{"id":209,"date":"2018-08-21T10:09:15","date_gmt":"2018-08-21T14:09:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/employers\/?page_id=209"},"modified":"2026-05-22T10:26:44","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T14:26:44","slug":"job-shadow-program","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/employers\/engage-students\/job-shadow-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Job Shadow Program"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n            <div class=\"cu-textmedia flex flex-col lg:flex-row mx-auto gap-6 md:gap-10 my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 max-w-5xl\">\n        <div class=\"justify-start cu-textmedia-content cu-prose-first-last\" style=\"flex: 0 0 100%;\">\n            <header class=\"font-light prose-xl cu-pageheader md:prose-2xl cu-component-updated cu-prose-first-last\">\n                                    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] pb-5 after:w-10 text-cu-black-700 not-prose\">\n                        Job Shadow Program\n                    <\/h1>\n                \n                                \n                            <\/header>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-top\">The Job Shadow Program at Carleton University allows our community members to play an active role in the experiential learning of various career paths and professions for students in third or fourth year within the Faculties of <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/fpga\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Public and Global Affairs<\/a> (fall and winter terms), <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/fass\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Arts and Social Sciences<\/a> (fall and winter terms), and <a href=\"https:\/\/science.carleton.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Science<\/a> (winter term).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-top\">The Job Shadow program gives students the chance to explore careers of interest by connecting with a mentor for a one-time, 60-90-minute job shadow session, held either virtually or in person. As a mentor in the program, you will provide a student with the opportunity to learn about your career, as well as the skills, competencies, and educational requirements of your profession. They can also gain insight into your workplace and broaden their understanding of your industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n        \n    <div class=\"flex flex-col gap-6 mx-auto my-6 cu-textmedia lg:flex-row md:gap-10 md:my-12 first:mt-0 \">\n        \n\n<div class=\"justify-start cu-textmedia-content cu-prose-first-last\" style=\"flex: 0 0 60%;\">\n            <header class=\"mb-6 cu-pageheader cu-component-updated md:mb-12\">\n            <h2 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px text-2xl md:text-3xl lg:text-4xl lg:leading-[3rem] pb-4 after:w-8 text-cu-black-700 not-prose\">\n                What should I provide to a student during a job shadow session?\n            <\/h2>\n        <\/header>\n        \n\n<p>During a job shadow session you may provide some of the following activities:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>overview\/presentation of your organization\/industry, organizational culture, and career opportunities\u00a0within the organization<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>a tour of your organization, introductions to various&nbsp;colleagues, and\/or sharing information about the different departments and roles<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>bringing the student to a meeting or an event and\/or sharing information about work projects<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>opportunities to interview you and\/or other staff members in a similar role and ask questions about your profession, skills and knowledge, education, and career path<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>providing guidance and advice on resumes\/cover letters and\/or interview advice<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n\n\n\n    \n<div class=\"flex-1 cu-textmedia-aside mb-auto  cu-prose-first-last\">\n    \n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-image-258\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/employers\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/113\/job_shadow_mock_int.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n        \n    <div class=\"flex flex-col gap-6 mx-auto my-6 cu-textmedia lg:flex-row md:gap-10 md:my-12 first:mt-0 \">\n        \n\n<div class=\"justify-start cu-textmedia-content cu-prose-first-last\" style=\"flex: 0 0 60%;\">\n            <header class=\"mb-6 cu-pageheader cu-component-updated md:mb-12\">\n            <h2 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px text-2xl md:text-3xl lg:text-4xl lg:leading-[3rem] pb-4 after:w-8 text-cu-black-700 not-prose\">\n                What are the Benefits?\n            <\/h2>\n        <\/header>\n        \n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>network and engage with Carleton\u2019s emerging talent<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>learn about classroom knowledge and current teachings in degree programs<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>gain insight into the interests, ideas, and enthusiasm of current Carleton students<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>increase brand recognition of your organization at Carleton University and among students<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n\n\n\n    \n<div class=\"flex-1 cu-textmedia-aside mb-auto  cu-prose-first-last\">\n    \n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-image-260\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/employers\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/113\/job_shadow_1.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-50\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/employers\/job-shadow-mentor-registration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Register as a Mentor<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Questions? Please contact us at <a href=\"mailto:jobshadow@carleton.ca\">jobshadow@carleton.ca<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Job Shadow Program at Carleton University allows our community members to play an active role in the experiential learning of various career paths and professions for students in third or fourth year within the Faculties of Public and Global Affairs (fall and winter terms), Arts and Social Sciences (fall and winter terms), and Science [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":92,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_cu_dining_location_slug":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"cu_page_type":[],"class_list":["post-209","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":{"cu_post_thumbnail":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/employers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/209","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/employers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/employers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/employers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/employers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=209"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/employers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/209\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3102,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/employers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/209\/revisions\/3102"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/employers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/92"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/employers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=209"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"cu_page_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/employers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_page_type?post=209"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}