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Overview | Register | Event Schedule | Who Should Attend | Cost | Attire
Storm the “bored” room and put your mark on the next generation of business innovation!
If picturing a career in finance or accounting bores you to tears, consider this eye-opening fact: the language of business now drives success in EVERY industry including the arts, public service, media and entertainment, publishing and even in not-for-profit enterprises.
Come explore how business knowledge can enhance your academic background, professional ambitions, and social or service interests, and help you segue into an exciting and opportunity-rich career. Through Career Lab’s industry panels, networking sessions, and interactive workshops, accomplished women from Forté Foundation sponsor companies and schools reveal the new world of business and help you envision your role in it. Regardless of major, all undergraduate women with an interest in business will benefit from their insights.
SPRING 2009 CAREER LABS
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February 10 |
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| February 10 |
University of Chicago
Chicago, Illinois |
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February 17 |
Wake Forest University
Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
| February 19 |
Indiana University
Bloomington, Indiana |
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February 28 |
Washington University in St. Louis
St. Louis, Missouri |
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March |
Northwestern University
Evanston, Illinois |
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April 24 |
University of Rochester
Rochester, New York |
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April |
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, California | |
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What is Career Lab?
An amazing evening of networking with successful role models. Attend a Career Lab to:
- Explore possibilities for your career
- Get information on different industries
- Network with women from leading companies and business schools
- Learn how an MBA can fit into your career plans
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SAMPLE EVENT FORMAT
| 4:30-5:00 pm |
Welcome by Host School
Careers in Business: Endless Possibility—Discover Your Passion! |
| 5:00-6:00 pm |
Career Search Secrets |
| 6:00-7:30 pm |
Industry Introductions |
| 7:30-8:00 pm |
Networking Over Refreshments: Students and Forté Companies |
| 8:00-8:45 pm |
Pre-MBA: How to Prepare for Life after College |
We encourage you to attend some or all of the sessions. Feel free to come and go as necessary.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
Undergraduates at area colleges and universities are invited to take part in all or part of the Career Lab offerings. Women of ALL majors are encouraged to attend.
COST?
Complimentary. The Forté Career Lab is paid for by our business school and corporate sponsors and the Graduate Management Admission Council. Each event is also hosted by the graduate business school at that campus as well as a select group of student clubs.
ATTIRE?
Dress for the Forté Career Lab is business casual.
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ABOUT FORTÉ
Forté Foundation is a consortium of major corporations, top business schools, and influential non-profit organizations that has become a powerful change agent directing talented women towards leadership roles in business. Through a combination of programming, scholarships, and network development, Forté Foundation reaches a broad spectrum of women from college through business school. Click here to learn more.
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