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We are very pleased to introduce JACK – Jobs and Careers for the Kennedy School -- the OCA career management system! JACK provides one-stop service for students, alumni and employers engaged in career development.
OCA welcomes all incoming Kennedy School students!
We look forward to meeting you and supporting your professional development. One of your most valuable tools here at HKS (and beyond) will be JACK: Jobs and Careers for the Kennedy School, our online career management system. Once you have been issued your unique Harvard ID number, you will apply for a Harvard PIN. This PIN will be your access to JACK.
Note: JACK will available to incoming students on July 6.
Current students and Alumni can find JACK on the OCA and Alumni Online Community sites as well as on the HKS Intranet.
Please follow the steps below to begin using JACK:
Refer to the JACK User Guide in the OCA Document Library or the video tutorials located throughout for tips on navigating the system.
Bring your questions to one of our JACK training sessions. The dates for training sessions are found in the OCA calendar in JACK.
Employers should access JACK for Employers to set up an account. To establish an account:
Once the account is approved, you can:
JACK will be rolling out new features in the coming months and we appreciate your input.
Send us feedback and questions through the feedback window on your JACK home page.
As you conduct your job search, please be aware that scams on the Internet include fraudulent job postings designed to draw an unsuspecting job searcher into disclosing confidential financial/personal information. If you have concerns about the legitimacy of an announcement, please bring it to the attention of the OCA staff.