Event recap written by Elaine Chen, PhD Candidate, Germanic Languages & Literatures | Comparative Literature

Sam Ewing PhD ’20 never imagined that his time at Harvard would lead him to a fulfilling career as a Field Organizer for the United Auto …

The Office for the Arts and the Mignone Center for Career Success, in collaboration with the Harvard Club of New York Foundation, hosted the inaugural Spring Break program March 13-16, 2026, which offered 12 students the opportunity to travel to …

Students often have questions about how their concentration relates to their career pathways and decision making. MCS has compiled some advice as you think about relating your concentration to a potential career:

1. Your concentration does not determine your career. …

Explore this curated list of internship, fellowship, and other summer opportunities designed for first-year students and sophomores. Many of these roles can be found in Crimson Careers. Please note that employers may refer to first-year students as rising sophomores and …

Expand your negotiation skills and position yourself for the next step in your career.

As many seasoned professionals know, career success is rarely linear and often involves multiple forks in the road. Determining the best options for you takes practice …

In my first blog that can be found here, I reviewed where to look for summer internships here at Harvard. Now I want to talk about how to strategize, actively search for internships and hit the apply button.

So what’s …

Dear Harvard College student looking for a summer internship,

When I arrived at Harvard, I was unable to keep all the opportunities that I could apply for on my radar, especially when it came to summer internships. There are so …

Reflection written by Dr. Eileen Sullivan, PhD ’24 (Education), Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Boston Children’s Hospital

Many of us start a PhD because we want to help others, answer real-world questions, or make a difference. As you near the end of …

Career outcomes for Humanities concentrators face common misconceptions, but the facts tell a different story. The National Humanities Alliance, which represents colleges, libraries, museums, cultural organizations, and scholarly, professional, and higher education associations has just published a helpful new resource:  …

MCS has many resources to help you whether you are just exploring your interests, or applying for an internship.

Here are some recommendations on where you can start. 

Explore MCS resources:
Visit Crimson Careers to search for a job or …