Job Shadowing

Here you’ll find guidelines for job shadowing to learn about careers. For industry-specific advice, be sure to check out the Career Communities.

Timeline for creating a Job Shadow includes these points: Reach Out, Confirm, Show Up, Observe, Reflect, and don't forget to send a thank you.

Learn what a job shadow is and get some tips on how to create your own. Read our Resource: Exploring the World of Work: Create a Job Shadow Opportunity.

Professional & Personal Thank You Notes

At a recent leadership conference, CLS Senior Director Dani Perkins heard from multiple employers that while cover letters are often ignored in the hiring process, post-interview thank you notes may be added in the plus column to a candidate’s hiring …

By Robin Bourjaily
Robin Bourjaily Assistant Director, Exploratory Career Community
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How a Cold Email Can Secure Your Next Job or Internship

by Philip Kiely ’20

As a student at Grinnell College, I spent countless hours in a familiar loop: find an internship that looked promising, upload my résumé to the application portal, re-type all of the information from my résumé into …

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Resources

Exploring the World of Work: Create a Job Shadow Opportunity

A job shadow is similar to a ride-along, a chance to accompany a professional during their workday to observe what …

Co-sponsored by American Dental Education Association, American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy, and the American Physical Therapy Association; registration required …

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