Shadow Day Information
Spring 2009 Semester
Requirements
- Business major at Northern Illinois University.
- Attaining second semester Junior or Senior status at NIU.
- Signing the contract that will be provided to you.
- Deliver signed contract and a resume as soon as possible to the Department of Finance, Attention: FMA (BH236) so the host and student matches can be made.
The Step-By-Step Process
- Sign and turn in the contract with resume.
- You will receive an email notification with your host company match information by mid-March.
- You must then call your host and setup the date and time, as well as the place of the meeting. E-mail the Shadow Day Coordinator, Brittany Cain bcain@niu.edu with the time, date, and place information.
- You must call your host and notify the Shadow Day Coordinator by March 31 or you will be excused from the program.
- You must arrive to the Job Shadow on time and dress as well as conduct yourself in a professional manner.
- When the Job Shadow is over you must send a handwritten Thank You letter within 48 hours. Please send the letter through the mail not as an e-mail; also please send a copy to the Shadow Day Coordinator.
- Following your visit, you will receive an evaluation form from the Shadow Day Coordinator. Please complete and return it within two weeks.
- This is a time sensitive program and if you delay the process and put off doing any of the above listed items, you will be excused from the job shadow process. There are limited Shadow day openings. The date and time your Shadow Day contract and resume are turned in will be noted, allowing for an organized way to assign companies if there are more students than host companies.
We wish you luck on your job Shadow and hope it is a wonderful experience for you.
