Start your week with a community of other job seekers who support, encourage, motivate, and learn from each other through their job searches. Job Seekers Connection energizes and inspires participants by sharing valuable strategies and techniques from professional career coaches, recruiters, and Human Resources representatives.
Want to know what a Harvard recruiter looks for in a job candidate? Come prepared with your questions for our recruiters!
This week's presenter:
John Dunay, Senior Talent Acquisition Manager, Human Resources, Harvard University, Central Administration
Jesse Diaz
Commander Jesse Diaz is currently a Department of Defense SkillBridge Intern with the Harvard University Central Administration team. As a military officer, he's spending time with Harvard Talent Acquisition where he's using his years of leadership, talent development, and recruiting to help him transition into the civilian world. He's spent his military career in operations saving lives, protecting the maritime border, and handling crises as an emergency manager.
He has a Bachelor's degree from the United States Coast Guard Academy in Civil Engineering, and a Master's of Professional Studies from the University of Maryland at College Park in Leadership Education and Development. In transition himself, Jesse believes in the value of networking while on the job hunt and welcomes the opportunity to professionally connect on LinkedIn to share best practices and lessons learned in his journey to finding the right career.
Tim Lapsley
Tim Lapsley is currently a Talent Acquisition Coordinator for Harvard’s Central Administration Talent Acquisition team. He covers the Campus Services portfolio, which includes twelve university organizations that support the services, and delivery of university wide campus operations. Tim resides in Needham, MA, and attended Kenyon College in Ohio earning is Bachelor’s degree in Psychology.
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