1. JOB SHADOWING 2016 APRIL 19, 2016

2. HOW DOES JOB SHADOWING WORK? SENIORS SELECT A CAREER OF INTEREST AND FIND SOMEONE TO “SHADOW” IN THAT FIELD TO PROVIDE YOU AN IDEA OF WHAT THE CAREER IS ACTUALLY LIKE BEFORE LEAVING HIGH SCHOOL

3. HOW DO I FIND SOMEONE TO SHADOW? THINK OF PEOPLE YOU KNOW: YOUR PARENTS, YOUR PARENTS’ FRIENDS, YOUR FRIENDS’ PARENTS, ETC. WHERE DO THEY WORK? IS THAT SOMETHING YOU HAVE CONSIDERED? YOU MAY ALSO THINK OF SPECIFIC PLACES YOU WOULD LIKE TO WORK AND CONTACT SOMEONE THERE TO SEE IF YOU CAN SHADOW SOMEONE. YOU MAY CALL THE BUSINESS, STOP BY IN PERSON OR EMAIL SOMEONE AT THE BUSINESS PLACE TO SET UP YOUR JOB SHADOW PLACEMENT. REPRESENT OAKLAND WELL: DRESS APPROPRIATELY, BE ON TIME, BE POLITE, ACT RESPONSIBLY OBVIOUSLY, YOU NEED TO HAVE THE PLACEMENT SET UP BEFORE THE DAY THAT YOU SHADOW!!!!!!!

4. IS THERE ANYONE I AM NOT ALLOWED TO SHADOW? YOU MAY SHADOW ANYONE BUT A RELATIVE OR YOUR CURRENT PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT. NO RELATIVES BECAUSE YOU NEED TO BROADEN YOUR EXPERIENCES AND YOUR NETWORK! WE OBVIOUSLY HAVE TO USE THE HONOR SYSTEM SINCE WE CAN NOT POSSIBLY KNOW WHERE EVERY SENIOR WORKS! YOUR SHADOWING EXPERIENCE IS WHAT YOU MAKE IT!

5. DO WE HAVE TO SHADOW BETWEEN 8:00 A.M. & 3:00 P.M.? NO. THE HOURS CAN VARY ACCORDING TO THE WORK SCHEDULE OF YOUR MENTOR. TRY TO SHADOW AS CLOSE TO 7 HOURS AS POSSIBLE. JOB SHADOWING WILL COUNT TOWARD THE SERVICE REQUIREMENT FOR TN PROMISE! IF YOU COMPLETE 8 HOURS ON JOB SHADOWING DAY, YOUR SERVICE REQUIREMENT FOR THE FIRST SEMESTER OF TN PROMISE WILL BE MET!!!

6. WHAT IS IN THIS PACKET??? OVERVIEW AND INSTRUCTION PAGE JOB SHADOWING AGREEMENT LETTER TO MENTOR JOB SHADOWING QUESTIONNAIRE STUDENT EVALUATION FORM

7. JOB SHADOWING AGREEMENT FORM JOB SHADOWING AGREEMENT FORM: DUE TO ENGLISH TEACHER BY FRIDAY, APRIL 8! REQUIRED INFO ON THE FORM: DATE OF 18 TH BIRTHDAY, MENTOR EMAIL(PLEASE PRINT LEGIBLY), MENTOR NAME, PARENT, MENTOR AND STUDENT SIGNATURE PARENT MUST SIGN THE FORM AT THE TOP AND BOTTOM. THE BOTTOM PORTION ADDRESSES HOW YOU WILL ARRIVE AT THE SHADOW SITE. FORMS SUBMITTED WITHOUT THE MENTOR EMAIL AND PARENT SIGNATURES WILL RETURNED TO YOU.

8. MENTOR LETTER YOU MUST GIVE THE MENTOR LETTER TO YOUR MENTOR BEFORE SHADOWING DAY. YOUR MENTOR IS REQUIRED TO EMAIL MS. PIGG AT PIGGT@RCSCHOOLS.NET TO VERIFY YOUR SHADOWING PLACEMENT BEFORE APRIL 19. PIGGT@RCSCHOOLS.NET IF WE ARE UNABLE TO VERIFY YOUR SHADOWING PLACEMENT BEFORE APRIL 19, YOU WILL NOT BE PERMITTED TO SHADOW. YOU SHOULD AIM TO DELIVER THE LETTER TO YOUR MENTOR BY THE JOB SHADOWING AGREEMENT DEADLINE OF FRIDAY, APRIL 8 TH ! YOU MAY DELIVER THE LETTER IN PERSON OR EMAIL IT TO YOUR MENTOR.

9. JOB SHADOWING QUESTIONNAIRE TAKE THIS FORM WITH YOU TO THE SHADOW SITE AND COMPLETE DURING THE DAY WITH YOUR MENTOR. CREATE THREE ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS TO ASK YOUR MENTOR AND WRITE THEM ON THE BACK OF THE QUESTIONNAIRE WITH THEIR ANSWERS. QUESTIONS ARE MEANT TO HELP YOU DECIDE IF THIS IS A CAREER YOU REALLY WOULD LIKE TO PURSUE. THE MENTOR IS REQUIRED TO SIGN AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE TO VERIFY YOUR ATTENDANCE. RETURN THE COMPLETED TO YOUR ENGLISH TEACHER THE NEXT DAY YOU HAVE CLASS AFTER SHADOWING DAY.

10. STUDENT EVALUATION FORM COMPETE THIS FORM WITH YOUR HONEST FEEDBACK AND RETURN TO YOUR ENGLISH TEACHER THE NEXT DAY YOU HAVE ENGLISH CLASS AFTER SHADOWING DAY. YOU MAY ALSO COMPLETE THIS FORM ONLINE AT HTTPS://WWW.SURVEYMONKEY.COM/R/X5QRZ36 HTTPS://WWW.SURVEYMONKEY.COM/R/X5QRZ36 YOUR FEEDBACK HELPS US TO PLAN MEANINGFUL EVENTS IN THE FUTURE.

11. WHAT HAPPENS IF I DO NOT SHADOW? SENIORS WHO DO NOT SHADOW WILL BE REQUIRED TO TAKE FINAL EXAMS REGARDLESS OF GRADES IN CLASS OR ABSENCES. SHADOWING IS THAT IMPORTANT!!

12. You have a great opportunity to plan for your future, make the most of it! Not taking this opportunity seriously