Yearly Archives: 2022

What Is the Best Way To Answer an Interview Question About a Time You Failed?

You’re in a first-round interview, and it’s been going great. You’ve been able to share your most valuable skills and experience with the employer, and they seem impressed.

But then they pitch you one of the most dreaded interview questions: …

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Data Science and AI Career Pathways Panel Insights

Did you miss last week’s Data Science and AI Career Pathways Panel?  Our amazing alumni panelists (see below) had some valuable insights to share.

Zachary Alerte, AB ’21 (Statistics) – Data Scientist at Booz Allen Hamilton
Daniel Fernandez, PhD ’14 (Statistics) – Researcher, …

By Meaghan Shea
Meaghan Shea Assistant Director, Technology, Data Analytics, Life & Physical Sciences & Entrepreneurship
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How to Rock a Career Fair

Career fairs seem to be happening all the time on college campuses. Whether you’re looking for a position in engineering, hospitality, communications, or business, there’s probably a career fair happening for your preferred industry on campus at some point in …

By Firsthand
We help applicants, students, job-seekers and professionals like you find the right career path using the power of firsthand experiences.
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Managing Tech Offers

Congratulations! You have received an offer—now what? Whether it be an offer for a summer internship, or a new grad full time offer, there are opportunities to negotiate. For a general overview and helpful negotiation strategies, consult the OCS Evaluating …

By Meaghan Shea
Meaghan Shea Assistant Director, Technology, Data Analytics, Life & Physical Sciences & Entrepreneurship
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What Is a Data Scientist and What Do They Do?

A data scientist spends most of their time predicting the future. But they don’t use a crystal ball. Instead, they analyze historical data to create a predictive model that helps businesses make mission-critical decisions.

In this guide, we cover:

What …

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Top 5 Data Science Career Paths

Today, companies across numerous industries employ and rely on data scientists to grow their businesses. In general, data scientists are responsible for collecting and analyzing raw data, using data to gain insights into business processes to help achieve various goals. …

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We help applicants, students, job-seekers and professionals like you find the right career path using the power of firsthand experiences.
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9 Essential Tips for Virtual Interview Success

Even before the pandemic, virtual interviews began replacing in-person interviews, in part because they're cheaper and more efficient. Now, post-pandemic, virtual interviews are the norm. This means candidates need to specifically know how to prepare for these types of interviews. And, as …

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We help applicants, students, job-seekers and professionals like you find the right career path using the power of firsthand experiences.
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Building a Career in Industrial-Organizational Psychology

Read about the field of Industrial-Organizational Psychology and the many related career paths in this blog post from the Harvard Extension School

By Amanda Peters
Amanda Peters Director, Harvard Extension School Career Advising & Programming
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6 Ways Joining an Affinity Group Can Boost Your Career

Advancing your career has a few established tactics, including networking, skills building, and finding mentors. Now there’s another tactic: joining affinity groups.

Affinity groups are groups employees with a shared background or experience. For instance, an affinity group may be …

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We help applicants, students, job-seekers and professionals like you find the right career path using the power of firsthand experiences.
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Your Guide to Virtual Career Fairs—So You Can Impress From Afar

Have you ever seen that episode of The Office where the Dunder Mifflin crew heads to a local job fair? Just like in any other episode of the show, everything that can go wrong does. The worst part is when …

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