Job Market Update: Winter 2024-2025  

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Winter 2024-2025 Hiring Trends

Companies are leveraging agile recruiting methods and just-in-time hiring this year, evaluating needs on a rolling basis and adjusting their plans as they move through the recruiting cycle. In this competitive market, it’s crucial to apply …

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How To Build A Strong Relationship With A New Boss

By Caroline Castrillon Senior Contributor

Caroline Castrillon covers career, entrepreneurship and women at work.

Imagine this scenario. You join a new company and are thrilled with your manager. Then, three months later, just when you develop a solid relationship, you …

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Innovating Oncology Treatment: The Role of ADCs and Strategic Partnerships in Shaping the Future of Cancer Care – An MIT Sloan Career Development Office Conversation with Ken Keller, Chairman of the Board, President, and CEO of Daiichi Sankyo, Inc.

In oncology, breakthroughs in treatment are revolutionizing care for cancer patients worldwide. Antibody-Drug Conjugates (ADCs) represent a significant advancement, offering targeted therapies that precisely deliver potent drugs to cancer cells, minimizing damage to healthy tissue. To delve into the potential …

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How Large Firms Can Get Innovation Right

November 06, 2024

Think of a large company you admire. What kind of leadership culture do they have — and how does that affect their ability to innovate?

If you went right to command-and-control leadership, you’re not alone. It’s a common …

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MFin Career Question of the Week: Can I do a winter or spring internship? What if it’s unpaid and/or remote?

Can I do a winter or spring internship? What if it’s unpaid and/or remote?

If you are an international student, no. Per MIT’s International Student Office (ISO), F-1 and J-1 students can only begin off-campus work (whether it is paid …

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Career Stories: George Wu, MFin ’25 – Part 2: The MIT Sloan Formula: CDO, Networking, Club Leadership

See Part 1, where I share more tips.

1. What resources did you find most helpful at Sloan during your recruiting journey?

The Career Development Office: Like a Sherpa, But in a Suit

The Career Development Office (CDO) is the …

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Career Stories: George Wu, MFin ’25 – Part 1: Breaking into Quant Trading: Insights, Skills and Interview Tips

Master’s Graduation Class: Feb 2025 

Undergraduate School and Major: BA in Economics, Trinity College Cambridge 

Incoming Job Title: Quant Trading Analyst, DRW

1. Can you share your understanding of what quant trading involves and how it differs from other areas, …

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Navigating Across the Intersection of Engineering, Healthcare, and Management: An MIT Sloan Career Development Office Conversation with Tina Tianning Yu, CEO and President of Mevion Medical Systems

Q.  As your company is part of the ecosystem that represented the fourth largest career path vertical for MIT Sloan’s Class of 2023[1], clearly there is interest in students entering this arena.  How can MIT education be applied to …

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The Work Will Always Be There: Take Time For YOU

Joyce E. A. Russell | Forbes

So many executives and leaders that I have coached are struggling with finding time for “balance” in their lives. As they mentioned to me, unless they have a child in front of them demanding their …

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Innovations in Life Sciences: Leveraging AI and Digital Transformation for Ethical, Equitable, and Sustainable Healthcare Solutions – An MIT Sloan Career Development Office Conversation with Gabriele Ricci, Chief Data & Technology Officer at Takeda

In an era where healthcare is rapidly evolving through digital transformation, innovations in artificial intelligence are propelling the Life Sciences industry toward more equitable, ethical, and sustainable healthcare solutions. In this interview, Partha Anbil, Michael Wong, and Gabriele Ricci discussed …

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