EAC Mentoring Program
What do you need for career success?
“The mentoring program allowed me to connect with an experienced businessman in a no-pressure but high-learning fashion. The mentoring program is not a way to find a job or internship – but to truly learn how to network.”Russ Higgins
Class of 2006
Starting to think about transitioning to the professional world? Worried about how to begin the process?
The Robins School of Business Executive Advisory Council (EAC) has collaborated with the Robins School to develop a career guidance/mentoring program. The Robins School Executive Advisory Council is a group of ~40 senior executives that work directly with the Robins School, its Deans, faculty and students.
The members of the EAC have a variety of business backgrounds, including Investment Banking, Consulting, Manufacturing, Consumer Goods, Real Estate Development, Hospitality/Hotels, Small Business, Accounting, and much more! This program is designed to connect students one-on-one with business professionals from the EAC. The partnership serves the objective of helping students expand their educational horizons.
Members of the EAC have offered to provide career guidance/mentoring by helping interested students in the following ways:
- Meet one-on-one to provide general career coaching and advice
- Provide input regarding specific career questions/issues
- Discuss challenges faced when transitioning from school to work
- Assist in outlining a job search strategy
- Share real world experiences that have impacted his/her career
- Help define strategies for ongoing growth and professional development
As a student, you will be introduced to one of the executives on the EAC. You and the EAC executive will meet to discuss your questions, and to agree on a meeting approach that fits both your schedules.
If you are interested in applying to this program, please contact Lois Vogle at (804) 289-8557 or lvogle@richmond.edu.