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Harvard MCS Mignone Center for Career Success, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Harvard University.

The Mignone Center for Career Success (MCS) empowers our learners to identify, explore, and achieve their career and professional goals, wherever they may lead. The Mignone Center for Career Success, for the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, serves students and alumni of

• Harvard College,
• the Griffin Graduate School of Arts and Sciences,
• the Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, and
• the Harvard Extension School degree programs.

01/07/2026

Serena ’24 shares how she used Firsthand Advisors to connect with alumni physicians, gain career insight, and secure shadowing opportunities within hours.

Firsthand makes it easy to learn from people who’ve been in your shoes and turn conversations into meaningful next steps.

🎓 Whether you’re exploring careers or looking for hands-on experience, this is a resource you don’t want to miss.

Click the link in our bio for a link to the Firsthand resource on the MCS website.

January is a great time to get advice on different career pathways, strengthening your informational interviewing skills...
12/17/2025

January is a great time to get advice on different career pathways, strengthening your informational interviewing skills, and expand your network.

Choose from over 3,500 Harvard alumni representing a variety of fields and professions on the MCS Firsthand Advisors platform.

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12/11/2025

✈️ Helping Harvard explore the world safely and confidently

Meet Krister Anderson, Associate Director for International Consulting and Projects with Harvard Global Support Services. His team helps students prepare for international travel, navigate visas, and get support in the event of an emergency abroad.

For Krister, the best part of the job is helping students access life-changing global experiences, just like the one that shaped his own path when he conducted thesis research in Morocco.

His advice to students is simple:
Stay curious, be open to unexpected opportunities, and trust the process. Sometimes the experience you never planned for becomes the one that changes everything.

12/10/2025

🌍 Finding fluency, community, and a calling.

Meet Sophia, a junior who has spent six semesters studying Portuguese at Harvard – a journey that led her to the first-ever Harvard Summer School in Brazil and a fully immersive, transformative experience abroad.

From becoming fluent in Portuguese to building lifelong relationships with faculty and peers, Sophia discovered how language opens doors to whole worlds, and shapes her dream of working across South America and the broader Portuguese-speaking diaspora on issues like climate change and ecosystem preservation.

And yes… she recommends trying coxinhas. 😉

12/09/2025

🌏 From Harvard to rural Vietnam.

Meet Sofia, a Harvard sophomore studying Neuroscience who spent her summer volunteering with Coach for College – teaching physics and volleyball to middle-school students in Long Mai, Vietnam.

Through cross-cultural connection, hands-on teaching, and serving students with fewer resources, she discovered how small actions can spark real impact, and how experiences like this shape her path toward a future career in medicine.

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12/08/2025

“DRCLAS changed my career path, and now I get to help students do the same.” – Niki (Student Programs at the David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies)

Explore:
• 8-week internships in Brazil & Mexico
• Funding (need & merit)
• Travel grants + thesis support

🎓 For juniors: research travel grants, thesis prizes, and a Certificate in Latin American Studies. 🇲🇽🇧🇷

All opportunities are on CARAT.
Dreaming of Latin America? Start here.

12/07/2025

Sasha got a professional headshot at the Headshot Hub! 🐾📸 Because everyone deserves to look their best. 💁

Walk in anytime during Smith Campus Center hours. Locate it at the Collaborative Commons on the second floor. No appointment needed. 100% free. Delivered to your inbox in minutes. 

12/04/2025

Thinking about summer plans? Hear how Jessica and Gavin, two of our former Peer Advising Fellows turned drop-ins, advising conversations, and Summer Funding Opportunities Office resources into funded summer opportunities, global internships, and career clarity.

Whether you're exploring internships, research, public service, or funding options, the 2025 Summer Opportunities & Funding Fair is the place to start.

📅 Tomorrow, December 4
🕐 1–4 PM
📍 The SOCH, 59 Shepard St

Come meet organizations and programs, ask questions, discover opportunities, and learn how SFO can support your JOURNEY.

This Friday 12/5: Meet representatives from various Harvard centers and departments, as well as external organizations, ...
12/03/2025

This Friday 12/5: Meet representatives from various Harvard centers and departments, as well as external organizations, offering domestic and international research, study, internship, volunteer, and funding opportunities at the largest summer planning event of the year.

Time: 1-4pm
Venue: SOCH

Your professional headshot just got easier! The Headshot Hub is now open in the Collaborative Commons (2nd Floor, Smith ...
12/01/2025

Your professional headshot just got easier! The Headshot Hub is now open in the Collaborative Commons (2nd Floor, Smith Campus Center). 

Perfect for LinkedIn, applications, ID photos, and more. All delivered straight to your inbox in minutes!

100% free. No appointment needed. Self-service.

How it works:
• Walk in anytime during Smith Campus Center hours
• Enter your Harvard email & follow the prompts
• Take 3 photos (retake if needed!)
• Edit with AI enhancements & custom backgrounds
• Receive your photos by email; download & use anywhere

Hours: Mon-Fri: 7am–10pm | Sat-Sun: 8am–10pm

Open to all Harvard students, staff, and faculty. 

Stop by today and level up your professional presence! 

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11/20/2025

at the 2025 Harvard Climate and Sustainability Expo.

Last week's Engineering Career Fair was incredible!Students connected with top employers from across the country—from ro...
11/17/2025

Last week's Engineering Career Fair was incredible!

Students connected with top employers from across the country—from robotics and energy to medical devices, transportation, and design.

Companies like Amazon Robotics, WHOOP, Lightmatter, Formlabs, Crux Product Design, and General Dynamics Applied Physical Sciences came ready to discuss exciting full-time and internship opportunities in some of the most innovative fields in engineering.

Thank you to all the organizations that joined us and to our students for showing up ready to make connections!

Mark your calendar for the Harvard Biotech, Pharma, & Healthcare Expo on January 30, 2026!

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