Job Shadows

Start by applying for a job shadow.        

• Fill out and submit a job shadow request (Career Academy or Self-Request).

• The College and Career Center will schedule your job shadow and communicate with you about the date, time, and your host's expectations.

• You will receive a pre-excused absence form that needs to be signed by your parent and your teachers.

Before your job shadow you need to:

• Research the career.

• Write down 20 questions (10 from this list, 10 of your own) to ask your host.

Attend your job shadow.

• Be sure to arrive 5-10 minutes early to your shadow, dressed in business attire, and ready with your job shadow questions.

• Come prepared with a notepad and pen.

• Take notes! It shows your job shadow host you are interested in what they have to say.

• Remind your host to fill out the student evaluation. 

• Take a picture! Ask your job shadow host if it is okay to take a picture with them. If it is not okay, take a picture in front of their sign.

After your job shadow you need to:

• Fill out the job shadow reflection for Career Academy or if you are doing this for your second CRLE, you will need to complete the CRLE reflection.

• Write a thank you letter following this template. Your thank you letter is due 3 school days after your job shadow. Please turn it in to the College and Career Center.

• Remember, you do not receive credit for your job shadow until you turn in your reflection and your thank you letter!

“The willingness to show up changes us.
It makes us a little braver each time.”
Brene Brown