Harvard Business School - Yearbook (Boston, MA)

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The Placement 0 ca' Izfelbing Hand to MBA! The placement program has changed appreciably since the formative years across the River. In Dean Gay's time, from 1908 to 1919, placement pretty well took care of itself through letters of introduc- tion from members of the Faculty, through direct solicitation by students and by family connections. Early in Dean Donham's administration, 1919 to 1942, it fell to one of the assistant deans to be re- sponsible for placement information and contacts. Today the Placement Office is concerned primarily with three spheres of operation: alumni placement, student placement, and placement research. All are now under the general direction of Mr. Allan F. Rood, MBA '24, Director of Placement. Doug Van Sicklen, '54, fills out an employer interview form ' ng. Bob Kuney, '54, is interviewed by a prospective employer The student placement program includes the Career Counseling Conferences held in Baker Library each fall for all students in- terested in panel discussions of the experi- ence and problems of job hunting by suc- cessful HBS graduates, Placement Office seminars on the techniques and attitudes of placement, individual student counseling by members of the Placement Office and fac- ulty, and the employer interviews program, which each spring brings representatives of many companies to the School for recruiting. there's always a rush E E?,'l'Gv,JE'?lf Q ' ir! ' 'Y ,- . , ir- - A ' ix . 7 , 1' ' 1 , 4.351 , lc 395944 , sf ' i- , f ' :Q-.K , ff , '-4,741-4, - I ' If-1-' 'SH 1,1 , PLCl

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-.4 ...--I the Occupational reference room, where placement intormation is made available Last year slightly more than 1,000 graduates and former students of the School were registered for alumni place- ment, and approximately 900 iob opportunities were listed by employers. lt is estimated that during this period be- tween 4,000 and 5,000 referrals were made to employers. Because the Placement Office operates for the most part on the referral system, it is not in a position to give direct iob leads. Under the referral system, interested employers send their iob descriptions to the School and ask for in- formation about qualified candidates. The Placement Office then compares the iob description with the interests and experience of alumni registered for placement and sends the resumes of likely candidates to the employer. From this point forward, initiative rests with the employer. He reviews the resumes that are sent and then directly ap- proaches the men he wishes to interview. The Placement Ottice does not notify an alumnus when he has been re- ferred to an employer. Placement research is aimed at discovering what happens to Business School men after graduation, with the purpose of helping students and alumni prepare themselves more effectively for positions of responsibility in private business, government, or in teaching or educational administration. when job offerings are posted Mrs. Ehrling Auerclahl registers an alumnus for placement NIT ES ' FSU . YHL S4 A-4 8- in

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Alumni Office' It Keqnr in Touch with 161500 Men One of the main sources of contact between the School and its graduates is through the Alumni Office, officially named the Harvard Business School Association. An important activity of the Alumni OFfice is the publication of the Harvard Business School Bulletin, published quarterly and sent without charge to members, faculty, and stu- dents. Also published is the biennial Alumni Di- rectory which, too, is free to members. Career counseling for students is provided through a national Placement Commitee which advises the Placement Director on policies and acts as liaison between the School and the placement chairmen of the regional clubs. Special regional conferences are sponsored by the local clubs where top-flight representatives of the School, management, labor, and government pool their ideas on important issues of the day. ln addition, alumni clubs located in 5'l cities K7 of them outside of the United Statesj arrange for luncheons, dinner meetings, forums, conferences, study groups, and social gatherings to provide a means of carrying out the purposes of the Asso- ciation and for maintaining contact between its members and outstanding personalities from the School and the business world. The Business School Fund' Financial Azkl for Students A group of Harvard Business School Fund Council members meet. left to right: Assistant Dean William D. Swan, Jr., Donald Wright, Director of Alumni Relations, Assistant Dean Vernon R. Alden, Associate Dean Stanley F. Teele, Council Chairman Edward J. Hanley, Professor Clarence B. Nickerson, Bruce Payne, president, Bruce Payne Associates, Joseph W. Powell, Jr., vice president, Harris-Seybolcl Co., Nathaniel M. Symonds, vice president, The Northern Trust Co., Frank L. Tucker, treasurer and secretary, General Radio Co. i.. F l Q l fi Last year, those of you who contributed to the Fund shared in an achievement of the school which I believe is unique in American education. For the first time in our history, we were able to provide financial aid to every student who needed assistance to attend the School. This message by Dean David headlined the first report of the Harvard Business School Fund. Last year, alumni contribu- tions provided S'IO3,000 toward the Financial Aid Board's annual budget of S-420,000. The Fund will continue to raise money for this purpose until the aid program is self-perpetuating with a revolv- ing fund of 52,500,000 The Fund has taken over the fund-raising activities of the Alumni Association in order to permit alumni clubs to devote full time to developing programs that would attract mem- bers, and to concentrate on establishing ties between the alumni and the School. The Fund is directed by a council of twelve promi- nent alumni under Chairman Edward J. Hanley, president of Allegheny Ludlum Steel Company. Assistant Dean Vernon Alden is the Fund Director. -'s QIJX '- ' '