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Forté Foundation invites you to participate in live conversations with successful women business leaders from Forté sponsor companies, business schools, and the business community at large. These successful women will answer questions and share their advice on topics ranging from networking to work/life balance to the value of an MBA. Forté Premium Members receive unlimited access to webinars and past webinar recordings.

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Upcoming Webinars

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Recently Recorded Webinars

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Know Before You Go—Prepare to Network with Companies at the Forté MBA Women’s Conference

Preparing to network with companies at the MBA Women’s Conference is more than just brushing up your resume. You also need to practice your “approach”. What is your 30-second pitch? What is the story by which you want companies to remember you?
Current MBA Students
Women of Color in Finance (Toigo)
Presented by BlackRock Investments
Co-Sponsored by the Toigo Foundation


Career experiences can often differ by gender, race, and ethnicity. This panel will discuss what’s it’s like to pursue a career in finance for women of color: what to expect, what’s different versus the same and advice for women just launching their career. Co-sponsored by the Toigo Foundation, panelists are all recent MBA graduates who will speak to their career path, provide advice for liberal arts grads interesting in working in finance, and discuss what it’s like specifically for women of color in finance.
College Students

Maximizing Success in the Workplace: The First 90 Days - Two Part Series

Jodi Glickman Brown, founder and president of Great on the Job, in a two-part webinar series for MBA women to find out what top employees have in common and how you can share their success, how you can convert your summer internship into a full-time offer and make positive impressions on everyone you meet in your first 90 days in your new job after graduation.

Current MBA Students & MBA Alumnae

Industry Introduction: Introduction to Non-Profit

Women executives in non-profit will discuss their career paths and the opportunities for MBA graduates in this field. 

College Graduates Interested in an MBA

Industry Introduction: Introduction to Product and Brand Management

Women executives in product management and brand management will discuss their career paths and the opportunities for MBA graduates in these fields. 

College Graduates Interested in an MBA

Industry Introduction: Introduction to Technology

Women executives in technology will discuss their career paths and the opportunities for MBA graduates in this field. 

College Graduates Interested in an MBA

Industry Introduction: Introduction to Investment Banking & Sales and Trading

Women executives in investment banking and sales and trading will discuss their career paths and the opportunities for MBA graduates in these fields.

College Graduates Interested in an MBA

Your Application is in....Now What?

Now that you have submitted your applications for admission to the MBA program of your dreams, what comes next?  Join Dr. Don Martin, Former Dean of Admission at Chicago Booth School of Business and author of Road Map to Graduate School in a discussion about how to handle the next series of decisions.  Dr. Martin will discuss how to manage the outcomes of your applications, negotiate financial aid offers, chose where to attend and more.
College Graduates Interested in an MBA

Doing "Good" in Business

Women often tell us they want to “do well by doing good” in their career. This panel of women business leaders will demonstrate how you can “give back” in a traditional business career.  Senior executives involved in their firm’s corporate social responsibility initiatives either in a volunteer or professional basis, executives who volunteer their time for causes outside of their firm, and women who are involved in philanthropic initiatives will discuss how have chosen to give back through their career.
College Students
Successfully Navigating the Workplace: Communication Strategies for Women Leaders
TWO PART SERIES

What distinguishes a superstar from an average Joe on the job, especially in these tough times? Join Jodi Glickman Brown, founder and president of Great on the Job, in a two-part webinar series to find out what top employees have in common and how you can share their success.
Employees at Forté Sponsor Companies and Schools

Careers in Finance: Online Office Hours!
Deutsche Bank

Learn about careers in finance with this leading company in this industry.  Interact, explore this industry, and learn what opportunities exist for you.  Gain first-hand knowledge of how the current events on Wall Street translate to future opportunities.
College Graduates Interested in an MBA and Current College Students

Industry Introduction: Introduction to Corporate Finance

Women executives in corporate finance will discuss their career paths and the opportunities for MBA graduates in this field.

College Graduates Interested in an MBA

Industry Introduction: Introduction to Consulting

Women executives in consulting will discuss their career paths and the opportunities for MBA graduates in this field.

College Graduates Interested in an MBA

Industry Introduction: Introduction to Marketing

Women executives in marketing will discuss their career paths and the opportunities for MBA graduates in this field.

College Graduates Interested in an MBA
Making Risk a Winning Strategy

This program explores individual views on competition and risk taking and proposes a new view of leadership for women: Collaborative Competition™.
Employees at Forté Sponsor Companies and Schools

Forté Forum Webinar: Financing Your MBA

Don Martin, former Dean of Admissions at University of Chicago Booth will discuss financing options for the MBA degree.

College Graduates & College Students

Forté Forum Webinar: MBA Admissions

Deans and Directors of Admissions at Forté schools will provide advice on the MBA application process.

College Graduates & College Students

Forté Forum Webinar: Executive MBA Alumnae

Graduates of Executive MBA programs at Forté schools will discuss their careers and how the EMBA has added value.

College Graduates & College Students

Forté Forum Webinar: MBA Careers in Non-Traditional Industries

MBA graduates working in non-traditional industries including government, non-profit, education and sustainability will discuss their careers and how the MBA had added value.

College Graduates & College Students

Forté Forum Webinar: Women of Color and the MBA

Alumnae and current student women of color will discuss their careers and MBA experiences. This event is co-sponsored by the Consortium for Graduate Student Management.

College Graduates & College Students

Forté Forum Webinar: International MBA Programs

Graduates of international MBA programs will discuss their careers and choice to attend an MBA program abroad.

College Graduates & College Students

Forté Forum Webinar: Managing the EMBA

Professional staff at Executive MBA programs will discuss the nuts and bolts of achieving an EMBA degree how to afford it, how to ask for help from your employer, how to balance family and school, etc.

College Graduates & College Students

Liberal Arts to Business

Successful women in business with liberal arts majors discuss their career path and how they leveraged their college experience and made the transition into business.

The Webinar: Liberal Arts to Business is sponsored by BlackRock Investments.


College Students

Engineering to Business

Successful women in business with engineering majors discuss their career path and how they leveraged their college experience and made the transition into business.

The Webinar: Engineering to Business is sponsored by BlackRock Investments.


College Students

Virtual Corporate Presentations

Forté sponsor companies hosted a 1-hour session to present an overview of their business and careers for MBA’s. They discussed the corporate culture and shared day-in the life insights and benefits.  The presentation ended with a 20-minute Q&A. The traditional on-campus corporate presentation is now available virtually!

Morgan Stanley

Ernst & Young

Citi

Current MBA Students at Forté Sponsor Schools

Financial Services FAST Track Office Hours: Citi

Careers in Finance: Online Office Hours!
Learn about careers in finance with leading companies in this industry.  Interaction with firms, explore this industry, and learn what opportunities exist for you.  Gain first-hand knowledge of how the current events on Wall Street translate to future opportunities.

College Graduates & College Students

Financial Services FAST Track
Online Panel: Interview Do’s & Don’ts

Are you getting ready to start the interview process? Need a refresher course on how to make a great first impression? Not sure what to expect given the economy? One thing is for sure - you need to stand out from the competition.  As part of the Financial Services FAST Track program, Forté companies hosted a panel discussion on how to make the most of your interview!

Citi, Deutsche Bank and Goldman, Sachs & Co. participated in a webinar for women MBA’s from Forté schools. They wanted to help you maximize your interview opportunities. Using examples from candidates seeking internship and full-time employment opportunities, executives from these three firms reviewed what to do before, during, and after the interview. They reviewed typical types of interview questions and the content for a 1/2 hour interview. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn how to market yourself from these leading recruiting experts.

Current MBA Students at Forté Sponsor Schools & Forté Fellows
Giving and Receiving Feedback:
Key Tool for Career Growth

This seminar teaches women how to ask for and receive four types of feedback: developmental, idea generation, stretch and supportive.
Employees at Forté Sponsor Companies and Schools

 

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