Forage
Forage is a free, self-paced platform that partners with top employers such as Citi, KPMG, EY, JPMorgan, Bloomberg, and many more to offer virtual job simulations that let students experience real workplace tasks and explore fields like finance, consulting, banking, audit, and investment management. Each short simulation helps students build technical and soft skills, earn professional certificates, gain career insights, and strengthen their resumes and LinkedIn profiles, benefits that many participating employers actively value in recruitment. With over five million students worldwide, Forage aims to “democratize access to great careers” by bridging the gap between classroom learning and real-world experience.
While Forage offers job simulations for students across all academic and career backgrounds, our team has selected specific projects that best align with students interested in the following industries:
Navigating Forage
Dashboard
Your Forage Dashboard is the home base for everything that you can do on the platform. From here, you are able to:
- View your enrolled simulations
- Track your progress
- Access recommended programs
- Return to completed tasks and certificates
Job Simulations
Job simulations are virtual experiences that can be completed in under 30 minutes or over 9 hours, depending on the simulation and include:
- Realistic tasks based on actual entry-level and experienced roles
- Skill-building execises
- Insights from employers about their work and expectations
- A certificate of completion which you can refer to in applications
Jobs
The Jobs section on this platform highlights opportunities from companies that host simulations. From this menu, you can:
- Browse open roles
- Filter by industry, location, or job type
- View and compare simulation skills and connect them to real job requirements
Explore Content on Forage
Explore Jobs
Search for open positions from Forage partner employers and learn how your simulation experience aligns with job expectations
Short Courses
Short courses offer quick, targeted learning modules that are expected to last up to 4 hours. These modules are great for students who are looking to develop skills within a shorter time frame
All Job Simulation
Unsure of where to start? Browse through 200+ virtual job simulations to find experiences that speak to your career interests and give them a try.
Simulations by Profession
Forage also organizes simulations by career interest and includes:
- Software Engineering Job Sims
- Consulting Job Sims
- Banking & Financial Services Job Sims
- Law Job Sims
- Data Job Sims
- Security Job Sims
Student Blogs
The student blogs section contains articles that offer advice, tips, and general information related to supporting your professional development! Browse from a selection of articles about career industries, hiring diaries, basics, skills, interview prep, and news about employment and career tips.
“I have no idea of what career that I’m interested in! How can I figure out what my career interest(s) are?” Check out this section to find helpful articles and short quizzes that can get you started on identifying career prospects that pique your curiosity
Are you exploring career paths or have questions regarding a specific industry? Articles in this section are related to providing advice on pursuing careers, understanding different roles within different industries, and navigating the career exploration process!
Looking for additional help with preparing yourself for entering the job market? These articles are selected to provide you with insights on succeeding in the hiring process and how to make yourself stand out as an applicant!
Articles under this section are all about skills related to specific industries to keep you informed about the skills that recruiters are looking for in employees.
Getting ready for interviews and looking for more advice and practice? Featured articles include content about common interview questions related to specific industries and tips on reducing interview angst.
Forage Policy for Referencing Simulations (CV, LinkedIn, Other Social Media Posts)
Since Forage is a platform featuring Virtual Experience Programs (VEPs), you can include your participation on a CV, LinkedIn, and other verified social media platforms. For more guidance on how to feature Forage on your LinkedIn, resume, or CV, see their complete referencing policy.
Please Note: Virtual Experience Programs on Forage cannot be used as work experience on your CV or resume
- Include under sections titled, ‘Extracurricular Activities’, ‘Certification’, or ‘Achievement’
- Use the wording provided below to add your VEP experience to your CV
Extracurricular Activities
[Insert Company Name] Virtual Experience Program Participant
[Year of Completion] – [Insert Approximate Hours]
Participated in the open access [ Insert Company Name] Virtual Experience Program with Forage.
Tasks Completed Include:
- Task A
- Task B
- Task C
Please note: You must not include any VEP as work experience ot employment on your CV.
- Include in ‘Licenses & Certifications’ on your LinkedIn profile as demonstrated below:
Licenses & Certifications
Name: Virtual Experience Program Participant
Issuing Organization: [Insert the organization that you completed your Virtual Experience Program with]
Credential ID: [Insert your Unique Enrollment Verification Code (e.g. wMezEDXDQg3mLvT22Q)]
Credential URL: [Insert your Certificate URL (e.g. https://insidesherpa.s3.amazonaws.com/completion-certificates/Citibank)]
- Refer to yourself as “Virtual Experience Program Participant” in your headline
- Share a post that includes your certificate and a story about your experience as a LinkedIn post with a link to the program so that people in your network can check out the program that you’ve completed!
Please Note: You must not include any VEP as work experience or employment on your LinkedIn profile.
- Share the news about your program completion by sharing a post on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, or a blog post!
