Do you want to have a solid action plan for implementing job shadowing through work-based learning explorations into your academy? This session, presented by NAF Work-Based Learning Fellows, will provide your academy with the tools necessary to implement meaningful job shadowing events in the world of work, in which students can get first-hand information and real world job experience. Learn how a strong work-based learning plan can include meaningful activities, lesson plans and development procedures for utilizing your community businesses outside the classroom.

1. #NAFNext2014

2. Job Shadow Impact (and Ease)
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Who we are:
Jeff Fagan Kelly Granfield
Global Account Executive Academy Director/Teacher
Marriott Global Sales School of Business & Leadership
New York, NY San Diego, CA
jeff.fagan@marriott.com kgranfield@sandi.net
**Both are NAF ABLC members

3. • The Importance Of Job Shadowing And Why?
• How To Connect With Community/Business Partners
• Opportunities For Teachers To Job Shadow As Well
• The Ease Of Setting Up A Job Shadowing
• How To Further Involve Business Partner Post Job Shadow
Agenda
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4. Who Is In The Room?
We are going to ask you at the end
what two ideas will you take back to
school
and
Which of these ideas will be a
challenge for you?
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5. • Job shadowing allows students to take an up-close look at
what a “real job” is like and how the skills they learn in school
can be put into action in the workplace
• It’s a Good Way to Open The Mind up To All the
Opportunities That Exists Out In The Workforce
• Students are able to find out about jobs they may be
interested in as well as those they realize they do not like
• It is a gateway to involve businesses in other work based
learning opportunities as well as Academy events
Why Offer Job Shadowing?

6. • See Below Comment From NAF Student that did a Job
Shadow at the NY Marquis Hotel…….
“It changed my whole perspective on school.
Instead of being a place I dreaded, school became the direct line
between me and a job I wanted. I was ready to focus.
My Academy gave me real goals to work toward, real successes
to feel good about.” Christopher Chametsky. 2010.
Why Offer Job Shadowing? (continued)

7. • Students are invited into the workplace for a designated
amount of time, usually four to six hours. A typical day might
include:
• An orientation describing your workplace and what you do
• A tour of the work facility
• Students meet with their work-place mentor who will discuss
the various aspects of their job and the skills required to work in
the industry.
• Discuss educational requirements to work at the business
• Meet multiple people in all aspects of the business
• Intern to CEO
What Does a Job Shadow look Like? (Business POV)

8. New York Marriott Marquis
9:00 am Welcome Breakfast
9:30 am Review of the day’s agenda –
9:40 am Kick Off! – Tegest Dirasse
10:00 am How we got started; a look into Marriott’s History –
10:45 am Tour of Main Kitchen & Demo –
11:30 am Hotel Tour –
12:15 pm Lunch
1:00 pm Job Shadow concludes
A Typical Day at a Hotel Job Shadow

9. Afternoon Workshops
1:00 pm Paul Fitzgerald, Senior Convention Manager
1:20 pm Terry McAneney, Asst Director of Food & Beverage
1:40 pm Vanessa Imberti, Senior Manager, Marketing &
eCommerce
2:00 pm James Hatzidoukas, Asst. Front Office
Manager(Tent)
2:20 pm Career Planning/Resume Writing/Mock Interview –
3:00 pm Group Report Out and Q&A –
3:15 pm “Rap Up” – Sue Birnie, Director of Human Resources
A Typical Day at a Hotel Job Shadow (continued)

10. • Pick one day for your Academy
• Less disruptive to teachers as all students will be same day
• Pick one day Fall/Spring and have days selected before beginning
of school year
• Survey students for job interests
• Once businesses are selected assign students
• Suggested minimum of 3 students per site
• Allow business to determine timing best for them and the
student experience
• Lunch may/may not be included
• Student will research business and come up with questions
prior to Job Shadow
• Follow up Job Shadow with thank you letter/email from students
How to Set Up a Job Shadow Day (School POV)

11. • Local Academy Advisory Boards- Use your Corporate Partners
• Mayor Youth Groups and Local Chamber
• Local University STEM Sponsors
• Parents of Students That Work for Corporations
• Partners From the National Board
• Proactively Seek our Local HQ Companies- NYC/SFO/Miami
• Utilize District School-to-Career/ROP office
• Teacher contacts
• Academy Alumni
How to find Business Partner/Job Shadows

12. • It is the easiest and least expensive request to make
• Inform Business Partner that it could be half day or full day
• If Hotel is too busy, then shadow GM for the day or half day.
• Make sure you have student do some type of exercise that
involves working in the industry.(ie) Cooking or Meeting
Planning
• Remember Marriott’s new Initiative with NAF. All Courtyard
Hotels will work with local NAF academies for the next three
years.
Ease of Setting up a Job Shadowing

13. • Ask Managers from company to pick one student to mentor
• Ask Managers to go speak at NAF school about the industry
• Ask Managers to do Mock interviews
• Ask Managers to offer to help students proof read their
resumes
• Ask for possibility of internships
• Invite to additional Academy events
• Ask Business partner to do another Job Shadowing in the
summer, but only this time with teachers. That will take care
of your externship program too.
How to Further involve Partners after shadowing

14. • Invited in community member to be a guest speaker
• Asked partner to do a Job Shadow
• Partner became a student mentor
• Asked partner to host an intern
• Partner came up with (and hosted) Internship Celebration
event
• Partner came up with (and hosts) Ping Pong Tournament
fundraiser
• Partner’s wife became student mentor
Business Success story

15. Thank you!
Q & A