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  Early Career

  It’s Time to Reinvest in Your Career

  The Job Market Sucks. The Economy Is Awful.  That’s the story right now, and you’ve probably said some version of it yourself. Maybe about your own job. Maybe about a friend who just lost her job. Maybe about the fact that nobody’s hiring, but everybody’s laying off. Not to mention that AI already blew up […]

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  Forté Signals

  Signs vs. Signals: The Two‑Letter Difference That Explains a Lot About Work

  For reasons that probably say something strange about me, I’ve been thinking about traffic signals a lot lately. Not because I’m secretly passionate about municipal infrastructure or have taken up a side hustle in urban planning. If anything, I’m the person who still gets irrationally annoyed when a left turn arrow takes too long. But […]

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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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  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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  Career Stage

  How to Negotiate with Confidence

  Many women are reluctant to negotiate — but the more you know about negotiation, the easier it is to ask for what you want.

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  Mid-Level

  Resilience, IRL

  Resilience. It’s one of those words that’s been making the rounds in business circles for years, right alongside “transformation” and “innovation.” It looked good in annual reports and fit neatly into MBA brochures. But ask ten people what resilience actually means in business, and you’ll get ten different answers, most of them vague. Here’s the […]

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