job shadow
Workplace learning experience
Job shadow is a form of career exploration where someone observes a professional during their workday to learn what a job actually involves.
Common in high school and college programs: I'm job shadowing a veterinarian next week.
The verb form drops the noun: She shadowed a software engineer for three days.
- mentorTrusted wisdom-giving advisor
- observePerceive with attention
- workplaceEmployment location
- careerLifelong occupational pursuit
- career daySchool event featuring professionals
follow · experience · student · high school · professional · learning · hands-on · real world · guidance · trainee · apprentice · networking · exposure · behind the scenes · office · skills · observation · day
- Career Toolsresume, CV, cover letter, LinkedIn, resume builder
- employmentcareer, careers, interview, interviews, hire
- internship opportunitiesunpaid internship, legal internship, medical internship
- internshipsintern, apprentice, trainee, summer intern, paid intern
- trial runstest, trial run, test run, dry run, tryout
job shadowfull-time employment
Steady, complete-schedule work
permanent position · paid position · full-time job · tenure · retirement
job shadowapprenticeship
Learning trade through employment
hands-on training · on-the-job training · residency · learning by doing · active duty
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