February 2012
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Always in Fashion: Internships in the Industry!
Is the fashion industry all glitz and glamour? What’s it really like to work for such high-profile names as Bloomingdale’s, Saks Fifth Avenue, and Polo Ralph Lauren? The Office of Career Services hosted a panel of four current undergraduates with internship experience in this exciting business. Speaking candidly to an audience that spanned four classes, the panel collectively represented a...
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Revisited: Harvard Start-Up Career Fair
Over the river and through the woods, you won’t find Grandma. Instead, you’ll hit the doors of the Harvard Innovation Lab, a $20 million project designed to “foster entrepreneurship in the Harvard and Boston community,” according to The Harvard Crimson. In line with its mission, the Lab recently played host to the Harvard Start-Up Fair organized by OCS. Over 80 unique organizations set up shop to...
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Becoming a Working Visual Artist: A Conversation...
The View from Mount Chocorua, New Hampshire, 12 x 12 in. © Kathleen Hudson. All rights reserved.
OCS held a unique career event on Thursday, February 9, in which alumna Kathleen Breeden Hudson ‘09 returned to campus to speak about her experience as a professional visual artist.
Though she now works as a landscape painter, Ms. Hudson was not a Visual and Environmental Studies concentrator at...
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Revisited: Harvard Energy & Environment Expo
The Energy and Environment Expo this past Friday was an enormous success. Held at Harvard’s newly opened Innovation Lab, the Expo featured 16 energy programs—comprised of 3 schools and 13 companies—and was crowded with interested students throughout the entire afternoon.
One browsing sophomore at the College, Alexandra, expressed her interest in SolSolution because of its dedication to...
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Careers in Energy & the Environment
It doesn’t take much effort to notice the impact of energy and environmental concerns on American life. Debates over climate change are coupled with a growing urgency to “free ourselves from foreign oil,” as the saying goes. Moreover, geopolitics are subject to serious disruption by fluctuations in energy supply and environmental policy. The future holds great opportunity for these industries,...
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Study Abroad
In a small group conversation on February 2, students spoke directly with OCS advisers about study abroad options at Harvard. The conversation was facilitated by Cathy Winnie, Director of International Education at Harvard; Matilda West, Study Abroad Coordinator for Harvard Summer School; and Tricia Hughes, the Program Coordinator for the Undergraduate Fellowships Office. Joining these study...
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Harvard Energy & Environment Expo
Friday, February 10, 2012 1:00-4:00pm Harvard Innovation Lab 125 Western Avenue, Allston, MA
Have you heard the Mayan myth about the world ending in 2012? Whether that’s true or not, we all know that we need to fix the way we treat our surroundings to prevent environmental changes. The companies attending this Friday’s Energy & Environment Expo are doing just that; focusing on...
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Harvard Start-Up Career Fair
Friday, February 10, 2012 1:00-4:00pm Harvard Innovation Lab 125 Western Avenue, Allston, MA
Are you creative, energetic, curious? Are you looking for a vibrant career with great opportunity for personal development? If any of the above applies to you, then you don’t want to miss the Harvard Start-Up Career Fair!
As a Social Studies concentrator carefully studying the impact of new...
January 2012
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Business School? "Pursue Your Passion Now"
The decision to attend graduate school – and business school in particular – is one of many paths a Harvard graduate can follow. In truth, many students don’t know what to do after college, and apply to schools in the hope that “the answer” awaits them there. Others reach graduate school after years of employment or volunteer work. Too often, students simply don’t have a clear idea of what...
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Scientists Going Global
In a world exploding with innovation and research, opportunities for college graduates in the sciences abound. And they aren’t just found in the United States – in fact, there are a wealth of organizations and programs that can take the curious scientist around the world…if you know where to look.
To help Harvard scientists navigate this new territory, the Office of Career Services welcomed five...
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Market Yourself
If you’re anything like me (and with all likelihood being that you are a Harvard student, then you are), then you also tend to stress about interviews. For me, it doesn’t matter what the stakes are. The very act of subjecting myself to questioning and waiting indefinitely for what feels like the Final Judgment is enough to make me think twice about applying for anything at all.
I’m happy to...
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Building Your Career: Architecture & Urban...
By now, the annual hunt for jobs and internships is in full swing, and students are looking for every advantage to help them plan the ideal summer. Those interested in architecture and urban planning are no exception. A fall workshop with Anthony Arcieri, career adviser at the Office of Career Services, laid out the best strategies and resources for students pursuing opportunities in these...
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Summer: Non-profit & Public Service
Hoping to work for a non-profit or public service organization this summer? Explore grant and funding opportunities available through OCS and CPIC! One of our student bloggers attended the recent Summer Grants & CPIC Summer Internships workshop so you could get the full scoop. Enjoy!
On the Monday after winter vacation, students gathered at the Office of Career Services to have their public...
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Breaking into the Hospitality Field
On the heels of the Wine & Food Internship Fair, we think it might be an opportune time to revisit a fall program: How to Find Jobs & Internships in Hospitality: Food, Wine, Hotels, & Travel. One of our intrepid student bloggers attended the event and offered the following report. Enjoy!
The field of hospitality – which includes work in food, wine, hotels and travel – offers exciting...
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December 2011
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Wintersession with OCS!
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Summer Opportunities
Don’t miss the…
Summer Opportunities Fair!
Monday, December 5, 12:00-4:00pm Gutman Conference Center & Radcliffe Gym [map] copy to google calendar | Facebook Harvard ID required. Open to all Harvard University students and alumni. Featuring over 100 programs and organizations! Launch your summer...
November 2011
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OCS Student Blogger: ArtSEARCH
Here I am, a junior in college, still afloat in a sea of potential career fields and still without a clear direction for my interests. My academic studies and extracurricular involvement at Harvard have been so varied that the path forward isn’t clear. Luckily, the Office of Career Services is equipped with a number of subscriptions to prominent employment journals, including ArtSEARCH from the...
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OCS Student Blogger: Jobs & Internships in...
On Thursday, November 17, OCS hosted “How to Find Jobs and Internships in Entertainment.” This program – led by OCS Assistant Directors Gail Gilmore (Assistant Director of Arts, Journalism, Museums, Publishing and Social Services) and Benny Belvin II (Assistant Director of Law, Government, Entertainment, Marketing and Advertising) – focused on the opportunities available and strategies needed to...
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OCS Student Blogger: Employment in Performing Arts
For the last two years, I’ve been very involved in the arts scene at Harvard, both as a performer in and admiring observer of the great work happening every day on campus. It has been difficult, however, to imagine a career in the arts, to imagine translating that knowledge and experience into something tangible after graduation…until now.
Did you know that OCS offers paid subscriptions to...
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OCS Student Blogger: Exploring the Editorial Path
Are you interested in becoming an editor at a major publishing house? A recent conversation with Emily Griffin ’01 entitled Exploring the Editorial Path featured insight into the landscape of academic and job opportunities in the field. Moderated by Gail Gilmore, the talk covered a range of student concerns, including the future of publishing itself.
As the fading light of a breezy afternoon...
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OCS Student Blogger: Exploring Careers in Social...
Recent years have demonstrated an increasing interest among Harvard undergraduates in pursuing careers for the “common good.” A recent OCS panel of Harvard alumni entitled Exploring Careers in Social Enterprise, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), and Non-Profit Consulting was no exception. Four alumni from the last two decades spoke to a packed audience on their unique experiences and the...
Integrating the Arts Into Your Academic Life at...
This past Friday, over a dozen freshmen gathered at OCS to listen to a panel discuss their experience integrating the arts into their Harvard career. The undergraduate panelists hailed from a wide range of artistic niches: Zach Sheets, a flutist and joint music and literature concentrator; Sarah Stern, a Visual and Environmental Studies concentrator and visual artist; Sanyee Yuan, a student...
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OCS Student Blogger: Writing the Query Letter
Attention: all aspiring writers, authors and journalists! Before launching an exciting career in the world of literature, take a moment to learn more about an important step in the professional writing process: the query letter. A recent OCS workshop, Writing the Query Letter, featured the following wisdom of Gail Gilmore, assistant director for the arts and publications, among other fields.
So,...
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OCS Student Blogger: Facebook Q&A
“Follow yourself,” Mark Zuckerberg preached in front of an awed audience of Harvard students on Monday, November 7th.
A Harvard dropout most renowned for his success in following his dreams, Zuckerberg was welcomed warmly back to campus by students and administrators. Over 200 students gathered in Farkas Hall to hear the CEO of Facebook speak during his first return to his alma mater since he...
The 5th Annual OCS Global Health Fair
The 5th annual Global Health Fair featured organizations and companies looking for students to volunteer, intern, or work in global health. Students heard from various representatives about global health programs and funding opportunities.
Participants included: Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL), American Youth Understanding Diabetes Abroad (AYUDA), DRCLAS,...
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OCS Student Blogger: Exploring Careers in...
Arthur C. Clarke once remarked that great technology is “indistinguishable from magic.” The three panelists featured at a recent OCS event, Exploring Careers in Biotechnology and Medical Device Manufacturing, shared their reflections from the cutting edge of these “magical” industries, providing thoughtful and unique insight into career possibilities and the future of science itself.
The three...
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October 2011
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OCS Student Blogger: AMP Expo
On Friday, October 21, OCS hosted its “AMP Expo” for students interested in careers in advertising, marketing, and public relations. The office buzzed all afternoon with curious students and animated representatives from over a dozen companies, speaking about job and internship opportunities in the communication field. Before the Expo began, seven representatives from various...
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OCS Student Blogger: That's Entertainment!
On October 12, students gathered at OCS to listen to a panel of artists share their personal experiences in their respective creative fields. The panel consisted of a wide range of artists, including Dorothy Aufiero, a film producer at Red Hawk Entertainment; Diane Borger, a producer at the ART Theater in Cambridge; Mark Nolan-Schou, a professional ballet dancer; and Livingston Taylor, a...
The 2011 Job & Internship Fair
This past Friday, October 14th, students from all of Harvard’s schools visited OCS-sponsored 2011 Job & Internship Fair, which featured dozens of companies offering jobs and internships in all fields — including advertising, marketing, journalism, fashion, biotech, finance, communications/media, consulting, real estate, engineering, education, government, and...
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OCS Student Blogger: Harvard Alumnus Tom...
What do Hollywood and charter schools have in common? For Tom Strickler ’84, they both offer the opportunity for creativity and entrepreneurship in exciting and challenging ways.
Having been a part of the Hasty Pudding Theatricals and Gilbert & Sullivan Players as a student at Harvard, Strickler called himself an “academic delinquent,” joking, “I’m not even sure I did graduate.” After his...
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OCS Student Blogger:
I’m never one to think much about “my future.” The mere concept seemed too silly, too forced, too elusive for me to comprehend, let alone plan for in any meaningful way. Whenever I’m asked about that amorphous beast, I brush off inquiries with a simple, “Oh, probably law school,” with little substantive thought to support such an answer.
So when I heard about a recent OCS workshop entitled...
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