RC Career Representative

Handbook

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Mission Statement and Responsibilities

Welcome and congratulations on your new role! We are thrilled to begin our partnership with
you. We rely heavily on our Career Representatives for many things; you are pivotal not only in
the student to student dissemination of career information, but in keeping our office abreast of
student needs and concerns. This handbook provides a comprehensive description of
responsibilities and opportunities that you will encounter as a Career Rep and will serve as a
helpful resource throughout the next two years.

MBA Career & Professional Development Mission Statement
To enable each student in the realization of a unique career vision.

Career Representative Mission Statement
To serve as an extension of MBA Career & Professional Development in an effort to enable
students in the realization of their unique career visions.

Career Representative Responsibilities
Liaise: You will be the communication link between CPD and your section, providing
timely information, instructions and understanding of processes they support (recruiting,
career coaching, programs, resume review). You will meet with CPD approximately once a
month for one hour. Additionally, you will frequently distribute emails to the section and
make announcements regarding important deadlines and events.

Our office collects job search data from RCs throughout the year to understand where the
class stands. As Career Rep, we look to you as key to communicating expectations of
completing the collection poll, the process of completion and the reasons CPD collects the
data.

Know: Be an expert on career-related topics (Career Hub, recruiting processes, programs,
resources, company outreach, etc.) for the section. Workflow will be busiest in November
and then January/February as there are numerous recruiting-related processes and deadlines
during these months.

Act: Create, organize and participate in section career activities that may include group
lunches, industry/function presentations, and other events. Facilitate the Open Your
Rolodex session, a program that facilitates networking for RCs still searching. Your support
becomes especially important in the spring as many of your section mates will struggle to stay
focused and positive about the job search.


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MISSION STATEMENT AND RESPONSIBILITIES (CONT.)

Time Commitment
The overall time commitment of a Career Rep varies depending on the time of year, but is very
manageable overall.

During non-peak times, Career Reps will spend approximately 1-2 hours per week
communicating with section-mates primarily by email, regarding various recruiting processes,
programs and events.
At the height of the Recruiting Season (November through February), Career Reps will be
the first point of contact for section-mates with questions about processes. At peak times
like these, Career Reps will likely spend 3-5 hours per week responding to questions and
concerns.
In the spring, Career Reps will spend much of the time facilitating career related programs
for their sections. It is up to you how much time you choose to spend planning and
executing these activities. We will communicate during our meetings best practices for such
programs.


The Transition from RC to EC Career Rep
Support your section by answering questions related to job search and recruiting processes.
Keep us informed of student needs and activity (particularly because students are no longer
in sections).
Help promote CPD programs, initiatives, resources and efforts.
Occasionally share insights with incoming RC Career Reps.
Attend monthly meetings with CPD.












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KEY CONTACTS

Key Career & Professional Development Office Contacts

Kristen Fitzpatrick
Managing Director
kfitzpatrick@hbs.edu 617-496-2149
Catherine Elliott
RC Program Coordinator
celliott@hbs.edu 617-495-0705
MBA Career & Professional Development
Wilder House (Monday Friday, 8:30am 5pm)
mbacareers@hbs.edu 617-495-6232

Career Representatives
RC
Section Name Email Address
A Ben Barclay bbarclay@mba2015.hbs.edu
B Michelle Tandler mtandler@mba2015.hbs.edu
C Sara Magenheimer smagenheimer@mba2015.hbs.edu
D Ben DeStein bdestein@mba2015.hbs.edu
E Shivali Agarwal sagarwal@mba2015.hbs.edu
F Luna Ma huma@mba2015.hbs.edu
G Stephanie Tupi stupi@mba2015.hbs.edu
H Alex Guriev aguriev@mba2015.hbs.edu
I Rakhshan Zahid rzahid@mba2015.hbs.edu
J Tejal Shahapurkar tshahapurkar@mba2015.hbs.edu

EC
Section Name Email Address
A Anna Clauss aclauss@mba2014.hbs.edu
B
Andrew Barza
Justin Carlson
abarza@mba2014.hbs.edu
jcarlson@mba2014.hbs.edu
C Robin Yang yyang@mba2014.hbs.edu
D Philip Aiken paiken@mba2014.hbs.edu
E Yu Feng yfeng@mba2014.hbs.edu
F Doruk Kurt dkurt@mba2014.hbs.edu
G Rohan Ranavat rranavat@mba2014.hbs.edu
H Lars Gehre lgehre@mba2014.hbs.edu
I Kelly Schaefer kschaefer@mba2014.hbs.edu
J Marco Vigato mvigato@mba2014.hbs.edu


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GETTING STARTED

There are a number of tools, resources and programs with which you should familiarize yourself
upon beginning your new role. Most of them can be found on Career Hub, so we encourage
you to start there. Navigate through the site, so that you have a good understanding of what is
included under each Job Search Step. You will be expected to be the section expert on how to
use the site and what content it contains there (see Career Hub below.)

Career Hub
This is your one-stop shop for career-related resources.



Job Search Steps - Throughout the year, we will deliver programs and share resources
pertaining to each step. Please familiarize yourself with the content within each step.

Career Actions This is where you view job postings, sign up for coaching, sign up for
programs/practice interviews, and access resume books, Company Insights, and historical
job postings.
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Quick Links Links to: Alumni Directory, Career actions, Tutorials related to the recruiting
process, International Strategies, Presentations, and Recruiting Policies.

CareerFlix Our video library was designed to provide on-demand content to students. We
also encourage you to watch Fast Fundamentals, a 12-part video series featuring job search
advice from companies including Google, Goldman Sachs, and more! We also have alumni
and company representatives features in videos on all aspects of the job search. You can
browse by category (networking, interviewing, etc.) or industry.

Other Methods of Communication

CPD Facebook Group This is a great way to stay up-to-date on important programming
and upcoming deadlines. We also post about company outreach trips, industry news, and
other job-related tips.

Sunday Email Updates Each Sunday (or Monday if its a holiday weekend), our office
sends a RC Email Update around 7pm. Please encourage your section to read these emails as
they contain information about recruiting dates/deadlines and information on upcoming
programs. We will also be sending International Email Updates, Letters from the Director,
and Video Highlights as necessary.

IMPORTANT PROGRAMMING

Industry Panels 10/16 (subject to change)





















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2014 RC January Schedule
























PREP DAYS 2014 (JANUARY 17 18)

See next page for draft schedule. (Program names and content subject to change).


DEDICATED INTERVIEW PERIOD COMPANIES (JANUARY 21 24)

All job postings and companies interviewing on campus will be available for students in
Career Hub-> Career Actions on October 11
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