Office of Career Services
Fraudulent Job Postings Found on Crimson Careers
Harvard students last week received an email from the Office of Career Services warning against fraudulent job postings on the job and internship database Crimson Careers.
Students’ Interest in Tech Careers Soars in Recent Years
The popularity of the the Office of Career Service’s Big Data Analytics & Technology Fair makes apparent the rise in the number of Harvard students pursuing careers in the technology sector.
Steph Burt: Out in Academia
English professor Steph Burt speaks during Monday afternoon’s “Out in Academia” talk, which took place in the Dudley House common room.
Campus Interview Program Fair
Sheraton Commander Hotel was filled with many students seeking jobs or internships at the campus interview program fair last Friday. The career fair, organized by the Office of Career Services, featured careers primarily related to finance, consulting, and tech.
Art & Humanities
Wai-yee Li, a professor of East Asian Languages and Civilizations, discusses her experiences in the Humanities with freshmen and sophomores as part of a dinner series hosted by the Office of Career Services.
Arts and Humanities Dinner
Freshmen and sophomores raise their hands to answer a question during a dinner hosted by the Office of Career Services Tuesday evening as part of the Arts & Humanities Dinner Series.
Goldman Sachs Will Move Interviews Online, Cutting On-Campus Program
Starting Friday, undergraduates seeking a summer analyst or full-time position at Goldman Sachs will go through a revamped interview process.
OCS vs. Wall Street
This year banks circumvented OCS and began recruiting students earlier, before official On-Campus Interviews for finance internships started in January. The tug-of-war and resulting breakdown caused OCS to move up its interview schedule by several months next year to avoid contending with the banks.
SEAS Increases Career Advising
Recently, SEAS has attempted to increase in-house career advising services.
SEAS Students Praise In-House Career Advising, Call For Expansion
Engineering students seeking non-tech internships have praised the relatively new in-house career advising services at the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, though many expressed hope for further expansion.
Scrambling Seniors Look to OCS for Job Help
Seniors scrambling for jobs as their time at the College draws to an end are looking toward the Office of Career Services for help.
Startup Career Fair
At the Startup Career Fair in the Harvard Innovation Lab, sponsored the Office of Career Services, startup companies talk to students and offer branded merchandise.
Students Express Mixed Feelings on OCS Funding Lottery
With the increasing popularity of Harvard summer study abroad programs, some students have expressed concerns regarding the process by which financial aid funds are awarded, arguing that funding may not go to students who most need it.
UC Mandates Sexual Assault Training for Some Clubs
Student organizations requesting high levels of Undergraduate Council funding will be required to send executive board members to sexual assault prevention training under a new ordinance passed by the UC’s Finance Committee.
Flyby’s Guide to Cover Letters
Unless you’ve managed to nail down an internship during the fall recruiting season, the month of January signifies the start of a desperate stretch of cover letter-writing, phone-calling, and resume-sending, as you attempt to market yourself for the real world and, hopefully, a real job.
The First Summer
As the newest members of the College who have not yet declared a concentration, freshmen face a limited pool of employers willing to consider them for paid summer internships.
OCS Career Fair: Nonprofits
Natasha F. Dalomba ’14 speaks to current Harvard students about her experience in the nonprofit sector. She was representing College Advising Corps, through which she helps current high school students from disadvantaged backgrounds acquire a college education.
Public Service Recruiting Day Attracts Dozens
The event saw an increase in scope from its inaugural year, with more student applicants and 10 additional participating groups.
Consulting Firms Reach Out to Minority Students
Students from diverse backgrounds gathered at the Faculty Club for the ninth annual Diversity Recruitment Consulting Conference hosted by the student group Aspiring Minority Business Leaders and Entrepreneurs.
Harvard Lands Fourth in Economist’s First College Rankings
Peter F. Lake ’81, a professor at Stetson University College of Law who specializes in higher education law, said he was unsure how this new system would hold “in a crowded field of metrics.”
Law School Night in Lamont
A student speaks to a representative from Harvard Law School at the Law School Night Wednesday evening. The event, jointly organized by Harvard Student Agencies and the Office of Career Services, served to provide a single, convenient space for students to hear from and connect with a variety of law schools. Commenting on the high attendance that night, event organizer Ingrid Y. Li ‘17 said, “It’s amazing to see the rejuvenation of interest in law at Harvard.”
Students Weigh Job Options as Offer Deadline Approaches
For students who obtained summer internships through Harvard’s Campus Interview Program, the deadline marks a decision that has been months, if not years, in the making.
Alumni Association Rolls Out Updated Directory
Harvard students now have access to the alumni directory as part of a new initiative from the Harvard Alumni Association that seeks to better connect students on campus to alumni.
From Athletics to the Field of Finance
While there is no single route to securing a finance job, there are a number of built-in advantages that make the pipeline from the athletic field to the finance field a large and established one.
Barriers to Entry: Public Service at and After Harvard
College students interested in pursuing public service contend with a tough job market and a culture of busy classmates.