Typical Job Shadow Day

The Job Shadow program can be held in person or virtually. Alumni and parents can connect with students in person for lunch or a full- or half-day session or via Zoom (or other video chat platform) for a 30-45-minute meeting.

Some topics to consider discussing include:

• Your career path since graduating from Fairfield
• Provide information about your organization and your role
• Introduce Fairfield alumni and other employees that work at your organization
• Discuss potential career paths within the organization and the industry
• Share information about future opportunities and hiring trends
• Ask the student about their major, plans, and offer to review their resume
• Assign a brief project relevant to their career interests or major
• Schedule time for Q&A at the end of the call

In-Person Job Shadow Day

To help ensure a successful Job Shadow in-person experience, we recommend alumni and parents share in advance an itinerary of what you anticipate the Shadow Day to be like. You may choose to have the student(s) for a full day, half-day, or lunch. Students can spend the entire time with you and/or spend time with colleagues.

• Talk about your career path since graduating from Fairfield. Discuss potential career paths within the organization and the industry
• Schedule brief (15-minute) informational interviews with the student and Fairfield alumni and other employees within your organization
• Schedule time with Human Resources to talk about future opportunities and hiring trends
• Have the student join you for client and internal meetings
• Tour your organization’s facility
• Review the student's resume
• Assign a brief project relevant to their career interests or major
• Schedule time for Q&A