The “Why Blackstone?” interview question is guaranteed to come up.
It appears on HireVue screens, in first-round interviews, and during Superdays. Interviewers have heard hundreds of answers to it, most of them forgettable. Here’s how to give one that isn’t.
Maybe you’re interested in entrepreneurship. Maybe you’ve been hearing more about climate tech. Or maybe joining a small team working on batteries, carbon removal, climate AI, sustainable materials, grid technology, or another emerging solution just sounds exciting.
“For decades, the role of a scientist has been narrowly defined. It has been associated with the bench, with experiments, with data generation and with technical rigor. Strategy, in contrast, has often been viewed as a separate domain reserved for …
By Michael "Rudi" Rudisill (he/him)
Michael "Rudi" Rudisill (he/him)Assistant Director, Career Services
The clean energy sector doesn’t run on engineers alone — it takes analysts, dealmakers, advisors, and policy strategists too. This week’s roundup pulls together undergraduate internship opportunities spanning the full breadth of the industry, from utility-scale solar design to power markets …
Join Optiver for a PhD Information Session on Monday, September 14th, from 12pm-1:30pm at Brodhead Room 067 to learn more about our culture, the work we do, and opportunities for PhD students within quantitative research. You’ll hear about our recruiting …
By Shakeerrah Lawrence, PhD (she, her, hers)
Shakeerrah Lawrence, PhD (she, her, hers)Assistant Director, Career Services
Career fairs can feel intimidating, but they’re an opportunity to have genuine conversations with recruiters – not to deliver a perfect, memorized pitch. We’re humans, after all. Not robots. With a little preparation and a professional, approachable attitude, you can …
The Hart Leadership Program challenges students to practice the art of leadership in public life. Through academic courses, experiential learning programs, community-based research, and co-curricular initiatives, students develop their own frameworks for leadership and work alongside others toward a common …
By Shakeerrah Lawrence, PhD (she, her, hers)
Shakeerrah Lawrence, PhD (she, her, hers)Assistant Director, Career Services