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Undergraduate Career Lab

The Simon MBA program and Forté Career Lab present: Storm the "bored" room and put your mark on the next generation of business innovation!

Consider this eye-opening fact:  the language of business now drives success in EVERY industry. Come explore how business knowledge can enhance your academic background, professional ambitions, social or service interests and help you segue into an exciting and opportunity-rich career. Through Simon's Career Lab's interactive workshops, accomplished women from top companies and the Simon School of Business' MBA program provide an atmosphere of networking and direction. They will reveal a new world of business and help you envision your role in it. Regardless of major, all undergraduate women with an interest in business will benefit from their insights.

Sponsored by the Simon Graduate School of Business at the University of Rochester and Forté Foundation.

What is Career Lab? 
  • An amazing evening of networking with successful role models
  • Exploring career possibilities 
  • Obtaining info on different industries
  • Learning how an MBA will fit into your career plans

We're pleased and excited for you to preview one of our guest speakers, Lindsey Pollak: 
Lindsey Pollak is a bestselling author, speaker and consultant specializing in Generation Y career and workplace issues.

She is the author of the popular career advice book for college students and recent grads, Getting from College to Career: 90 Things to Do Before You Join the Real World (HarperCollins, April 2007), and co-author with Diane K. Danielson of The Savvy Gal’s Guide to Online Networking (Or, What Would Jane Austen Do?).

Lindsey writes a top-rated career blog, Lindsey Pollak Blog, and is the Career Contributor for ABC News on Campus. She also contributes columns to FastCompany.com and The Huffington Post. A noted expert on career issues, Lindsey’s advice has been featured in such media outlets as The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Boston Globe, The Washington Post, CNN.com, Monster.com, Martha Stewart Living Radio, National Public Radio and ABC News America This Morning.

Lindsey’s professional speaking includes frequent keynote speeches and seminar presentations at universities, conferences and corporations around the country. College audiences have included Amherst, Columbia, Duke, Emory, Harvard, Northwestern, MIT, Syracuse, University of Michigan, University of Pennsylvania, UNC-Chapel Hill, USC, UT-Austin and Yale. Conference audiences have included the American Society of Interior Designers, Financial Women’s Association, New York Times Job Market Career Series, the National Association for Campus Activities, the Society of Consumer Affairs Professionals and United Jewish Communities National Recruitment Corps.

In her corporate work, Lindsey facilitates training workshops on such topics as managing generational differences, business writing, social networking, personal branding, negotiation and presentation skills. She has worked with such organizations as A&E Television, Citi, Fidelity, Liz Claiborne, MTV Networks, the National Basketball Association, sanofi-aventis, T. Rowe Price and Time Inc. She is affiliated with The Madison Consulting Group and Negotiating Women

A graduate of Yale University, Lindsey received a Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarship to Monash University in Melbourne, Australia, where she completed a master’s degree in women’s studies. She is a former director of business development for WorkingWoman.com and began her career as a program coordinator for the American Woman’s Economic Development Corporation.

Lindsey currently lives in New York City. email: lindsey@lindseypollak.com

Interested in purchasing one of her books? Buy it used at http://800ceoread.com/products/?ISBN=9780061142598 

Who should attend?

All college undergraduates are invited to participate in the Career Lab components. Women of ALL majors are encouraged to attend.

Cost:

The Forté Career Lab is complimentary and paid for by the Simon School of Business with the Forté Foundation as a sponsor.

Attire:

Dress for this Career Lab is business casual.

Tell your friends:

Pass on information about the Forté Foundation and the Forté Career Lab by sending this link:  www.fortefoundation.org/site/Calendar?view=Detail&id=5621

Sample of Simon's Career Lab format:
 

4:30-5:00pm

Forté Career Lab Registration

5:00-5:30pm

Welcome & Overview of Value of an MBA

5:30-6:15pm

Career Management / Industry Introductions

6:15-7:15pm

Women in Business Panel

7:15-7:45pm

MBA Admissions Overview

7:45-8:30pm

Networking Over Refreshments
 Register here
We look forward to seeing you soon!