STUDENT COMMENTS
Most of the companies that recruit oncampus won't even consider hiring international students even if they are authorized to work. For the people who need a visa, recruiters won't even look at their résumés. The Career Development Center is not aware of the visa procedures, which means that it cannot explain to employers that it is not difficult to obtain an work visa for internationals. A specific international adviser aware of visa procedures and having the contacts with companies with positive attitude towards international students could help. Basically, as an international student, I am on my own in the job market.
I love this school. The teachers are great and very challenging. They are usually approachable and very helpful outside the classroom. They want to help the students get jobs after college and be their references. I have developed a lot as a person because of the school. I am extremely satisfied.
I find that when talking to my many friends at other college and university business programs that they have been taught far less than I have been. They also seem to have far less challenging programs. Additionally, they seem far less prepared to take on the process of searching for a job. The Robins School of Business is a tremendous institution. However, I wish there was a larger pipeline to bulge-bracket Wall Street firms. The firms that already recruit at UR are the best in their respective industries, I would just like to see more of them.
On-campus recruiting is very strong for finance and accounting majors, but lacking for students concentrating in marketing.
You will probably hear this time and time again. The business school administration is extremely unresponsive to student comments and concerns. This is most apparent the student population’s disdain for the Professional Development Program (PDP). PDP is four short classes that every business major is required to take. Unfortunately, these classes provide no practical knowledge or experience. They distract students from other more beneficial tasks such as campus involvement. The capstone class (PDP IV) requires students to create portfolio of their educational experience relying on eight major competencies. While the competencies are very specific and what an employer would seek, the project itself is worthless. The worst part is that the classes are not engaging or educational.
Need more long-term planning, better advisers.
The University of Richmond's business school has a truly exceptional program. I have enjoyed the high level of interaction that we have with faculty and the personal attention that you can get in class.
Very multifaceted, dynamic, new entrepreneurship focus should provide a boost to the education. Great professors!
The Robins school of business has definitely exceeded my expectations since I began in 2003. They have vastly improved and I'm extremely satisfied with the education I have received here. I feel that I am fully prepared for the real world and whatever job I choose to do after graduation.
It would take a lot to be more pleased than I am with my school and area of concentration.
Along with help from the Career Development Center, business students also take four classes in Professional Development, which seems to really help in preparing us for the future because they cover interviews, résumés, diversity, etc.
University of Richmond was the only school I wanted to attend and it was by far the best decision I have ever made. I loved the business school and will be sad to graduate.
I have a few job offers at this point as a senior. I believe that has to do with the business school's reputation and the career development center.
I think the teaching quality is excellent at U of R. Each class I have taken has helped to prepare me for the professional world, and now I am fully confident in my ablities to compete in that environment. Although the school's resources do not yet exceed my expectations, they are constantly in the process of finding the most cost-effective ways of upgrading and improving the school's resources.
The no-credit Professional Development Program series of classes (four sections) is unrivaled in any undergraduate business school. The PDP series specializes in developing seven business core competencies: critical thinker, creative problem-solver, effective communicator, effective leader and change agent, ethical decision-maker with sound judgement, respecter of differences, and global thinker. Vigorous curriculum allows Robins Business school students to excel in key areas such as, job search, diversity, résumé writing, interviewing, effective business writing, portfolio presentation, and global business understanding.
The RSB is very demanding, but it's a first-class education and I am proud to be associated with such a strong and supportive school.
Most professors are very tough, but also understanding and very helpful towards students. The school does do an alright job in career services but could do better.
The education and everything that goes with it is fantastic. The professors and administration are fantastic. The only thing that needs work is the job placement, recruitment office. They are having some difficulty because we are such a small school. But if you have the grades and interview skills, you will get a great job or get into a great MBA program if you put the time in yourself.
The teaching is excellent. There are many quality businesses that recruit here, but the recruiting office doesn't help a lot. The number of businesses also should improve.
Our business program suffers greatly from the Professional Development Program, which every business student must take. The purpose of the program is so that each student can prove that they have mastered our seven business competencies laid out in our school's mission statement. However, each student already demonstrates each competency when they finish their degree. In all honesty, even those running the program do not fully understand its purpose because they often contradict themselves and fail students.The PDP is merely the Robins school's way of trying to look more impressive to outsiders without adding any more substance.
The University of Richmond's Robins School of Business not only offers outstanding professsors but the students leave the program much more prepared to take on their respective jobs and careers in a successful way. The fact that many of the professors have have jobs outside of teaching makes lessons plans very relevant. The administration has been able to offer our students the best technology on the market including 24-7 access to a Bloomberg Terminal and a live trading room, and with the completion of our $18 million renovation, the Robins School of Business certainly won't be lacking space.
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