4 Ways to Manage Your Career When You’re NOT Looking for a Job

By Tiffany Hardy | BlueSteps

The level of responsibility that goes hand in hand with an executive role can leave little time to think about personal career management. And when your greatest career advances have been thanks to your ability to …

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Stavvy raises $40m to digitize real estate closings

Kosta Ligris, EMBA ‘18, is an MIT Sloan Industry Advisor

By Anissa Gardizy | Boston Globe

A Boston tech startup focused on remote home closings has raised $40 million.

Stavvy is building software that brings together banks, lenders, borrowers, buyers, and …

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Career Stories: Brint Markle, MBA 2014

Brint Markle, MBA 2014, discusses how his entrepreneurial career path led him to take on a traditional job search. Brint also offers recommendations on embarking on a targeted job search, networking, and how the CDO helped him navigate a career …

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Your Unique Self = Your Best Asset

Alumni Sam Épée-Bounya (MBA ’03) shares how values, authenticity and resilience were keys to a successful career and a life with impact.

Sam Épée-Bounya, MBA ‘03
Managing Director, Wellington Management
Emerging Markets Debt Team (Focus:  Latin America and Africa).

What’s …

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EMBAs Helping EMBAs: Career Conversations, Kristin Riley, EMBA ’20

Kristin Riley, EMBA 2020 was our featured speaker for the EMBAs Helping EMBAs: Career Conversations virtual career networking event on May 6. She discussed the importance of curiosity, values alignment, and the power of connection for her career transition.

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Innovative Work Cultures Know the Difference Between ‘Leader’ and ‘Manager’

Managers and leaders can be one and the same, but not every manager is equipped with the leadership skills that help fuel a high-purpose company culture.

By Jason Korman | MIT Sloan Management Review | April 6, 2021

“A leader without followers …

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Negotiating Salary? Here’s A Simple Yet Powerful Trick, According To A New Study

By Monica Torres | HuffPost | April 27, 2021

Silence is one of the most simple yet most powerful negotiation tools, but it’s traditionally positioned as an intimidation tactic that prompts a person to speak to their own disadvantage.

New research published …

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22 Phone Interview Tips to Help You Nail the Call (and Move to the Next Round)

By Alyse Kalish | The Muse

There’s truly nothing more rewarding than getting a response from an application you sent in to your dream job asking you to hop on the phone for an interview. Not only did all your hard …

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9 Tips to Turn Networking Contacts Into Meaningful Relationships

By Susan McPherson | The Muse

The goal in any meaningful relationship is to give it depth. That’s what my book, The Lost Art of Connecting: The Gather, Ask, Do Method for Building Meaningful Business Relationships, is all about. Of course, …

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NEW RESOURCE The LinkedIn Guys: Career Masterclass

Mastering LinkedIn is a significant component to effective networking. Sloan now has free student and alumni access to “LinkedIn: The Missing Manual,” a course created by former LinkedIn employees to help you best leverage the platform. Here is their description …

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