HBS Working Knowledge published an analysis of 150 million resumes led by Harvard Business School Professor Paul Gompers, with Natee Amornsiripanitch, Will Levinson, Vladimir Mukharlyamov, Sachin Srivastava, and George Hu, finding that most careers plateau at mid-level within 15 to 20 years.
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What if the biggest career risk isn’t falling behind, but quietly stalling? An analysis of 150 million resumes led by Harvard Business School Professor Paul Gompers, wit…
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Distilling and translating the latest Harvard Business School research for a global audience of business leaders.
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