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To help you get started, the Job Shadow Coalition has made available a variety of materials to ensure employers, teachers, and students have a productive and fulfilling experience.

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Everyone Benefits!

Job Shadow is a win-win situation for all involved! Each participant gains unique benefits from Job Shadowing:

For Students:

• Provides an answer to the questions, “Why do I have to learn this?” and “Would I want to make this job a career?”
• Gives a view into all aspects involved in a job. Students can observe not only job characteristics and responsibilities, but also what each profession requires on a day-to-day basis
• Lets students learn first-hand what it takes to make it in their fields of interest from the people who know best—working professionals

For Educators:

• Helps motivate students to learn by demonstrating the tangible applications of classroom lessons
• Helps craft lesson plans around students’ career interests

For Employers:

• Helps prepare the future workforce
• Shows students career possibilities in different industries
• Demonstrates a tangible commitment to supporting and improving the community
• Creates a feeling of personal satisfaction that comes from mentoring a young person
• Promotes potential long-term mentoring relationships