Job Shadow Programs
Job Shadow Program
What to expect:
Job shadowing may include workplace tours, meeting with key members of an organization and involvement in daily workplace activities. This program matches students from UD with alumni and employers who are currently working as professionals for a one-day in-person job shadow OR a one-on-one virtual, one-hour informational interview. Please note this is not a paid opportunity.
Why should you participate:
The job shadow program allows students to learn more about various professions, receive career-related advice and reflect on the ways in which their education can prepare them for life after college.
When does it happen:
UD Job Shadow Program runs twice a year during Summer and Winter Sessions.
Steps for this program:
- Students apply for the program during the designated application period.
- Student completes UD Career Center Canvas module on job shadow program participation.
- UD Career Center reviews applications and matches students and hosts for job shadow experiences.
- Students are sent matches to accept or decline. Students must submit the acceptance form to confirm the match to be formally introduced to the host.
- UD Career Center sends formal email introductions between students and hosts.
- Job shadow experience will take place on a day mutually agreed upon between student and host(s).
For more information, contact jobshadow@udel.edu.
Summer 2025 Application Timeline
- Monday, January 27 - Monday, April 7, 2025 - Host registration period
- Monday, April 14 - Sunday, May 4, 2025 - Student application period
- Monday, May 5 - Friday, May 16, 2025 - Career Center reviews applications and matches students and hosts for job shadowing experiences.
- Wednesday, May 7 - Wednesday, May 14, 2025 - Students may be sent matches to accept or decline. Students must submit their acceptance form to be formally introduced.
- Friday, May 16, 2025 - Formal email introduction between students and hosts
- Monday, June 2 - Friday, June 27, 2025 - Job Shadow experience will take place on a day mutually agreed upon between student and host(s).
The UD Career Center is part of the Division of Student Life, which advances equity and inclusion, deepens student learning and drives holistic development through education, experiences and communities.
