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- February 2018
- Case
Earlham College Basketball: Turnaround Strategy
By: Juan Alcacer and Anne Marie Knott
Earlham College in Richmond, Indiana, is in the heart of basketball country. Yet its record for the 2013/2014 basketball season was a dismal 5–20. The school recruited Jason Polykoff from the University of Pennsylvania’s coaching staff to reinvent the program. By...
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Alcacer, Juan, and Anne Marie Knott. "Earlham College Basketball: Turnaround Strategy." Harvard Business School Case 718-497, February 2018.
- October 2004
- Case
Sales Force Training at Arrow Electronics (A)
By: Jason R. Barro, Brian J. Hall and Aaron Zimmerman
In the mid-1980s, Arrow, the world's largest electronics distributor, implemented a college recruiting program to hire salespeople. The program was part of an effort to increase the professionalism and skill set of the sales force in an industry where few salespeople...
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Keywords:
Human Resources;
Compensation and Benefits;
Recruitment;
Retention;
Selection and Staffing;
Salesforce Management;
Competition
Barro, Jason R., Brian J. Hall, and Aaron Zimmerman. "Sales Force Training at Arrow Electronics (A)." Harvard Business School Case 905-041, October 2004.
- Career Coach
Mike Beveridge
Mike enjoys helping students understand and navigate the consulting recruiting process as well as careers within the agribusiness and grocery retailing spaces. Having worked in these industries, Mike can provide insight into how firms...
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- 08 May 2006
- Lessons from the Classroom
Writing the Case for Public School Reform
Campaign for Human Capital at the School District of Philadelphia" examines one district's innovative approach to recruiting and retaining qualified teachers; "Reinventing Human Resources at the School District of...
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- 23 Jan 2017
- News
Does Jazz Music Need Star Power?
- Career Coach
Boom Supatpitak
daily job functions, and expected career progression. Additionally, having successfully recruited for internships and secured sponsorship for the H1B visa, Boom understands and appreciates the challenge for international students View Details
- 18 Jan 2023
- Blog Post
Career Planning and Development: Interview with Career Coach Wendi Zhang (MBA/MPP 2013)
on-campus recruiting for Google from 2014 until she left Google to join a startup in 2020. What is an HBS career coach? An HBS career coach is an experienced business professional trained to guide students and alumni through their career...
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- February 2001 (Revised May 2001)
- Case
Balance, Inc. (A)
By: Richard G. Hamermesh and Michele Lutz
Focuses on an entrepreneur who founded a successful health-food store and seeks to expand his retail concept. Illustrates the challenges he faces as he recruits his top management team.
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Keywords:
Distribution Channels;
Executive Compensation;
Agreements and Arrangements;
Outcome or Result;
Recruitment;
Management Teams;
Selection and Staffing;
Food and Beverage Industry
Hamermesh, Richard G., and Michele Lutz. "Balance, Inc. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 801-169, February 2001. (Revised May 2001.)
- May 2003 (Revised November 2005)
- Case
Marks & Spencer: The Phoenix Rises
By: Joseph L. Bower
The great U.K. retailer fell on hard times in 1998. In 2001, a new CEO was recruited who appears to have succeeded in turning around this world-renown company. This case examines the steps he took (strategic, structural, and recruiting key people) and highlights a...
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Keywords:
Global Strategy;
Recruitment;
Leadership Development;
Crisis Management;
Supply and Industry;
Business Strategy;
Competitive Strategy;
Segmentation;
Retail Industry
Bower, Joseph L. "Marks & Spencer: The Phoenix Rises." Harvard Business School Case 303-096, May 2003. (Revised November 2005.)
- 15 Sep 2014
- News
What the Apple Watch Says About Apple
- 17 Sep 2015
- Blog Post
Why We Recruit: Innosight
Why We Recruit is a series of interviews with our recruiting partners covering everything from their experience working with HBS to what they would like students to know. Each week, we will release a new...
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Keywords:
Consulting
- 12 Dec 2015
- News
Best or Keegan?
- 01 Jun 2017
- Blog Post
How To Partner With a Club: Engage With Club Leaders
HBS student club leaders oversee their club’s mission and events, and support their members as they explore their career interests. New club leaders are elected each spring at which point organizations may connect with them on ways that they can partner in the View Details
- October 7, 2021
- Article
How to Resolve America's Hidden-Worker Problem
By: Joseph B. Fuller
Most companies rely on recruiting systems that are superficially efficient but consistently ineffective at closing their chronic skills gaps. Is there a dearth of workers or are employers looking for talent in a self-limiting way?
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Keywords:
Talent Acquisition;
HR;
Talent and Talent Management;
Recruitment;
Leadership;
Human Resources
Fuller, Joseph B. "How to Resolve America's Hidden-Worker Problem." SHRM Executive Network (October 7, 2021).
- 06 Sep 2019
- Video
Mo Ibrahim
Mo Ibrahim, the founder of the African telecommunications company Celtel and later a major corporate philanthropist, describes how he recruited and trained talent in Celtel.
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- Career Coach
Shruti Rao
Shruti wants to help students explore the opportunities available to HBS students in the banking, private equity and venture capital industries. Having worked in these industries, Shruti can provide insights into how these industries recruit, what the job experience...
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- 13 May 2013
- Blog Post
Alumni: Where are they now? Featuring Aaron…
HBS alum, Aaron Mitchell, MBA 2011, provides an update on his career post-HBS. Current Position: Lateral Recruitment Lead – Asia Pacific ResourcingCurrent Location: Singapore Tell us what you’re up to these days. When not home sharing in...
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- December 2012 (Revised August 2020)
- Case
Rodan + Fields Dermatologists
By: Das Narayandas, Michael Roberts and Liz Kind
The case focuses on issues involved in managing the direct multilevel marketing sales consultants who sell R+F skin care products. The company is trying to better manage the inconsistent and highly variable recruitment behavior of the sales force i.e., the degree to...
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Keywords:
Marketing;
Salesforce Management;
Recruitment;
Compensation and Benefits;
Consumer Products Industry;
Beauty and Cosmetics Industry;
California
Narayandas, Das, Michael Roberts, and Liz Kind. "Rodan + Fields Dermatologists." Harvard Business School Case 513-067, December 2012. (Revised August 2020.)
- 22 Jan 2019
- Blog Post
Balancing the Ideal with the Real: Conveying Corporate Culture to Candidates
The recruiting process among companies and candidates can resemble a two-way talent competition in which all parties serve simultaneously as contestants and judges: just as candidates strive to present themselves in the best possible...
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Keywords:
Consumer Products / Retail
- Career Coach
Jamie Woodard
Jamie wants to help students navigate the career switch process for those interested in venture capital. Having pivoted from a non-investing background into two VC internships, Jamie can provide insight on how to break into venture capital, including how the industries...
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