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  Mentorship

  Mentoring Isn’t Supposed to Feel Like a Second Full-Time Job

  When people hear the word “mentor,” they sometimes imagine they are signing up to become a combination career coach, therapist, recruiter, life strategist, and magical problem-solving wizard. Exhausting, right? Good news: that isn’t actually the job. A good mentor doesn’t need to have all the answers.  You don’t need to know exactly what someone should […]

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  College Success

  From Self‑Discovery to Finance: Chinmayi’s Career Ready Journey

  A rising finance leader reflects on the skills that helped her stand out. NYU Stern School of Business ’28 Majors: Finance & Entrepreneurship | Minor: Data Science When Chinmayi Chittamuri enrolled at NYU Stern, she knew she wanted to pursue a career in business — but she also knew she needed a clear, compelling way […]

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  Early Career

  Welcome to Your Career. Here Are 5 Things Nobody Explained. 

  You spent years in school prepping for “that first job.”  You learned how to write papers (thanks ChatGPT), study for exams, give presentations, join clubs, and survive the group project with one person who mysteriously disappeared until the night before. Then you graduated, and yes you even managed to find a job in “this” market.  […]

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  Articles

  From Prep to Payoff: MBA Leadership Conference

  Sneha Dasgupta is fired up. As a first-year MBA at the University of Michigan’s Ross School and a Forté Fellow, Sneha has tackled a healthcare start-up, pitched at a conference in Houston, and landed an upcoming summer internship at Kearney. After sharpening her goals in Forté’s MBA Takeoff, Sneha walked into the 2025 MBA Leadership […]

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  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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  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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