Job Shadowing Project: Pursuing A Career As A Police Officer

I have grown as a student in the area of College and Career Readiness because before school started, I didn't know what I wanted to be or what I wanted to pursue a career in. I knew that career I wanted to be in is law enforcement. There are multiple options ien law enforcement and I didn't know whether to be a police officer, a detective, or someone that majors in forensic. To help me figure out what was best for me, we had a project to do, called the Job Shadowing Project. This project was to help us figure out what we wanted to pursue in life and how we can get there. If we went to a business or company and we didn’t enjoy our Job Shadow, then we knew that this career wasn’t going to be for us. It was a better understanding of how people work in their careers. …show more content…
During my Job Shadow I got to meet with multiple officers, sergeants and even the chief. They all had different ways of getting into the law enforcement, but it all depends and how you want to see yourself in the future. I very much enjoyed job shadowing police officers because I got a better feeling of what I want to do. Something I felt that made me choosing to continue with my future career, is the ride along. A ride along is where a police officer takes you out on the field during their shift so you can see what happens in the real world and how they do their job. Being able to see how police officers get into action in the matter of seconds makes me realize that their job isn’t easy and it requires a lot of communication and