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Local Businesses Host
Juniors During Junior Job Shadow Week
Over 180 students were scheduled for job shadows with 38 area
businesses during Darke County Junior Job Shadow Week held November 12
– 16. Participating juniors signed up for their top five career
interests using a menu of nearly ninety different career choices.
Job shadow placements were coordinated by Darke County Economic
Development. A job shadowing experience allows students to explore
their career interests through directly observing employees on the job.
It provides realistic information, an opportunity to be mentored by a
professional, and a chance to practice communication skills, which is
valuable to all employers.
“Students may think a specific career is what they want to pursue, but
once they job shadow they may find out the career is different than
expected and head in another direction. Other students learn that they
are well matched to their career interests and it can help them focus
on their goals”, stated Tamala Marley, Workforce Specialist at Darke
County Economic Development. “The menu helps students realize the wide
variety of career opportunities in Darke County. Some students think
the career they are interested in is not available in our area, but
that may not be accurate.”
Students were placed in over 75 different positions in the county,
including healthcare, engineering and technology, marketing,
information technology, transportation, social services, skilled
trades, law enforcement, agriculture, art & design, and more. With
this experience, students can make more informed choices about their
future career.
Job Shadow Week is just one of the activities coordinated by Darke
County Economic Development for Darke County’s emerging workforce, with
the goal of keeping/attracting students back to Darke County to work
and raise their families. Darke County Economic Development would like
to thank those businesses who volunteered to participate in Junior Job
Shadow Week and made this opportunity possible for our local students.
Photos: Above… students at Oakley Place; Below: students at Wayne
HealthCare.
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