Forté Career Ready Certificate

Set yourself apart from the crowd and accelerate your career with a Career Ready Certificate.

 

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The business world needs talented students like you, and Forté wants to help you make your mark. Earn a Forté Career Ready Certificate with our free online career accelerator for undergraduate students of all majors. Join a community of trailblazing undergraduate students who are prioritizing their professional development and leadership skill-building.

Your Career Ready Certificate (CRC) experience is designed to fit into your busy school life. You will work through a self-guided roadmap of activities at your own pace with peers from 70+ academic institutions. Start your Career Ready Journey today and prepare for an engaging experience.

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This program is open to undergraduate students of all majors and class years at 70+ participating partner schools.



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Applications are open for the Spring 2025 cohort. Apply by March 3, 2025to be considered.

CAREER READY CERTIFICATE PROGRAM CAN HELP YOU

  1. Make a great impression on top employers. Build confidence by leveraging Forté’s exclusive resources. Learn how to best position yourself for employer interaction.
  2. Consider business options. Explore career opportunities, learn about MBA programs, and attend women's leadership events and webinars.
  3. Gain access to an exclusive and vibrant community committed to #MoreWomenLeading. Connect with Forté and business leaders, MBA and undergraduate students, and career influencers. Share ideas through participation in discussions, professional development workshops, and conferences.
  4. Learn about the opportunities and challenges women may face in the workforce. Gain insights into gender equity in the workplace and take action to make working environments inclusive spaces for all.
  5. Master milestones to earn a Forté Career Ready Certificate. A signal to corporate and business school recruiters you are confident, career ready, and understand the path to excellence and leadership.

WHAT TO EXPECT

As a part of your CRC experience you will enjoy interacting with other participants through:

  • Companion worksheet access: track goals, note key takeaways, and reflect
  • Groupme online community: Grow your network by interacting with your cohort peers
  • Live, Interactive Workshops from corporate and academic partners
  • Open Office Hours: Practice your elevator pitch, get your LinkedIn profile reviewed, and work on an action plan to complete the program
  • End of Cohort Celebration
  • View the syllabus

BENEFITS OF BEING A CAREER READY CERTIFICATE EARNER

Benefits of Being a Career Ready Certificate Earner

DON'T JUST TAKE OUR WORD FOR IT


The [Career Ready Certificate] program helped me feel more prepared for my future career. "

— Soukeyna Dale
Dillard University
Summer 2024 Gartner Cohort Participant



Forté has really helped me... and as a result I was able to secure a fulltime role post graduation."

— Gracie Flach
American University, DC
Spring 2024 Cohort Participant



CAREER READY CERTIFICATE EARNERS

Join the ranks of 1,000+ undergrad women who are getting ready to launch their careers.

 FAQS

  1. What is the time commitment for students and is the program self-paced?
    The career ready certificate can take up to 25 – 30 hours to complete. Students are encouraged to create an action plan to ensure successful completion in the allotted amount of time. The program manager provides open office sessions throughout the cohort period to help students develop a strong, personalized action plan. The program is completely self-paced. Students can complete modules at their own time.
  2. Can incoming freshmen enroll in the program prior to starting the fall semester?
    We strongly encourage students to wait until they are taking classes on campus, as the content asks them to interact with campus resources.
  3. Does the readiness program review resumes and LinkedIn profiles?
    There are many opportunities for students to get insight on how to revamp their resume and LinkedIn profile. Throughout the cohort, we have workshops that speak to various career readiness topics, many of which include resumes, building an online presence, and other career readiness-related topics. Once students complete the program, they are offered a free 30-minute 1:1 career guidance session. Students are always encouraged to visit their career center for more in-depth guidance and information.
  4. Does the program include networking opportunities between students and industry professionals?
    Yes, each cohort typically has 3 to 4 workshops with corporate and business school partners where students have the opportunity to network and engage with their peers and industry professionals. Students can also engage with their peers during open office sessions, meet and greets, and the end of cohort celebration. We also strongly encourage participants to register and attend our conferences throughout the academic year.
  5. Can you provide examples of live workshops?
    Live workshop topics are centered around career readiness related topics. Some topics that have been explored in previous cohorts include: Building your professional brand, the recruitment process from start to finish, how to prepare for a banking interview, exploring the world of business and the MBA, resumes 101, resume review day, interviewing 101, connecting the undergraduate experience to career exploration, leveraging your major for career success, and more. Check out one of our live workshops from JPMorgan.

 FORTÉ UNDERGRADUATE PARTNERS

Pipeline Partner

Boston University (Questrom School of Business)

Carnegie Mellon University (Tepper School of Business)

Columbia Business School

Duke University (The Fuqua School of Business)

Emory University (Goizueta Business School)

Harvard Business School

INSEAD

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Sloan)

Northwestern University (Kellogg School of Management)

Pennsylvania State University (Smeal College of Business)

University of California - Berkeley (Haas School of Business)

University of Chicago (Booth School of Business)

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities (Carlson School of Management)

University of North Carolina (Kenan-Flagler Business School)

University of Pennsylvania (The Wharton School)

University of Rochester (Simon Business School)

University of Virginia (Darden School of Business)

Yale School of Management

Undergraduate Partner

Agnes Scott College

Alabama State University

Arkansas State University

Barnard College

Bentley University

Boston University

Brandeis University, MA

Bryant University

Bryn Mawr College, PA

Carnegie Mellon University

Case Western

College of William and Mary

Columbia

Cornell University

Dillard University

Duke University

Emory University

Florida Gulf Coast University

Florida International University

George Washington University

Georgetown University (McDonough School of Business)

Harvard Business School

Howard University

Hunter College - CUNY, NY

Indiana University - Bloomington

Iowa State University

Johns Hopkins University

Lehigh University

Lincoln University

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Michigan State University

Mount Holyoke College

New York University

Northwestern University

Pennsylvania State University (Smeal College of Business)

Purdue University

Rutgers University

Scripps College

Smith College

Southern Methodist University

Spelman College

Stony Brook University

Texas A&M University (Mays Business School)

Texas Christian University

Texas Woman's University

Tufts University

Tulane

University of California - Berkeley (Haas School of Business)

University of Chicago

University of Connecticut, CT

University of Florida

University of Houston

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (Gies College of Business)

University of Iowa

University of Kansas

University of Kentucky

University of Maryland

University of Michigan

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

University of Nebraska-Lincoln

University of North Carolina

University of Notre Dame

University of Pennsylvania

University of Pittsburgh

University of Rochester

University of Southern California

University of Texas at San Antonio

University of Texas at Dallas

University of Virginia (Darden School of Business)

University of Wisconsin - Madison (Wisconsin School of Business)

Vanderbilt University

Virginia Commonwealth University

Washington University in St. Louis (Olin Business School)

Yale School of Management

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