Blog Archive Friday Factoid HBS Works to Get You Work

Blog Archive Friday Factoid HBS Works to Get You Work With the job market mixed for new MBAs these days, Harvard Business School (HBS) has put together an arsenal of resources to help students in their job search. Students begin by completing an online self-assessment program before they even arrive on campus. The CareerLadder tool, developed by a member of the HBS faculty, helps incoming students identify their life interests, professional skills and “work/reward” values.   When they arrive on campus, first-year students participate in a class that helps them interpret their CareerLadder results while discussing cases on the careers of HBS alumni. Later in the semester, but before official recruiting begins, students can attend Industry Weeks, which are on-campus programs and panels that provide overviews of a variety of industries and address how to plan a successful industry-specific job search. These are taught by career coaches, alumni, Career Services staff and company representatives. First years can also join Career Teams, w hich are small groups of other first-year students who use exercises, facilitated by trained second-year leaders, to help identify and advance their professional goals. Students may also arrange to meet with one of 35 career coaches for one-on-one coaching or take advantage of one of the many student clubs that help prepare their members for interviews.   Clearly, HBS takes nothing for granted and is committed to not just finding jobs, but to finding the right jobs for its students. Share ThisTweet Friday Factoids Harvard University (Harvard Business School) Blog Archive Friday Factoid HBS Works to Get You Work With the job market mixed for new MBAs these days, Harvard Business School (HBS) has put together an arsenal of resources to help students in their job search. Students begin by completing an online self-assessment program before they even arrive on campus. The CareerLeader tool, developed by a member of the HBS faculty, helps incoming students identify their life interests, professional skills and “work/reward” values.   When they arrive on campus, first-year students participate in a class that helps them interpret their CareerLeader results while discussing cases on the careers of HBS alumni. Later in the semester, but before official recruiting begins, students can attend Industry Weeks, which are on-campus programs and panels that provide overviews of a variety of industries and address how to plan a successful industry-specific job search. These are taught by career coaches, alumni, Career Services staff members and company representatives. First years can also join Career Teams, which are small groups of first-year students who use exercisesâ€"facilitated by trained second-year leadersâ€"to help identify and advance their professional goals. Students may also arrange to meet with one of 35 career coaches for one-on-one guidance or take advantage of one of the many student clubs that help prepare their members for interviews. Clearly, HBS is committed to helping its students not just find jobs, but find the right jobs. For more information on other defining characteristics of the MBA program at Darden or one of 15 other top business schools, please check out the  mbaMission Insider’s Guides. Share ThisTweet Friday Factoids Harvard University (Harvard Business School)