Access Resources

We provide numerous online tools to support you wherever you are in your journey — from mapping out career pathways to preparing for the job and internship interview process. Many of these tools serve multiple functions.  The major platforms we provide to all FAS students are highlighted below.  Additional digital resources can be viewed and filtered below.

Crimson Careers logo
Firsthand Advisers platform logo
Interstride logo

Our primary platform, Crimson Careers gives students access to scheduled advising, workshops, employer events, career fairs, as well as job, internship, and short-term project listings.

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Firsthand connects students with industry and career knowledge with a powerful online mentoring platform connecting students with alumni, as well as a large career research library.

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Interstride is a key resource for both international students and students looking to work overseas. It offers visa and country insights, job postings, and resources and webinars.

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Big Interview Logo
Muse logo
Strengths Profile logo

Big Interview has multiple tools to prepare for interviews. In addition to a thorough online curriculum and an extensive library of questions, Big Interview includes a VideoAI Feedback Tool to evaluate your recorded responses.

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Muse is a no-code online site-building tool for creating vivid portfolios to represent your skills, competencies, interests and accomplishments. MCS has partnered with Muse to offer Harvard students free lifetime access to the site.

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StrengthsProfile is an online self-assessment tool designed to unlock your individual strengths.  Discover your individual realized and unrealized strengths, and learn how to highlight these in your applications and interviews.

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MCS Curated Lists

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Job Market InsightsIn partnership withLightcast logo

Find a career that aligns with your career interests, see current salary projects, and identify skills you need to apply for that next job or internship.

There are two ways to use this tool below:

  1. By Keyword: Search for the name of the occupation you’re interested in.
  2. By Industry: Not sure what job you’d like? Search by desired industry and see available occupations.

First, choose an industry of interest, then filter for occupation. (If you'd like to see data for a specific location only, filter by state.)

Type in a keyword to select a relevant occupation. (If you'd like to see data for a specific location only, filter by state.)

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