1. There are many great resources on the web for job shadowing. For example at http://www.schools.utah.gov/cte/wbl_manual_jobshadow.html you can find a very detailed job shadow handbook. Find at least three web resources related to job shadowing that you feel are a valuable resource. List the web site and a brief description on what the site has of value. If you were going to have students participate in job shadowing, what do you think would be the essential components to ensure a successful student experience?
http://internships.about.com/od/internships101/a/whatisjobshadowing.htm
This is site provides very basic description and steps to set up a job shadowing experience.
http://www.jobshadow.com/
This site claims that a person can shadow real peoples jobs online. At first I chuckled at the thought of the site, however I then clicked on “bailbondsman” as I have been fortunate to have never needed one so I am not exactly sure what they do. I was pleasantly surprised of the layout. You get interview information about all aspects of a job. Actually a good reference.
http://www.careerconnector.com/scripts/findjobshadow2.cfm
This site is a search engine to find an employer who are open to job shadows. I did a search and there were 66 companies that allow this.
I feel that knowledge is power, and it the student must do their research. This will ensure a successful experience.
From a post secondary view point, I agree. At the secondary level students really don’t have the time to do the research to locate their own job shadowing program (not sure this is what you are stating). Sadly, it is becoming a challenge for the teachers to find the time to set this up. I do think that as an assignment, students can benefit from researching job shadowing. They could then report back on what it is and how it works.
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