The Panther Job Shadowing Program matches students with employers to gain benefits and insight into their prospective career and job field. Employers provide the students an opportunity to shadow a professional from your company for one day. The company or employer sponsors a chance to guide students into a hands on professional experience in the field.
Employer Benefits:
- Give students direct exposure to your organization
- Opportunity to have first contact with talented and dedicated students
- Increase brand and presence at UWM
- Individual opportunity to identify talent
- Develop your employees’ mentoring, coaching, and leadership skills
Program Dates:
- Contact Olivia Cross at orcross@uwm.edu for more information
Selection Process:
- Employers post a job shadow position on Handshake.
- Students apply for position
- Students are then ranked based on major, career interests and qualifications, and resume
- Selected students complete a mandatory workshop prior to the selected shadow date
Employer Job Shadowing Schedules:
It is the responsibility of an employer partner to create the schedule of the shadow day. Examples of what employers can do for the day:
- Tours of the organization
- Observing a particular job role
- Attending engaging meetings
- Participating in events
- Lunch and networking events
If you have questions or an interest in participating, please contact Olivia Cross at orcross@uwm.edu