Virtual Job Shadowing - Select College Admissions

Are you undecided about going into pre-law or pre-med? Maybe you’re a tinkerer interested in engineering but have no idea what field of engineering you want to delve into. Are you an artist thinking that you might want to pursue architecture? Have you always wondered what a financial analyst does?

Given that you are all grounded at home and your activities are rather limited now and will likely remain the same over the summer, I have a suggestion for you. Engage in Virtual Job Shadowing. Go to You Tube and type One day in the life of an architect or One Day in the life of an ……………………………. Then substitute any profession you are curious about in the dotted space. You will literally have dozens of options for each profession. If you’re a girl, choose to watch a video of a female professional and do the reverse if you are male.

Each of the videos is can be as short as 3 minutes or as long as 15 minutes. If you watch one day in the life of an architect and if you find the profession interesting, you have the option of investigating the lives of several architects. If you’re not intrigued, then move on and investigate another profession. This certainly beats shadowing an architect in real life 5 days per week from 9-5 for a full summer month and finding out that you don’t like the profession. This will be your summer assignment as well as your summer job experience. You can look at 3 videos per day if you have a busy schedule or a dozen or more if your schedule allows.

The internet has been an amazing advancement in our lives. I can’t imagine what we did before we had the internet so take advantage of your internet access and put it to good use. Here are some samples but there is no limit to the resources at your fingertips even within the four walls of your home.

Architecture:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nLUU6wcA3qE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=asdgRAjGK-M

Archeology:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7uTlURvQ74

Genetics:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bwbZuTnZfl0

Virology/Microbiology:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uaw16xE5ooM

Doctor or Medical Student; Cardiologist:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=enCwCM4Uf4E

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1nI8u7NT-V4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U91AUYttTyc

International Attorney; Human Rights Attorney; Family Law:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VgSL-d5VATk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tW0uPqWUjZc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5tal40ioFQ

Engineering: Mechanical:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4k5eWmMvow

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-brF6SUXbns

Digital Marketing:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Ix69xDs_xM

Human Resources Management:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=546ARi7HHXg

Accounting:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKc5I2TbdfQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GNCZzl1eeSw

Financial Advising:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LeGZGI0Srho

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