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How to Survive a Company Scandal You Had Nothing to Do With

Harvard Business Review

An extensive network and other types of social capital can help mitigate the effects of organizational stigma. It would also be wise to look up the mission statement or corporate value statement of potential hiring firms, and be ready to make connections between their stated values and your own capacities and ambitions.

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The New Kind of Worker Every Business Needs

Harvard Business Review

Most of us think of biotech as the province of multinational pharmaceutical corporations and well-funded ventures, but the founders of BioCurious believe (as they say in their mission statement) "that innovations in biology should be accessible, affordable, and open to everyone."