RECRUITING

Welcome to the 1990 Career Forum. I hope you find the information gathered here both helpful and informational as you begin you job search. The Recruiting Office is located in Room 209 at 54 Dunster Street. Our office hours are 9:00-12:30 and 1:30-4:00. During the Fall, September-December, all information pertaining to recruiting will be found in the OCS Newsletter under On-Campus Recruiting. The OCS Newsletter is published weekly. During January, February, and March, the Recruiting Office publishes and distributes to all houses each Friday the Recruiting News. All information for Spring Recruiting will be found in this publication.

Interviews in the fall are conducted at the at the Office of Career Services, 54 Dunster Street. Interviews for Spring Recruiting will be held at Hilles Library (corner of Shepard and Garden Street) in the Colloquium Room.

Those students eligible to participate in the Recruiting Program are seniors and alumni of Harvard College, full-time graduate students and alumni of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. On occasion companies come on campus to recruit underclassmen for summer jobs and internship programs. These positions are listed separately in the Newsletter and follow the same procedures as fall recruiting listed below.

Fall Recruiting

There is a limited number of companies and students participating in the Fall Recruiting Program. Because of these limited numbers the procedures are less structured. When signing up for an interview in the Fall program you must come to the Recruiting Office and fill out a registration card and submit 1 copy of your resume for our files. In addition, you will need copies of your resume for each open or closed company you are signing up for. Under the open system, first-come, first-served, you submit your resume(s) and sign up for an interview(s) at the same time. Under the closed system students submit resumes in advance for company review and selection of interviewees. Resume submission deadlines are usually 3 weeks prior to the company visit; they are listed in the On-Campus Recruiting Section of the OCS Newsletter. Companies will then notify you by letter or mailgram that you have been selected for an interview. You then bring this letter to the recruiting office to sign up for a time.

Spring Recruiting

The Orientation Meeting for Spring Recruiting will be held on Monday, November 5th at 4:00 p.m. in the Science Center, Room "B," and a repeat meeting will be held on Tuesday, November 6th at 4:00 p.m. in the Science Center, Room "A". In order to participate in Spring Recruiting, you must attend one of these sessions. No exceptions will be made. At these meetings all materials pertaining to Spring Recruiting will be handed out. We will also thoroughly explain the point systems, computer forms, time tables, deadlines and all other information necessary for successful participation in the Spring Recruiting Program. We will answer all your questions at this time.

Many companies hold information meetings in the Fall to inform students about job opportunities. These meetings are listed in the O C S Newsletter. To sign up for these Meetings come to the Recruiting Office, Room 209. Most meetings are held in the evening at the Faculty Club. However some meetings will be held at the Charles Hotel or at a Harvard House or atOCS in the afternoon. Be sure to check theNewsletter for the time and location.

If you have a good idea of the types ofcompanies of interest to you, you might want tostart researching them now. Company literature isavailable in the Library Annex and in the HangingFiles, located in the Recruiting Resource Center(which is in the basement of OCS). The informationin the Library and Hanging Files is there for youto read only. Additional literature is placed in ahand out section in the Recruiting ResourceCenter. Complete sets of Fact sheets of SpringRecruiting are available in the RecruitingResource Center, the Library, and the RecruitingOffice. Beginning on November 1 we will makeavailable to students for purchase Fact Sheets ofthe companies coming in Februrary only. March FactSheets will be available in January.

For the most up-to-date information about theon-campus recruiting program, you should bechecking the Recruiting Bulletin Boards. They arelocated in the Recruiting Resource Center in thebasement of OCS. All Fall and Spring Scheduleswill be posted here as well as Bid Results,Recruiting Information, and Company Ads. Bidresults for February will be posted on Monday,January 7th and for March on Wednesday, February13th.

If you need help with your resume, counselorsare available on a daily walk-in basis throughoutthe Fall. Check the schedule in the Reception Roomfor dates and times. Counselors are also availableby appointment if you would like help with youcareer decisions. One thing that you mightconsider this Fall is a series of workshops on"After Harvard, What?" Again, check the OCSNewsletter for more information regarding datesand times.

We are here to help and assist you with therecruiting process. If you have any questionsregarding the On-campus Recruiting Program, pleasesee Judy Murray in Room 209