As previously mentioned in Chapter 2, nothing surpasses the authenticity or perspective gained through direct participation. However, accruing first-hand knowledge can be an impractical or impossible task without accompanying obligation to say nothing of the qualifications hurdle. And this succinctly describes why the precursor to beginning a career or career direction should include exhaustive research as a surrogate for practical experience. Such research could easily depict the difference between forging ahead with one’s future and an expensive and time-consuming false start. Personally spending quality time with people in the field through job shadowing or internships represents an excellent method of evaluating a particular job or
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And although job shadowing typically describes a student activity, new employees regularly engage in comparable undertakings on initial assignments during acclimation periods where they “shadow” an experienced worker or mentor for a brief time. In collegiate settings, job shadowing programs develop by linking institutions with local organizations serving as mentors for contributing their knowledge to students amid a set of selected occupations or careers of interest. Impending activities eventually emerge as dependent upon the program itself and arrangements between the participants accordingly. What's more, the time and dedicated effort of any single individual correspond to the constraints of each program but would unlikely extend past several days. Strictly an observation role on behalf of the student, job shadowing provides an opportunity to see firsthand how academic knowledge learned in the classroom translates into the everyday …show more content…
Not surprisingly, the National Association of Colleges and Employers present empirical evidence that graduates with internship experience receive job offers more often than those lacking it. Remember, you have to make the best of a bad situation at times and swimming upstream ordinarily represents a losing proposition. Consequently, if an internship opportunity arises, it would probably be highly advantageous pursuing in order to gain the professional experience alone, in addition to a risk-free method of surveying the organization, career, and the professional path. Ordinarily, a student in a college or university would work through the academic administration for the purpose of applying for an internship. However, several organizations offering internships services might be worth a look. Claiming to have the world’s largest internship marketplace, Internships.com might be worth a reviewing and also listed in Figure 10.1, Comprehensive Career Research Tools, at the end of this
And although job shadowing typically describes a student activity, new employees regularly engage in comparable undertakings on initial assignments during acclimation periods where they “shadow” an experienced worker or mentor for a brief time. In collegiate settings, job shadowing programs develop by linking institutions with local organizations serving as mentors for contributing their knowledge to students amid a set of selected occupations or careers of interest. Impending activities eventually emerge as dependent upon the program itself and arrangements between the participants accordingly. What's more, the time and dedicated effort of any single individual correspond to the constraints of each program but would unlikely extend past several days. Strictly an observation role on behalf of the student, job shadowing provides an opportunity to see firsthand how academic knowledge learned in the classroom translates into the everyday …show more content…
Not surprisingly, the National Association of Colleges and Employers present empirical evidence that graduates with internship experience receive job offers more often than those lacking it. Remember, you have to make the best of a bad situation at times and swimming upstream ordinarily represents a losing proposition. Consequently, if an internship opportunity arises, it would probably be highly advantageous pursuing in order to gain the professional experience alone, in addition to a risk-free method of surveying the organization, career, and the professional path. Ordinarily, a student in a college or university would work through the academic administration for the purpose of applying for an internship. However, several organizations offering internships services might be worth a look. Claiming to have the world’s largest internship marketplace, Internships.com might be worth a reviewing and also listed in Figure 10.1, Comprehensive Career Research Tools, at the end of this