What Is Job Shadowing?

2. What Is Job Shadowing? • A unique opportunity of an up-close look at the world of work • Provides the answer to the commonly asked question, “Why do I have to learn this?” • Students will “shadow” workplace mentors as they go through a normal day on the job. • Opportunity to see firsthand how the skills learned in school relate to the workplace.

3. Who Participates in National Job Shadow Day? • More than one million students and 100,000 businesses will participate in Job Shadowing 2014.

4. Making School Relevant

5. How Does Job Shadow Help? • Career Possibilities • Chance to ask specific job questions • Requirements – Education & Skills • Considering Interests • Experience First-Hand Work Environments

6. How Does Job Shadow Day Help Me? • Job Shadow experiences 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

7. How Does Job Shadow Day Help Me? • Job Shadow Day lets students learn first-hand what it takes to make it in their fields of interest from the people who know best - working professionals

8. Types of Job Shadowing Experiences

9. Manufacturing

10. Computer Specialist

11. Healthcare

12. Office Manager

13. Public Service

14. Local Companies That Participate in Job Shadow Day • Manufacturing businesses such as: • Savage Sports Corp. • Lenox American Saw • The Republican • OMG, Inc.

15. Local Companies That Participate in Job Shadow Day • Healthcare businesses such as: • Radius Ring Healthcare Center • Dr. Robert Leff • Mercy Medical Center • BMC High Street Clinic

16. Local Companies That Participate in Job Shadow Day • Educational Institutions such as: • Western New England College • Square One (Springfield Day Nursery) • HCS Headstart

17. Local Companies That Participate in Job Shadow Day • Service Industry businesses such as: • Cambridge Credit Counseling Corp. • WWLP 22 • Center for Human Development • Springfield Sheraton Hotel • United States Postal Service

18. Local Companies That Participate in Job Shadow Day • Local Government agencies such as: • City of Springfield • The Mayor’s Office • The Election Office • Health and Human Services Dept.

19. Students at Job Shadow Experiences

20. The Republican

21. The Republican

22. HSC Headstart

23. HSC Headstart

24. WWLP 22

25. Chicopee Village Townhomes

26. Goodwill Industries

27. Springfield Sheraton

28. Job Shadowing In Western Massachusetts Shadowing City Officials

29. Job Shadowing In Western Massachusetts Mayor Charles Ryan

30. Does Job Shadowing Work? The Impact • As the study indicates, students who job shadow will be more positive about their future and more likely to complete high school, attend and graduate college, and be productively employed.

31. What is Expected of Me?

32. Positive Attitude

33. Dress Code • We ask that the student dress in a manner that presents a look of professionalism • Participants must dress modestly and neatly with shirt tucked into pants • Wear dress slacks • You are encouraged to wear clean shoes

34. Do Not Wear • Blues Jeans • Hoodies • Hats • Tank Tops or Sleeveless Shirts • Flip Flops or Sandals • Clothing should not be skin tight or revealing • Clothing that shows undergarments or midriffs • Clothing that portrays suggestive or derogatory pictures and messages, including advertising of alcohol, tobacco, etc.

35. OK Business Attire

36. OK Business Attire

37. NOT OK

38. Why is it Important to Dress Well? • A significant part of a hiring decision is based on nonverbal elements in an interview--handshake, eye contact, body language, posture, listening skills, clothing, grooming and accessories. • Don’t overlook the power of a good first impression. People make amazing assumptions about your professional credibility and potential performance based upon your appearance during a first meeting. • It's very difficult to overcome a poor first impression, regardless of your knowledge or expertise.