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Early Career

Funny Business: 3 Improv Techniques That Help You Succeed at Work

by Precillia Redmond

Precillia participated in a team building session with her manager and peers at an improv theater in Boston. As a big fan of comedy, she expected the experience to be fun. What she didn’t expect was to come out of the day with improv techniques to improve her capabilities as a team member and a manager.

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Job Search

Job Interviews – Tell Them What You Want to Tell Them

Interviews are a tricky thing – students spend months preparing, studying, networking, and in the end it comes down to a couple hours of Q&A that are totally unpredictable. Companies ask questions ranging from “What are your 5 weaknesses” to “If you had to make a speech at your retirement party, what would you say?” and candidates must be ready to tackle it all. However, there are a few strategies I learned through interviewing, most importantly how to “tell them what you want to tell them”.

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College Student

Exploring Your Options: Pursuing Your Summer Internship

Business school is an opportunity for you to find the career you are most passionate about. It is both a stressful and exciting process, and it can take a toll on you if you let it.

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Women in Leadership Profiles

Focus On Who You Are, And Do It Well

Debra Coleman briefly tried working in a school… and in a corporate law office… and in a law firm that collected delinquent taxes. “I had no idea what I wanted to do!” she recalls. Graduating from Williams College with a liberal…

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Forté Fellows

Forté Fellow of the Month: Vanessa Douyon

“I have not for one second regretted my decision to go to business school, but I think if I had done what was easy, I’d be living in a lifetime of ‘what-ifs.'”

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Forté Fellows

Forté Fellow of the Month: Claire Labrom

“One will never feel 100% prepared for business school, but with marketing experience in wide-ranging roles under my belt, I felt I could make a real contribution to the classroom.”

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