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Despite last year’s disappointing recruiting season, Harvard students have continued to flock to careers in finance and consulting during this recruiting cycle—which will reach its peak in the coming weeks—according to Robin E. Mount, director of the Office of Career Services...
But instead of scaring students away from careers in finance and consulting, last year’s job hunt woes have inspired a degree of creativity among applicants and strengthened their resolve to break into these industries, Mount said.
“Harvard students like a good challenge,” she said, adding that while exact figures are not yet available, she has seen consistent student interest in consulting and finance positions this year, along with a strong return of finance and consulting companies to campus.
For the spring semester, $50,000 will be available to finance domestic travel for student organizations and to supplement funding for House Committee-sponsored events, according to Dean of the College Evelynn M. Hammonds.
The new proposals were in the works long before Scott Brown rode his truck to victory in Massachusetts, and they reflect fairly modest shifts in the Administration's finance policies. Even the rhetoric is familiar: Obama took periodic swipes at "outrageous" bonuses and "fat-cat bankers" throughout his first year...