Welcome Parents & Families
Your student has chosen one of the best places in the country to launch a career. Here’s how you can help and how you can encourage exploration, engagement, and confidence as they move toward life after graduation.
The University of Richmond Career Services team works with every Spider from first-year orientation through graduation and beyond. We know families play a crucial role in career development, whether as sounding boards, encouragers, and (sometimes) questioners at the dinner table.
This page will help you understand what our career center offers, what’s to expect in the current job market, and how to be the kind of support your student needs.
What we do
Career Services helps students explore what careers align with their values and strengths, build career skills, connect with alumni and employers, find experiences, and provide resources to find funding for experiences. Our services are free and available to every Spider for life.
- One-on-one career advising (schedule through Handshake)
- Spider Road Trips: students explore career interests, visit employers, and network with UR alumni in cities like NYC, Boston, San Francisco, and Washington DC
- The Richmond Guarantee: up to $5,300 to fund an unpaid/underpaid summer experiences like research and internships
- This website is a virtual career center where students can get the information and resources they need, 24/7.