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Job Shadow

What is a Job Shadow?

• A job shadow is a learning experience that takes place at a place of employment in the community. It usually lasts one day for three to six hours.
• During a job shadow, you accompany a career host during a typical day and observe and ask questions about his or her work.

Goals

• Understand the connection between school, work, and your goals for the future.
• Learn as much as possible watching, listening, and asking good questions while observing a daily routine of workers in the field.
• Make realistic decisions about your future.
• Learn first hand information about a career field, its characteristics, and requirements.
• Learn about the academic, technical, and personal skills required by a particular career.
• Encourage you to remain in school until you have the skills required to enter the job market or pursue post-secondary options.

Who may participate?

• High school students (grades 9-12) in the Davenport Community School District may request the opportunity to do a job shadow.
• A teacher or counselor must recommend the student for the experience. They will the receive a job shadow packet of information.
• A "Parent/Guardian Permission and Release" form must be signed before being assigned a job shadow location.
• Each student is responsible for his/her own transportation to and from the shadow site.

For more information

• See your counselor

What students say about their job shadow experiences

• "This experience has made me even more eager to follow through with my education beyond high school and do what I want to do."
• "The job shadow experience was a new exciting way for me to learn about my future career goals. It made me more sure that my pursuit of becoming a teacher is a great idea."
• "After my job shadow, I went to my counselor to change my subjects for next year so I can become more prepared to enter my chosen career field."
• "I already loved this field -- this experience just confirmed it for me."
• "It was exactly the kind of 'push' I needed to figure out what I was going to do in the future."
• "I don't think I want to go into that particular career anymore, but I still want a job closely related to it."
• "My job shadow was an awesome experience I will remember for the rest of my life. Everyone should take the opportunity to go on one."

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   

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