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[quote=ronalbge]By MELISSA KORN Bob Piazza, a former human-resources executive at manufacturer Danaher Corp.,  spends Tuesday afternoons and Thursday mornings advising students at the University of Richmond's Robins School of Business, visits classes and otherwise tries to, in his words, "demystify the career-search process" for students.The 56-year- [url=http://nike-airmax.angelfire.com]cheap nike shoes[/url]   old is one of a growing number of retired and semiretired professionals currently passing through business-school campuses. Aiming to lend a practical aspect to academic work and give students a taste of the actual business worl [url=http://redbottoms.angelfire.com]Red Bottoms[/url]   d, schools such as Columbia Business School and the College of William Mary's Mason School of Business have been expanding their executive-in-residence programs, which bring former managers in for stints that can last for years or as little as a day. For schools and executives, the benefits are mutual. Schools boast that students get face time with corporate veterans, and for executives, the mostly unpaid postings allow them to relive boardroom triumphs and share lessons learned.But for business students more interested in landing a job than in soaking up wisdom, these executives may only be as useful as their Rolodex.Mr. Piazza might chat with an undergraduate about pursuing a job in human resources, but administrators don't expect him or other resident executives to find jobs for students. Although he says he is making some introductions, many schools explicitly discourage students from seeking those kinds of networking favors. Scott Dempsey, a second-year M.B.A. student at Columbia Business School, says some of his classmates have been crestfallen when executive visits don't result in job offers. Anyone who thinks those leaders are on campus looking for talent "will probably be disappointed," he says, though sessions with executives can be useful, provided students keep expectations in check. More Business School Coverage Big Test at Johns Hopkins  B-Schools Set Up Shop in San Francisco  Mr. Dempsey has sought advice from some of Columbia's 16 resident executives, including Jesse Greene, formerly of International Business Machines Corp.  and Eastman Kodak Co.,  as he seeks hard-to-find corporate jobs in his native upstate New York.Students "want someone to bounce ideas off of, to give them a sanity check," says Bob Essner, retired chairman and CEO of Wyeth Ltd. In his current yearlong residency at Columbia, he teaches two half-term courses on the pharmaceutical industry and meets with 40 to 50 students a year, mainly on career-related topics, he estimates. Mr. Essner, 65, has been an executive in residence on renewable one-year terms for the past four years.Like Mr. Piazza, he'll occasionally recommend companies to students, but adds, "I'm not the career-services office."Schools usually recruit retired leaders with so [url=http://pascher-chaussures-louboutin.webnode.fr]Christian Louboutin Pas Cher[/url]   me connection to the schoolâ€”they may have children already enrolled, or are alumni themselves. Other executives come recommended by a school's management team or trustees, who usually have deep business backgrounds.The commitment required varies widely among campuses.While Mr. Essnerâ€”who is based in Sarasota, Fla., but keeps an apartment in New Yorkâ€”spends more than a dozen hours planning each lecture, the College of William Mary anoints corporate leaders as "executives in residence" for on-campus visits lasting as little as one day.What counts, the school says, is that students get an up-close look at executive leadership."Our goal is to expose students, for t [url=http://louis-vuitton-pascher.weebly.com]Sac Louis Vuitton[/url]   hem to be able to say they got to spend one-on-one time with the CEO of this company or that company," says Andrea Sardone, Mason's chief marketing officer. That school also runs a separate mentoring program that pairs 125 local retired executives with students.Some executives relish spending lots of time on campus. Ron Ashkenas, a senior partner at Schaffer Consulting in Stamford, Conn., will move to Berkeley, Calif., next semester to serve as an executive fellow at the Haas School of Business of the University of California, Berkeley, alongside John Hanke, a vice president at Google Inc.,  and Tom Kelley, general manager at IDEO, a design and innovation consulting firm.The program informally requires about fiv [url=http://louis-vuitton-sac.weebly.com]Sac A Main Louis Vuitton Pas Cher[/url]   e to 10 hours a year, but Mr. Ashkenas, 62, is already planning to conduct workshops on change management, deliver guest lectures and meet with students, all while maintaining client relationships at Schaffer Consulting and writing a book.Some schools also try to teach retired executives a thing or two. Mason trains some executive partners on Facebook  and LinkedIn so they can advise students on using social networks for the job hunt. Write to Melissa Korn at melissa.korn@wsj.com[/quote]

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