My High-Impact Entrepreneurial Internship: StopCMV

Franco Zambra (MBA ’22) shares how he chose a high-impact internship path by creating StopCMV, an organization that educates about congenital cytomegalovirus (cCMV), a common virus that can impact newborns causing life-long health problems, including hearing loss, vision loss, developmental …

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Interviewers Are Looking for Emotional Intelligence—So Be Prepared for These Questions

By Alexandra Frost | The Muse

One of the most valuable traits employers are looking for right now can’t be found on a resume, at least not explicitly. It’s not something you can fake in an interview, or convince your prospective …

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How To Get Promoted At Work

By Shannon Cook | BusinessBecause | June 28, 2021

You’re an ambitious business leader and want to start taking on more responsibility, climb the career ranks, and land a higher salary. But where do you start?

Getting promoted at work is about …

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Request a Crunchbase Account – Free Access

The CDO has purchased several Crunchbase accounts for current MIT Sloan degree program students and recent graduates. Crunchbase offers business information about private and public companies, including investments and funding information, founding members and individuals in leadership positions, and mergers …

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These 7 Interview Skills Will Help You Stand Out From the Pack

By Lily Zhang | The Muse

Having conducted hundreds of interviews—both mock interviews with career coaching clients and real interviews as part of search committees—and seen what the outcomes are, I can say with confidence that getting through the hiring process …

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What are industry verticals?

By Pitchbook

When professionals talk about industries, they are referring to a broad group of companies that operate in the same general space. For example, business-to-business (B2B), business-to-consumer (B2C), energy and healthcare are all well-established industries that represent the breadth …

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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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How to be Successful, Prove your Value and Create Relationships During a Remote Internship

By Cassie Zhang, MBA ’21, Spring Core Fellow

Congratulations on securing your internship! As you look towards the summer, here are a couple of tips to help you maximize your experience, especially in a virtual environment.

DO YOUR HOMEWORK

Brush …

By Cassie Zhang, MBA '21
Cassie Zhang, MBA '21 *Spring Fellow
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How to Prepare for an Internship Outside Your Comfort Zone

By Marissa Konstadt, MBA ’21, Spring Core Fellow

Congratulations! You nailed the dream summer internship. Now it’s time to make sure you can actually do what you said you could during the interview…luckily, we’ve got some time to prepare. Consider …

By Marissa Konstadt, MBA '21
Marissa Konstadt, MBA '21 *Spring Fellow
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How to Prep for your Tech Internship

By Kristy Willard, MBA ’21, Core Fellow

Last summer I had the opportunity to intern at Facebook as a Product Marketing Manager (PMM) on the WhatsApp team. I absolutely loved my time with the team and will be returning full-time …

By Kristy Willard, MBA '21
Kristy Willard, MBA '21
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