MFin Career Question of the Week: I am planning for full-time recruiting. What should I do now?

I am planning for full-time recruiting. What should I do now?

Reflect on your experience, career direction, and network: 
An internship is an excellent opportunity to solidify your career decision, identify your area of focus, or even consider a different …

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Bridging the Data Gap: How R&D Can Drive Diversity in Clinical Research: An MIT Sloan Career Development Office Conversation with Dr. Brian H. Johnson, VP of R&D Technology at Takeda

The integration of AI in pharmaceutical research and development (R&D) holds immense potential to accelerate drug discovery, optimize clinical operations, and improve patient outcomes. However, a persistent challenge remains: the data gap. AI-driven models are only as strong as the …

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Career Stories: Eliza Weaver, MBA ’26 – From Product Manager to Startup Co-Founder: Building Community Through Running

By Eliza Weaver, MBA ’26

When I arrived at MIT Sloan last August, “start a running-tech company” wasn’t on my roadmap. I’d spent my career building B2B software at Workday—first as a software engineer, then as a product manager—after earning …

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Understanding the Transformative Impact of AI: An MIT Sloan Career Development Office Conversation with Wei Zhang, Kingland Faculty Fellow in Business Analytics and Associate Professor of Marketing at the Debbie and Jerry Ivy College of Business, Iowa State University

There are two schools of thought: one sees AI as a force multiplier for societal good, and the other envisions a doomsday scenario. Do you foresee any existential or catastrophic AI risk? If so, how so?

Let me begin with …

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These Human Capabilities Complement AI’s Shortcomings

Brian Eastwood | MIT Sloan – Ideas Made to Matter | June 10, 2025

What impact will AI and emerging technologies have on the U.S. labor force? Since the arrival of ChatGPT a little less than three years ago, such debates have …

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Smarter R&D Decisions with AI: Key Takeaways from MIT Sloan’s Life Sciences Strategy Session Featuring Dr. Helen Merianos, SVP and Global Head of R&D Strategy & Portfolio Management at Sanofi

By Mikael Petrosyan, MIT Sloan Fellow MBA ’22 and Vice President, SDP Boston Chapter

As an MIT alum, it’s always a privilege to return to campus — but it’s even more meaningful when it’s to co-host an event that brings together …

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FTAV Q&A: Gappy Paleologo

Balyasny Asset Management’s head of quantitative research talks algos, hedge funds, correlations and cats

Robin Wigglesworth I Financial Times I June 12, 2025

Morning! After some dabbling in the genre, FT Alphaville is starting an informal series of simple Q&A …

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MSMS Consulting Recruiting Information for Fall 2025 (Class of 2026)

MSMS Consulting Deadlines & Links for Fall 2025 applications for the Class of 2026:

Bain
APD – Advanced Professional Degree – Application deadline is August 6, 2025 8pm EST (5pm PST)

BCG
APD recruiting info:

McKinsey
ADP Recruiting Information – Application …

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Susan Todd Senior Associate Director, Recruiting Services/Alumni Employer Relationship Manager
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Career Stories: Haamid Adam, MBA ’26 – Building Beyond the Brief

By Haamid Adam, MBA ’26

These are the principles I’ve come to believe in after bridging technical operations in Taiwan, Japan, and Korea. What follows is a set of lessons, part observation, part conviction, for folks starting their MBA journey …

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Navigating One’s Career Journey to the C-Suite:  An MIT Sloan Career Development Office Conversation with Cristina Ortega Duran, President of Evinova, a Separate Health-Tech Business of AstraZeneca

Q.  As referenced in the recent issue of the MIT Sloan Management Review, “research shows how an overreliance on digital talent management systems can lead organizations to cede critical decisions about their future leaders to automated processes that can’t capture …

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