Look Before You Leap 1-day job shadowing program
We regret that the shadowing portion of this program cannot be held, in accordance with the Virginia Tech COVID-19 information for the university community. Our primary concern is for everyone's health and safety.
Would you like to explore a new career field or confirm your interest in one you’ve already chosen?
Do you want to build your professional network?
Look Before You Leap is an on-campus job shadowing program! Be paired with a Virginia Tech faculty or staff member in a career field or job that you want to learn more about, and participate in a one-day job shadow with them between March 16-April 17, 2020.
Spring 2020 schedule:
- Feb. 10-21: Attend a required info session.
- Feb. 25: Deadline to apply to job shadows through Handshake.
- Mar. 11: Students and Hosts are notified of their match via email, and arrange a job shadow date.
- Mar. 16 - Apr. 17: Job shadow to occur during this timeframe.
- May 1: Deadline to turn in reflection from job shadow.
Look Before You Leap info sessions
- Look Before You Leap Info Session (On-Campus Job Shadowing) (Monday, February 10th 2020, 12:00 pm - 12:30 pm EST)
- Look Before You Leap Info Session (On-Campus Job Shadowing) (Wednesday, February 12th 2020, 10:30 am - 11:00 am EST)
- Look Before You Leap Info Session (On-Campus Job Shadowing) (Wednesday, February 12th 2020, 12:00 pm - 12:30 pm EST)
- Look Before You Leap Info Session (On-Campus Job Shadowing) (Friday, February 14th 2020, 2:00 pm - 2:30 pm EST)
- Look Before You Leap Info Session (On-Campus Job Shadowing) (Tuesday, February 18th 2020, 11:00 am - 11:30 am EST)
- Look Before You Leap Info Session (On-Campus Job Shadowing) (Thursday, February 20th 2020, 1:30 pm - 2:00 pm EST)
- Look Before You Leap Info Session (On-Campus Job Shadowing) (Friday, February 21st 2020, 2:00 pm - 2:30 pm EST)