Current students of the Ross School of Business are very lucky. We have had incredible success attracting companies who are interested in recruiting our students. The long list of corporate presentations that we see now, and the list of companies who will be interviewing and hiring later, directly reflects the strength of the economy. It surely also has a lot to do with the quality of our students and the education they receive. Companies would not be interested in coming to (or coming back to) Michigan to recruit if they weren't happy with the students they hired. However, a couple years ago we had far, far fewer presentations, interviews, and hiring going on. Students definitely weren't complaining about the fact that there were too many presentations, and "I don't have time to go to them all!" I promise, that wasn't happening.
I don't think that anyone could reasonably infer that this year's students are that much better than the students two years ago. Certainly, Dean Dolan and many others are doing a great job getting the word out about the Ross School, and the story that we can tell about the school and our educational philsophy is a compelling one. But, again, I don't think anyone could conclude that this year's students are that much more amazing than the ones who graduated in recent years.
So, what's the point in bringing all of this up? Am I somehow feeling compelled to beat up on our current students? Far from it. I think they are simply marvelous; however, I want them to go through this job seeking process with an air of humility and thanks as opposed to an attitude of conceit, that they are somehow deserving of these opportunities, even more deserving than others. Students do not somehow deserve to get lots of interviews. They do not deserve to have people wait on them hand-and-foot. They are qualified and are worthy of the opportunities, to be sure. I just hope that they are thankful for the opportunities they do get.
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