Advertising to Students

The current recruiting environment is very competitive and executing a comprehensive advertising campaign may be a key to your success at Harvard.

For any employer participating in On-Campus Recruiting or the Career Forum, we will automatically advertise your positions and visit dates to Harvard on the OCS Recruiting Web Site and on eRecruiting.com. However, to maximize the impact of your recruiting visits, you may want to consider taking advantage of the many publicity vehicles available at Harvard. The following are some examples:

PUBLICATIONS

• Daily: The Crimson 617-576-6600 The Harvard Crimson, the nation's oldest continuously published daily college newspaper, publishes every morning, Monday through Friday, except on federal and University holidays.
• Weekly: The Independent 917-622-8975 As the student-run weekly newsmagazine since 1969, The Harvard Independent provides in-depth, critical coverage of issues and events of interest to the Harvard College community. The Independent has no political affiliation and offers diverse commentary on news, arts, sports, and student life.
• Annually: Guide to Recruiting 617-576-6600 This full color, glossy magazine is written entirely by Harvard recruiting experts and serves as the guide to full- time and summer recruiting. Content includes industry profiles*, interview and etiquette tips, and Harvard’s rules and regulations for the recruiting process. It is distributed to all students who attend the Office of Career Services’ mandatory Introduction to On-Campus Recruiting meetings.
• Annually: Career Forum Guide 617-576-6600 A10” x 13” supplement written by members of Harvard’s Office of Career Services, this is the official handbook to this year’s Career Forum, to be held September 29, 2006. This guide contains a map of the event, as well as articles with advice on recruiting, interviews, résumés, and more. It is distributed to the door of every undergraduate and at the Forum.
• Annually: Summer Opportunities Guide 617-496-5476 Every year, HSA Publications teams up with the staff at the Harvard Office of Career Services to produce the Harvard Guide to Summer Opportunities. The guide is the source of everything related to finding a great summer experience. The Guide will be distributed to every room on campus in early November. In addition, copies will be available at OCS for any student who wants one.

POSTERING

• Harvard Student Agencies (HSA) 617-495-9651. HSA provides a delivery service to the various student residence houses at Harvard and will distribute posters for a fee. They will distribute them either door to door, throughout the undergraduate campus, or on kiosks and bulletin boards.
• The Crimson 617-576-6600 The Crimson also provides a postering service.

Working Directly with Students

In addition to print advertising, we encourage you to connect with students through the many student organizations on campus. Feel free to contact these groups directly about working with them on programs of common interest. In the past, these programs have focused on issues such as career panels, dining etiquette dinners, dress for success presentations, networking, and employer site visits.