Recruiting

Welcome to the 1988 Career Forum. I hope you find the information gathered here both helpful and informational as you begin your job search. The Recruiting Office is located in Room 209 at 54 Dunster Street. Our office hours are 9:00-12:30 and 1:30-4:00. During the Fall, September- December, all information pertaining to recruiting will be found in the OCS Newsletter under On-Campus Recruiting. During January, February, and March, the Recruiting Office publishes and distributes to all houses the Recruiting News. All information for Spring Recruiting will be found in this publication.

Interviews in the fall are conducted at the Office of Career Services, 54 Dunster Street. Interviews for Spring Recruiting will be held at Hilles Library (corner of Shepard and Garden Street) in the Colloquium Room.

Those students eligible to participate in the Recruiting Program are seniors and alumni of Harvard College, graduate students and alumni of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. On occasion companies come on campus to recruit underclassmen for summer jobs and internship programs. These positions are listed separately in the Newsletter and follow the same procedures as fall recruiting listed below.

Fall Recruiting

There is a limited number of companies and students participating in the Fall Recruiting Program. Because of these limited numbers the procedures are less structured. When signing up for an interview in the Fall program you must come to the Recruiting Office and fill out a registration card and submit one copy of your resume for our files. In addition, you will need copies of your resume for each open or closed company you are signing up for. Under the open system, first-come, first-served, you submit your resume(s) and sign up for an interview(s) at the same time. Under the closed system indicated by a C: and followed by a date (this is the deadline for resume submission to the Recruiting Office), your resume must be submitted by this date. Companies will then notify you by letter or mailgram that you have been selected for an interview. You then bring this letter to the recruiting office to sign up for a time.

Spring Recruiting

The Orientation Meetings for Spring Recruiting will be held on Wednesday, November 9th at 4:00 p.m. in the Science Center, Room "B," or on Thursday, November 10th at 4:00 p.m. in the Science Center, Room "C." In order to participate in Spring Recruiting, you must attend one of these sessions. No exceptions will be made. At these meetings all materials pertaining to Spring Recruiting will be handed out. We will also thoroughly explain the point systems, computer forms, timetables, deadlines and all other information necessary for successful participation in the Spring Recruiting Program. We will answer all your questions at this time.

Many companies hold information meetings in theFall to inform students about job opportunities.These meetings will be listed in the OCSnewsletter. To sign up for these meetings come tothe Recruiting Office, Room 209. Most meetings areheld in the evening at the Faculty Club. Howeversome meetings will be held at the Charles Hotel orat a Harvard House or at OCS in the afternoon. Besure to check the Newsletter for the time andlocation.

If you have a good idea of the types ofcompanies of interest to you, you might want tostart researching them now. Company literature isavailable in the Library Annex and in the HangingFiles, located in the Recruiting Resource Room(which is in the basement off of the ConferenceRoom and/or Room 28). Additional literature isplaced in a hand out section in the RecruitingResource Room. Fact sheets are available in theReception Room, the bookcase outside theConference Room and the Recruiting Office.

For the most up-to-date information about theon-campus recruiting program, you should bechecking the Recruiting Bulletin Boards. They arelocated in the basement of OCS outside theConference Room. All Fall and Spring scheduleswill be posted here as well as Bid Lists (and Bidresults in January and February), RecruitingInformation, and Company Ads.

If you need help with your resume, workshopswill be held weekly throughout the Fall. Check theOCS Newsletter for dates and times. Counselors areavailable by appointment if you would like helpwith your career decisions. Also available thisFall is a series of workshops on "After Harvard,What?" Again, check the OCS Newsletter for moreinformation regarding dates and times.

We are here to help and assist you with therecruiting process. If you have any questionsregarding the On-Campus Recruiting Program, pleasesee Judy Murray or Marc Cosentino in Room 209