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Read MoreArticlesMBA to Executive Strategist: How Megan Manno Launched Her Career Through Raymond James’ A2C Program
The Assistant to the Chair (A2C) Executive Strategist, Office of the CEO program was established at Raymond James in 1991. The A2C program offers high-performing, self-motivated individuals the opportunity to acquire and hone the management and leadership skills necessary to succeed at the highest levels of the firm. Throughout the two-year program, A2C Strategists learn […]
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Read MoreCareer StageAce Your MBA Applications With This Month-By-Month Guide
Interested in an MBA but don’t know where to begin? Forté’s step-by-step guide will take you from pre-application to acceptance.
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Read MoreArticlesBanish Tolerations to Quiet the White Noise in Your Life, Find New Energy, and Live Abundantly
Do you sometimes feel like you are running on empty but don’t know why? Or maybe you feel slightly drained, but you can’t put your finger on what’s holding you back. It could be that you are living with too many tolerations. What are tolerations? Tolerations are things that you are putting up with every […]
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Read MoreArticlesMeet Rose Martinelli, An Original Forté Board Member
From opera singer to dean of admissions at top business schools to higher ed consulting, Rose Martinelli has built a career on the belief that every woman has a right to leadership – she just has to do the work. Early Forté Support: Do Something, Don’t Sit Back and Watch Tell me how and when […]
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Read MoreCareer Stage7 Reasons Why You Should Consider a Career In Finance
Finance can seem intimidating, especially if you think you’re not good at math or that it sounds like a foreign language. But let’s simplify it: you’re already engaging with finance every day without even realizing it.
Think about when a friend asks to borrow money—you’re assessing their risk. Or when you’re shopping and trying to get the best deal, you’re negotiating prices. Even things like buying auto insurance, figuring out inflation, or deciding how much to charge for babysitting involve financial thinking. And yes, even watching Shark Tank and wondering if you’d make a good pitch is a finance-related activity.
You’re savvier than you think! Programs like those offered by the Forté Foundation are dedicated to making this field more approachable and exciting, particularly for college students who may have not considered finance a viable career path.
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Read MoreArticlesShow Your Worth: 6 Ways to Weave Technical Skills into Your Story
You know your worth is inestimable, right? You’re infinite and infinitely worthy just because you exist. But when you’re out there networking, job searching, and interviewing, it’s easy to forget that not everyone knows your heart, soul, and value-adds. It’s also really easy to index for the wrong things when putting your achievements forward. In […]
