Career Services Launches New Job Shadowing Program

The Office of Career Services is happy to announce Davidson’s new Job Shadowing Program, to be held over the 2011-12 winter break.  This program provides one-day shadowing experiences in which Davidson students shadow alumni or parent volunteers as they go about their day’s work.

Shadowing gives students the opportunity to receive a firsthand look at the workplace in a career they are considering, make valuable networking contacts, and have the opportunity to see how their Davidson education applies to real world situations.

APPLICATION DEADLINE:  December 9, 2011
APPLICATION MATERIALS:  Resume and brief cover letter
TIME COMMITMENT:  One full day over winter break, flexible scheduling (Dec. 13 – Jan. 15)

Students should log into WildcatLink today to read professional profiles of our job shadowing hosts and to apply for one or more experiences!  Direct any questions to Ashley Neff, Assistant Director for Internships, at asneff@davidson.edu or stop by Career Services during walk-in hours:  M – F, 1:30 – 3:30 pm.

JOB SHADOWING HOSTS:

Business
Rollcast Energy – Finance (Charlotte, NC)
Red Ventures – Marketing (Charlotte, NC)
Professional Golfers’ Association – Operations/Sales/Marketing (Franklin, TN)
Snow Sports School for Pico Mountain – Small Business Management (Killington, VT)
Kaplan Test Prep – Sales and Marketing (Los Angeles, CA)
Heartland Home Health Care – Marketing (Toledo, OH – flexible locations for actual shadowing)
Allere Wellbeing – Product Management (Seattle, WA)

Health Care / Medicine
Greenville Hospital System Pediatric Outpatient Clinic (Travelers Rest, SC)
St. Vincent’s Hospital at Alabama Cardiovascular Group (Birmingham, AL)
Shelby Women’s Care – OB/Gyn (Shelby, NC)

Education
Mary’s Montessori School (Boone, NC)
Occidental College Office of Admissions (Los Angeles, CA)
Wake Forest University Museum of Anthropology (Winston-Salem, NC)
Wake Forest University Residence Life (Winston-Salem, NC)

Arts and Entertainment
HSI Productions – Production Coordination (Los Angeles, CA)
Savannah College of Art and Design – Graduate Study (Savannah, GA)

Nonprofit
Literacy Council of Wake County – Program Management (Raleigh, NC)
YWCA Central Carolinas – Donor Relations (Charlotte, NC)
Ipas  – Information Technology (Chapel Hill, NC)

Communication
LP Magazine (Matthews, NC)

Political Affairs / Policy
USAA – Political Affairs (San Antonio, TX)

Science Research
Oceanography Post-Doc (Seattle, WA)

Law
Thompson, Miller  & Simpson, PLC – Medical Malpractice (Louisville, KY)

Note:  Students are responsible for arranging and funding lodging and transportation when traveling to the job shadowing sites.

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