Alice Ain Rich

Senior MBA Career Coach & Adjunct Professor

Alice Ain Rich was the founding Human Resources Director at three technology companies (Kronos, Bitstream, and Dragon Systems/Nuance Communications) where she hired many international employees, and has served as a human resources consultant to a range of organizations. She founded and has led her career coaching and corporate consulting business (www.coachalice.com) for more than 20 years working with almost 5,000 clients. Alice is delighted to be working with the MBA students at Brandeis, having advised MBA/MSF and dual-degree students as a Senior Consultant to the Dean of the Carroll Graduate School of Management at Boston College in the past. Alice received her BA in English from Vassar College where she also studied abroad at the University of London.

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How to Build an Online Presence

Published on July 21, 2021

Tips from the Careers and Engagement Office:

Set aside time each day to add to your online presence by liking, sharing, and/or commenting on a LinkedIn post that you find interesting or that you have a positive thought about. It …

By Alice Ain Rich

Letter to the MBA class of 2021 from Coach Alice

Published on May 20, 2021

Dear Class of 2021:

We started this journey together. We came to Brandeis around the same time to start a new adventure. That first day in our classroom when I saw you together as a group, as a class, as …

By Alice Ain Rich

Be BOLD in Your Intention and Gentle in Your Approach When Networking

Published on May 13, 2021

Networking is important to your job search. Using on-line platforms such as LinkedIn can help you build a robust network from both inner and outer connections. Inner connections are people you know well, like mentors, friends, close peers and colleagues. …

By Alice Ain Rich