[Knoxpromise] Job Shadow E-Xtra: November 16, 2004

[Job Shadow E-Xtra]

Job Shadow Day E-Xtra!

November 16,  2004

Job Shadow 2005 kicks off on February 2, 2005!
The Job Shadow Coalition is pleased to announce that planning is underway for Job Shadow Day 2005! Starting February  2, 2005, one million young people will have the chance to see the world of work up close as they visit career mentors in the workplace. Working professionals across the country and around the world are planning to see their shadows starting February 2nd!

New "How-To" Guides are Ready!
New "How-To" Guides for Job Shadow 2005 are ready! Just go to www.jobshadow.org. You can place an order for your hardcopy version, or download a "How-To" Guide from the website. Either way, the "How-To" Guides provide a great overview of how to run Job Shadow Day for those who are new to the experience, while offering a refresher to those who have participated in the past and plan to do so again this year.

How About Blogging with a Hog?
Groundhog Job Shadow Day is entering the "Blogosphere" this year. Jobshadow.org's very own Hog Blog will serve as a timely forum for Job Shadow practitioners to share their effective practices, as well as to discuss how to improve the job shadowing experience for students, volunteers, educators and employers. Pay a visit to the Hog Blog periodically as we update you on what's happening around the country and on "What Works Where."

A Word for Our Sponsors! 
This year, the Job Shadow Coalition is pleased to welcome ING as our new National Title Sponsor! ING is a world class leader in providing financial products and services to its customers across the globe. We are excited to have them on board for Job Shadow Day 2005!

In addition, Nelnet and Valpak.com are the new national co-sponsors for this year's event! Nelnet is one of the leading educational finance companies in the U.S. and Valpak.com is the largest local Web site on the Internet with more than 10,000 local and national offers any time consumers need savings.

More on the Way! 
In the coming weeks we will provide you with more updates on what's happening on Job Shadow Day 2005! Be sure to visit www.jobshadow.org periodically for news and information regarding this year's events. As always, if you have Job Shadow Day plans you would like to share, please send them to press at jobshadow.org.

About Job Shadow Day
Job shadowing is a yearlong national effort to enrich the lives of students by acquainting them with the world of work through on-the-job experiences and a carefully crafted school curriculum that ties academics to the workplace. The effort helps young people understand how what they learn in the classroom leads to success in the workplace. National job shadowing is a coordinated effort of Junior Achievement, America's Promise - The Alliance for Youth, the U.S. Department of Education and the U.S. Department of Labor. For more information, visit ,www.jobshadow.org.


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