November 6, 2009

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Become a Shadow

Job Shadowing
If you’ve heard of "Take Your Daughter/Son to Work" day, then you’ve heard of job shadowing.  But job shadowing isn’t just for kids or high school students.  Job shadowing is a learning opportunity in which you spend a short time period accompanying, interviewing and observing an experienced worker at their workplace in order to get first-hand information about a profession.    

Job shadowing is a chance to test drive a potential career option with minimal time commitment.  By doing a job shadow you can:

• Learn about the day-to-day realities of a field
• Gain valuable career advice and insight
• Make connections and grow your network

Although it may sound intimidating at first, it is possible for you to arrange your own job shadow:

·    Narrow down some careers, jobs, industries, or work settings you are interested in learning more about and experiencing first hand 

·    Identify your beliefs, assumptions and uncertainties about each area of career interest, and translate these into specific questions that need answering

·    Research individuals who work in your area of interest, and contact them to inquire about arranging a job shadow

·    Be clear about what you are asking for. Prepare a point-form introduction that includes:

o    Your name and academic program

o    Your connection to the contact (how you heard of them)

o    Details about yourself, your situation and how it relates to the person you’re calling

o    The purpose of your call (i.e. to do career research through a job shadow), including how much time you’ll need and what kind of information you’re looking for

o    Arrange the time, date and location of a job shadow; this may be a partial or full day

o    Remember: the worst they can say is ‘no’!

You can meet one-on-one with a CAPS staff member during our free Career Exploration Drop-In Sessions to discuss how to go about arranging your job shadow including finding contacts, cold calling and more. See drop-in dates and times at www.caps.ualberta.ca. 

You may also be interested in the upcoming Job Shadow Week. This program matches you with a community-based professional for a workplace visit for one to four days during Reading Week, February 16 to 19, 2010.  For more details about the Job Shadow Week, join us for a free information session:

Monday, November 23 from 12:05 to 12:50 p.m., 2-100 SUB or
Tuesday, December 1 from 12:35 to 1:20 p.m., 8917 HUB Mall
Free. Pre-registration not required.

What's Happening?

Thursday, November 12              
Dalhousie University MBA and Joint Programs Information Session
12:30 to 2 p.m. 
Room 4-02 SUB
Soon-to-be graduated students from all faculties are welcome to attend.            
Click here to register

Friday, November 13    
CBI Health Group Information Session  
12:30 to 2 p.m. 
Room 2-41 Corbett Hall
Rehabilitation Medicine students from all years are welcome to attend.               
Click here to register

Career Chat: Michael Hanly, Warden of Drumheller Institution
2 to 3:30 p.m., 2-100 SUB
Free. Pre-registration not required.

Monday, November 16
Monsanto Canada Information Session
5 – 6:30 p.m.     
Room 4-02 SUB
Agriculture, Biotechnology and Business students are welcome to attend.          
Click here to register

Tuesday, November 17
What the heck are you going to do with that? Career advice for Arts students
12:35 to 1:20 p.m., 8917 HUB Mall
Free. Pre-registration not required.

Career Chat: Alternative Professions with a Law Degree with Guest Speakers: Roy Suddaby and Elaine Geddes
5 to 6:30 p.m., 2-100 SUB
Pre-registration is requested by e-mail to uapls@ualberta.ca before Friday, November 13 at 12 noon.

Wednesday, November 18
Careers Within & Beyond the Pharmaceutical Industry Career Forum
5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
2-100 SUB
Free. Click here to pre-register.

Rapid Resume Review
10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
 8917 HUB Mall
Free. Pre-registration not required.

Thursday, November 19              
Rexall Family of Pharmacies Information Session
5 – 7 p.m.           
Room: DP-2099
All fourth year Pharmacy students are welcome to attend.         
Click here to register

Acing the Technical/ IT Interview
from 2 to 4 p.m., 4-02 SUB
Pre-register at 2-100 SUB or 8917 HUB Mall or call 780-492-4291 or 780-248-1483. $25/students and recent graduates (within the last eight months), $50/others. A subsidy may apply if you are an Arts student or recent graduate.

Resume Working Group
Part 1 of 2: Thursday, November 19 from 4 to 5:20 p.m., 2-725 SUB
Part 2 of 2: Thursday, November 26 from 4 to 5 p.m., 2-725 SUB
Pre-register at 2-100 SUB or 8917 HUB Mall or call 780-492-4291 or 780-248-1483. $25/students and recent graduates (within the last eight months), $50/others. A subsidy may apply if you are an Arts student or recent graduate.

Friday, November 20
Pharmacy Career Fair
2 to 5 p.m.
Dinwoodie Lounge - 2-000 Students' Union Building (SUB)

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