Job Market

When you're ready to go on the job market, HBS has amazing resources to support you. 

The Doctoral Office receives inquiries from faculty about job market students and usually refers inquiries to the HBS Doctoral job market website. To submit information for this site, email updated information to Darlene Le.

HBS students have access to a personal HBS profile page where they can update their research progress and more. Job market students should keep this page updated at all times. Instructions for updating your personal page are available here. You can view and search faculty and doctoral pages here.

Recent Placement

More than 2/3 of HBS Doctoral Programs alumni are placed at a business school or research university upon graduation. More information about recent placements by program is available here.

Academic Resource Center

The Academic Resource Center is here to help students optimize their learning at Harvard through individual meetings with academic coaches and peer tutors as well as group workshops and accountability sessions.

Presentation Skills Workshops for Conferences


Presentation workshops assist students with preparing for conferences, which build professional networks to aid them as they move forward in their careers. The workshops assist students with presentation skills such as content and delivery, especially the use of voice and body to create a public “presence.”

One-on-One Job Talk Delivery Coaching

Individual sessions are available to all students on the job market with professional speech coaches when students are preparing for flyouts.

Job Talk Slide Design Consultation

Slides are currency in academic. All job market candidates can work with a graphic designer on their presentation slides, ensuring rigorous materials are accessible to the audience.

Presentation Workshops for the Job Market

Each year, the Doctoral Programs Office hosts a Job Market Workshop Series. Sessions include slide preparation, presentation, and writing skills. These workshops will focus on developing your story and creating effective visual presentations. More information about these offerings is announced in early spring. Attendance is required to access 1:1 consultations with our coaches. Please contact Marais Young for more information.

GSAS Career Services 

The GSAS Career Services offers a series of events geared towards students who are preparing for the academic job market. Events include workshops on CV and cover letter writing, preparing for conference interviews, and preparing for campus visits. GSAS, in partnership with Interfolio, offers an application portfolio management service to help you manage your letters of recommendation and other academic job search documents.

The Derek Bok Center for Teaching and Learning

The Derek Bok Center for Teaching and Learning has some excellent resources on crafting teaching statements and diversity statements. 

Other Resources

Students may also find these websites helpful: