Job Shadowing

Ever wonder what people do on their jobs? Choosing a career path can be made easier by engaging with professionals in our surrounding community.

Job Shadow Opportunities

Job Shadowing offers students a chance to take a day in the life look at a career professional. Several companies from local to national, large and small are offering a chance for District #201 students to visit to see what their career is all about.

For a list of current participants, please contact Mrs. Guinn

For tips on how to get the host of your job shadow, check out this resource.

You can even check out online job shadow opportunities like the ones below and linked within the career cluster pages.

Virtual Interview Series

Reach and Teach Virtual Interviews

Check out this site for lots of different virtual interviews ranging from entrepreneurial, to Fortune 500 Company Executives, to Sports, Entertainment & Music

Career Pathway Interviews

Check out this series of career interviews with leaders in their fields.

From Broadway to IT to Environmental Biology to Social Worker to Wind Farm Operations, this series has 29 thoughtful interviews with professionals to broaden your career options.

Here are three more options to job shadow:

Do a search on YouTube to find a career you'd like to "try-on." Search: job shadow (career you'd like to try) Here is an existing playlist of careers on YouTube. Here is another online resource to check out! This site has over 400 job shadow interviews from many different career fields.
Talk with family and friends about their careers. Ask to shadow them for a day.
Talk with your counselor or Mrs. Guinn about setting up a shadow opportunity with a professional in the community.

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