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  • Rocio Pena: The Skills She Gained and the Confidence to Use Them
    College Success

    The Skills She Gained and the Confidence to Use Them

    When Rocío Peña first joined Forté’s Career Ready Certificate program, she was looking for practical skills that would help her prepare for internships and future roles. What she found was a stronger sense of self. “One of the biggest things the Career Ready Certificate taught me is to show up with confidence and believe that […]

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  • Stop Telling Women They Need to Develop Skills They Already Have
    Level Up Your Career

    Stop Telling Women They Need to Develop Skills They Already Have

    Employers are remarkably consistent about the skills they want most. In a recent survey of Forté member companies, employers said they are looking for communication, analytical thinking, coachability, professionalism, leadership, client-facing confidence, and the ability to work well with others. They want people who can stay calm under pressure, build trust quickly, navigate change, and […]

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  • Rethinking the Elevator Pitch
    Forté Signals

    Rethinking the Elevator Pitch

    The 30-second pitch has been in the world of career advice for so long that it now feels less like advice and more like a professional rite of passage. We are told to keep it polished and ready, just in case someone important appears and asks us to summarize our entire professional existence before handing […]

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  • Before You Spend $30,000 on a Consultant
    Articles

    Before You Spend $30,000 on a Consultant

    Every year, some MBA applicants hire admissions consultants for $10,000 to $30,000. What are they actually paying for? Not grammar correction.Not essay templates.Not someone to invent a personality for them.They’re not buying better answers. They’re buying interpretation. MBA applications ask you to submit transcripts, scores, resumes, essays, and recommendations. Then a group of people who […]

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  • What MBA Admissions Committees Say They Want
    Articles

    What MBA Admissions Committees Say They Want

    MBA admissions can feel like being surrounded by people speaking a foreign language you once studied just enough to pass the exam. You recognize the vocabulary. You can translate individual sentences. You even feel vaguely confident responding. But you cannot actually follow the conversation. And worse, you have the distinct sense that whatever is being […]

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  • Why You Can’t Prepare for MBA Admissions Alone
    MBA - Application Process

    Why You Can’t Prepare for MBA Admissions Alone

    Most people apply to business school before they admit to anyone they’re applying. You don’t tell your manager yet.Your family isn’t quite sure what an MBA actually is.Your friends are annoyed you missed brunch last Sunday. So you work on it at night. You revise essays after work. You open another browser tab to compare […]

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