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...students brave the pouring rain to meet with upwards of 140 employers. The participation of 38 consulting firms and 37 finance companies represented a strong presence at the event, though notably absent were major banks including Citigroup and Goldman Sachs, which have attended the career fair in the past. OCS??s interim director, Robin E. Mount, explained that many firms have said that the career forum would not be the best use of their recruiting budgets. Despite the turmoil on Wall Street, most recruiters interviewed said that their hiring numbers have not changed. E. Ashley Seybould, recruiting coordinator...
...This is promising. OCS??s primary job—as they state on their Web site—is to help students “explore and make effective career choices.” OCS does this most effectively when it builds bridges between the students who seek employment and employers from all industries. In the past, many students interested in areas other than finance and consulting have found that, at OCS, such bridges simply do not exist...
...Despite the OCS??s legitimate efforts to expand their offerings this year, they remain overwhelmingly and unfortunately centered around finance and consulting. The influx of Harvard grads to the finance and consulting sectors is not the fault of OCS alone, but the way that OCS presents these sectors certainly contributes to their popularity. Admittedly, some students are attracted to banking and consulting jobs for reasons outside of OCS??s control. These jobs have “prestige,” the promise of a large salary, and some students are genuinely interested in the field. Unquestionably...
...Recruiting”—a publication that is co-published by the OCS and by Tahe Crimson—lists only seven “Industries,” four of which are related to finance or consulting. The final three categories also involve business. At OCS??s well attended “Jobs and Recruiting” meeting this week, a handout titled “Educational Programs with Employers” was divided into three sections: Investment Banking, Consulting, and Hedge Funds. Forty minutes of the meeting was devoted to a general introduction that...
...over the summer, was forced to cancel her trip because she could not obtain funding through the Office of Career Services (OCS). According to OCS policy, travel in countries on the State Department’s list is not eligible for Harvard funding. “I understand the OCS??s motives, but at the same time it is disheartening,” said Nowak, who added she would have traveled to Kenya if she could have obtained funding. The violence has sparked concern among colleges with study abroad programs in the country, including three Harvard-approved programs...