Job Shadow Program

 

The legs of business professionals cast shadows on the sidewalk.

- What do you know about prairie dogs?
- Do you know, like groundhogs,
they live in a burrow? - Research prairie dogs.
- Now what do you know about them?

A book gives knowledge,
but it is life that gives understanding.
- Hebrew Proverb

Did you know, The Boston Private Industry Council started the first Groundhog Job Shadow Day in 1996 as a school to work effort?

Bell South sponsored Job Shadow Day in 1997.

In 1998 a national coalition formed to encourage Job Shadow throughout the United Sates. Today, the coalition includes:

  • Unites States Department of Labor
  • Unites States Department of Education
  • America’s Promise
  • Junior Achievement

Colleges and universities coordinate “Job Shadow” programs for students and employers to connect for one to four days.

During the Job Shadow experience, students observe the company culture, how the employer interacts with co-workers, and what skills and abilities the employer uses each day.

Students Employers