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The Mignone Center for Career Success welcomes students from all Harvard College concentrations, and offers a wide range of services and resources tailored specifically to internships, summer opportunities, and entry-level jobs for Harvard College students and recent alumni.

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Drop-in Advising

Regular drop-in services will resume in the fall.

Thirty-Minute Scheduled Appointments (in person, phone, or Zoom)

Discuss career decisions, summer planning, making connections, interviewing, applying to graduate school, or other questions. Log in to Crimson Careers and click on “advising appointment” at the top to view advisor availability and reserve a time. (First-year students: Attending a drop-in advising session grants you access to schedule a subsequent 30-minute advising appointment.)

Tech Recruiting: Prepare for 2025 – 2026 Recruiting

Interested in breaking into tech? Considering a field like software engineering, data science, quantitative finance or product management?  If so, then we have some tips to help you position yourself to succeed in the upcoming 25-26 recruiting season.

Application Timelines

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How concerned should people early in their careers be about the rise of AI and automation? | From Dorms to Desks Podcast | ep33

This episode of the From Dorms to Desks Podcast, from College Recruiter, focuses on a significant concern for students and recent graduates: the impact of AI and automation on the job market. The episode addresses the anxieties many young professionals face …

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College Recruiter believes that every student and recent grad deserves a great career.
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Consulting Application Deadlines

Consulting application deadlines are coming up for MBB (McKinsey & Company, Bain & Company, and The Boston Consulting Group) as well as a few other firms with summer 2025 application deadlines.

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GRADUATE SPOTLIGHTS

Ido Burstein ’24

  • Boston, MA
  • Software Engineer Microsoft
Meet Ido

Ella Bradford ’24

  • PhD Candidate, National Environmental Research Council (NERC) Doctoral Training Partnership (DTP) in Environmental Research Jesus College, University of Oxford
Meet Ella

Cara Chang ’24

  • Washington DC
  • Intern The White House
Meet Cara

Ananda Birungi ’24

  • Kigali
  • International Development, Alex Boothe Travel Fellowship
Meet Ananda

Tianmeng Xie ’24

  • New York, NY
  • Associate Amplo
Meet Tianmeng

Taylor Weber ’24

  • New York, NY
  • Risk Management Analyst Morgan Stanley
Meet Taylor

Daniel Shen ’24

  • San Francisco, CA
  • Software Engineer Crusoe
Meet Daniel

Priya Thelapurath ’24

  • Masters Candidate, Teaching and Teaching Leadership Harvard Graduate School of Education
Meet Priya

Jaidan Wilson ’24

  • Ithaca, NY
  • PhD Candidate, Musicology Cornell University
Meet Jaidan

Julian Wagner Carena ’24

  • San Francisco, CA
  • PhD Candidate, Neuroscience University of California San Francisco
Meet Julian

Natalie Whalen ’24

  • New York, NY
  • Associate Consultant L.E.K.
Meet Natalie

Ebony Smith ’24

  • New York, NY
  • JD Candidate Columbia Law School
Meet Ebony

Matthew Walsh ’24

  • New York, NY
  • Wealth Management Associate, AllianceBernstein
Meet Matthew

Atlas Sanogo ’24

  • Cambridge, MA
  • Lab Manager GenderSci Lab, Harvard
Meet Atlas

June Park ’24

  • College youth voter turnout organization, then Harvard Law in Fall 2025 Harvard Law
Meet June

Benjamin Ray ’24

  • Palo Alto, CA
  • Research Analyst in Residence Sutter Hill Ventures
Meet Benjamin

Jasmyne Roberts ’24

  • New York, NY
  • Software Engineer Google
Meet Jasmyne

Mary Pankowski ’24

  • Washington DC area
  • Healthcare Analyst Huron
Meet Mary

Shreya Nair ’24

  • JD Candidate, Biotechnology Law, Fulbright Fellowship
Meet Shreya

Bella Nesti ’24

  • Herchel Smith Fellowship, Environmental Engineering Cambridge University
Meet Bella
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Skill Building Courses

Negotiating Your Salary with Valerie Sutton

Taught by Valerie Sutton
In this course, instructor Valerie Sutton, former Director at the Harvard Graduate School of Education Career Services Office, shares smart…

Get Ready for Your Coding Interview

Taught by YK Sugi
If you’ve nabbed an interview for a software development position, it’s likely that you’ll have to face a common hurdle—the…

Intro to Machine Learning

Taught by Dan Becker
Learn the core ideas in machine learning, and build your first models.

Learn Intro to SQL

Taught by Rachael Tatman & Alexis Cook
Learn SQL for working with databases, using Google BigQuery.

The Data Science of Sports Management

Taught by Barton Poulson
A passion for sports can turn an ordinarily math-averse individual into an amateur statistician, ready to back up their pick…

The Data Science of Retail, Sales, and Commerce

Taught by Barton Poulson
How does technology constantly gather data from the world of commerce around us? What can you derive from the data…

Public Relations Foundations

Taught by Deirdre Breakenridge
Public relations (PR) is critical to any business that wants to create media exposure, sway consumer opinion, and maintain a…

Producing Professional Audio and Video Podcasts

Whether you want to record a song, fix audio tracks, or enhance sound effects with multitrack recording, our Adobe Audition…

Visual Thinking Strategies

Taught by Philip Yenawine
What if teachers taught with questions rather than lectures? What if students were asked to reflect instead of regurgitate? Visual…

Audio and Music Production

Taught by Garrick Chow
What does it take to get work, and get skilled, in audio and music production? Garrick Chow has been making…

Learning Screenwriting

Taught by Mark Tapio Kines
Join independent film director and screenwriter Mark Tapio Kines as he walks you through the process of getting your screenplay…

Being Confident On Camera

Taught by CreatorUp
Learn how to be confident on camera and keep your audience engaged in your message. TV host and weatherman Jonathan…

Professional Songwriting

Taught by Cliff Goldmacher
Join professional songwriter Cliff Goldmacher as he shares his insights on the songwriting process and on what it takes to…

Writing Articles

Taught by Starshine Roshell
Articles are an effective tool for communicating complex ideas and stories in a friendly, credible, and easy-to-follow way. In this…

Data Storytelling

Taught by Bill Shander
We are wired for story. We crave it. Storytelling has played an integral role in our ability to make progress…

Selling Your Novel

Taught by Jessica Brody
You’ve written a book, and you’re excited to get it into readers’ hands. Selling your novel to a major publisher…

Book Writing

Taught by genConnectU
Are you a passionate writer who’s always thought about writing a book, but didn’t know where to start? Maybe you…

Basics of Fashion Design

Taught by Robin Schneider
A working knowledge of Adobe Photoshop is a must for anyone trying to jump-start a career in fashion. In this…

Copywriting for Social Media

Taught by Michaela Alexis
The right words can move your audience to act. But reliably finding those words—and fine-tuning them for posts on different…

Getting Started in Graphic Design

Taught by Cara St. Hilaire
New to graphic design? You’re in the right place. Discover the most crucial skills, tools, and techniques for graphic designers…
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