Making the Most of Recruiting

Welcome to the 1991 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. The OCS Newsletter is published and distributed to the houses weekly. Copies are also available at OCS. During January, February, and March, the Recruiting Office publishes and distributes to all houses each Friday 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, full-time 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 are a limited number of companies and students participating in the Fall Recruiting Program. Because of these limited numbers the procedures are less structured. When applying to companies 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, we will need copies of your resume, plus all special application materials, for each open or closed company you are submitting materials to. 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 students submit resumes in advance for company review and selection of interviewees. Resume submission deadlines are usually 3 weeks prior to the company visit; they are listed in the On-Campus Recruiting Section of the OCS Newsletter. 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 Spring Recruiting Program consists of two rounds. The First Round of the Spring Recruiting program begins on Wednesday, January 29, 1992 and ends Wednesday, February 26th. The deadline for submitting materials for the First Round is Wednesday, December 18th at 1:00 pm. The Second Round of the Spring Recruiting program begins on Thursday, February 27, 1992 and ends Friday, March 13th. The deadline for submitting materials for the second round is Wednesday, February 5th at 1:00 PM. There is also a Late Spring Round of recruiting (March 16-19). This is not part of the formal recruiting process and will be explained in the Recruiting News beginning in January.

RECRUITING ORIENTATION MEETINGS--The Orientation Meetings for Spring Recruiting will be held on Wednesday and Thursday, November 6th and 7th at 4:00 PM in the Science Center, Room "B". 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. No materials will be given out at the Recruiting Office. We will also thoroughly explain the point systems, computer forms, time tables, deadlines, and all other information necessary for successful participation in the Recruiting Program. We will answer all your questions at this time.

INFORMATION MEETINGS--Many companies hold Information Meetings in the Fall to inform students about job opportunites. These meetings are listed in the OCS Newsletter in the On-Campus Recruiting section. Although it is not mandatory that you sign up for these meetings, it is recommended that you do so in the Recruiting Office, Room 209. Be sure to check the Newsletter for the time and location of the meeting i.e. Faculty Club, OCS, Charles Hotel, Phillips Brooks House, etc. There is a Group Meeting List posted in the front hall of OCS and also in the Recruiting Office each week.

RESEARCHING COMPANIES--Students should start researching companies and industries of interest now. Company literature and Fact Sheets are available in the Library Annex. The Recruiting Resource Center (which is in the basement of OCS), has additional company literature placed in Hanging Files. The information in the Library and Hanging Files is there for you to read only. Additional literature that is placed on the bookcases in the Recruiting Resource Center is there for you to take. This is the hand out section. In addition to the Library, complete sets of Company Fact Sheets and Job Descriptions for Spring and Fall Recruiting are available in the Recruiting Resource Center and the Recruiting Office. Beginning on November 6th we will make available to students for purchase Fact Sheets of the companies coming in February only. March Fact Sheets will be available in January.

For the most up-to-date information about the on-campus recruiting program, check the Recruiting Bulletin Boards. They are located in the Recruiting Resource Center in the basement of OCS. All Fall and Spring Schedules wil be posted here. Bid Results, Recruiting Information, and Company Ads will also be posted on these bulletin boards. Bid results for February will be posted on Monday, January 7th and for March on Wednesday, February 13th.

If you need help with your resume, counselors are available from 1:30-2:30 on a daily walk-in basis throughout the Fall. Check the schedule in the Reception Room for dates and times. Counselors are also available by appointment if you would like help with your career decisions. Two things that you might consider this Fall are a series of workshops titled "Career Discovery Series" and "The Undergraduate Business Study Group." Again, check the OCS Newsletter for more information regarding dates and times.

We are here to help and assist you with the recruiting process. If you have any questions regarding the On-Campus Recruiting Program, please see Judy Murray or Alan Boudreau in Room 209.