Has an ALM in Management at Harvard Extension School led you to a career at any high power corporations such as Goldman Sachs?

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It certainly helps, but it's not the only thing they're looking for.

It's not a guarantee by any means, but it definitely looks good on a resume.

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Extension school degrees are like U of Phoenix degrees for those in the know

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I am not sure what you are trying to say - but you are not understanding my point. Extension School students are usually two types: 1) Working professionals doing it part time for other opportunities, usually ALMs 2) Full time (typically younger) doing it as part of their UG (ALBs)

To say either of these tracks are the same, career wise as Harvard College (or HMS, HBS or HKS) is insane.

Please check, but none of the IB BB or MBB recruitment stats, none recruit at the Extension School. And why do you think it’s ALB and ALM rather than AB or AM, it’s to differential against the core (more prestigious counterparts)

Yes, with your ALB or ALM, you can probably get a regular company, but to compare this to any Ivy League degree is a joke and shows how little you know about the real world.

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To whomever is making comments from Boston Consulting Group, you would think your own company would not be hiring from the Harvard Extension School if it was worthwhile.

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Just because you have access to a job listing doesn’t mean you’ll get considered. This is probably a common post for the entire undergrad group because it’s for “associates” (which is pre MBA). I’ve done recruitment for a few years and frankly if I got a resume from the extension school I would toss it aside and go wash my hands a few times. That is the reputation it has. If you applied, and you got shortlisted, I would eat my hat.

In any case - you are clearly so deluded that you are unwilling to listen to people that are telling you the real situation on the ground and prefer to live in some weird alternate reality where you assume you know better.

It sounds like you’re the perfect kind of candidate for the extension school - someone desperate enough to get “Harvard!” on their resume who is either not aware enough or just ok turning a blind eye to the fact that they’re being made a grade A sucker. I see why Mck 1 gave up - I will do the same.

Good luck with your life, OP.

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1. BCG is “recruiting” from HES. That means they are very interested in HES students. Including post-grads.

2. Only BCG and McKinsey have really been rather adamant and negative about HES on this thread.

3. Unlike you two, I back up my statements with facts, where are yours?

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@McKinsey&Co can you be more specific? From what I know about U of Phoenix, those degrees are solely online. Harvard Extension School Master degrees have to be completed on campus with some courses having the option of an online format. Not to mention you have to be admitted to the ALM program.

They are not going to bash their own programs. They literally can’t say anything else except it’s as good as the “real thing” - except that it’s just a money printing machine for them.

Of course Harvard won’t call their extension school a joke. That’d be shooting themselves in the foot….

So here are the job titles of recent graduates from the ALM in Management.

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It’s not too late ⏰

They do not recruit lol.

I’m looking right at the website. It even states the name of the recruiting associate with their BCG work email.

@Boston Consulting Group 1: Don’t be. The only reason why I did the three admission courses and the filed the application was not simply about having Harvard on my resume. It was due to my career aspirations and the fact that HES is affordable for me. It also offers financial aid for their master’s degrees, which is something most master’s and MBA programs don’t really offer in my area. It really comes down to this: it isn’t the name, it’s the cost and quality of the learning experience that Harvard University provides.

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Yup, that is correct. Even the HES website says to go directly to the McKinsey website. Thanks for confirming.

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Yes, same goes for the students at U of Phoenix

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