desperate measures, or so the saying goes, and students engaging in active job searches will probably agree. In a sluggish economy, many ECs find themselves making tough career decisions, particularly those who intended to switch career paths but risk losing more traditional offers. Likewise, companies are finding themselves strained for resources, [...]
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