The Mignone Center for Career Success helps Harvard students identify their interest and strengths and how they can best apply them in summer and post-graduation opportunities. We offer advising and a wide array of programming and resources aimed at discovering interests and skills, exploring career pathways, and preparing for internships, jobs, and graduate school. We serve students and recent alumni of Harvard College, the Harvard Kenneth C. Griffin Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (Harvard Griffin GSAS), the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS), and Harvard Extension School (HES) degree programs.

We partner with faculty and staff in many ways and are always happy to discuss ideas to provide support to our students and recent alumni.

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Collaborating

The Mignone Center for Career Success is eager to partner with faculty and staff in service to our students, including through workshop and panel collaborations, and identifying research, job, and internship opportunities.

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Referring Students

Have a student who can use our help? Connect with us at mcs@fas.harvard.edu, or refer them to our drop-in advising and appointments. 

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Referring Employers

We build relationships with organizations who advertise job and internship opportunities; participate in career fairs, panels, and networking and information sessions; recruit on campus; and more. Have referrals for us? Connect with us at employers@fas.harvard.edu.

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Letters of Recommendation (Interfolio)

Interfolio is one of several online services that graduate students may use to manage their academic job search documents. For Harvard undergraduates, letters of recommendation are managed by Academic Coordinators in the residential houses.

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Preparing Proactively for a Postdoc

These are some actions a Ph.D. student can take to pave the way for a positive postdoc experience, Chris Smith writes.

“During my five years working in postdoctoral affairs at two higher education institutions, current postdoctoral associates have often shared …

By Laura Stark
Laura Stark Associate Director: Academic Careers & Pursuing the PhD
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Students and Research Mentors Can Navigate Career Conversations Together

Raquel Y. Salinas offers advice for graduate students and research mentors on how to have better conversations about career planning.

“As a trained scientist, I had a fantastic research mentor. We talked about my research project, which experiments to prioritize …

By Laura Stark
Laura Stark Associate Director: Academic Careers & Pursuing the PhD
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Job Search Success in Today’s Dynamic Higher Education Landscape

Best of 2023 Inside Higher Ed Carpe Career Advice Articles

“The overall job market has changed dramatically in the last few years, and higher education is no exception. Whether you are actively looking for a new role or just starting …

By Laura Stark
Laura Stark Associate Director: Academic Careers & Pursuing the PhD
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Phone
617-495-2595
Address

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54 Dunster Street
Cambridge, MA 02138

MCS Hours

Monday 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Tuesday 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Wednesday 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Thursday 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Friday 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

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