Become a BOBCATshadow Host
Bring a Bobcat to work by hosting our students through the BOBCATshadow Program! The BOBCATshadow Program connects students with employers, community partners, and alumni for one-day job shadowing opportunities to provide exposure to a wide variety of career fields and industries. BOBCATshadow typically takes place during scheduled breaks.
WHY HOST?
The BOBCATshadow Program is a structured matching process that connects students with one-day shadowing opportunities for career exploration and introduction to the world of work. BOBCATshadow is not a paid experience for participants.
Benefits for Hosts include:
Building Your Brand: The BOBCATshadow Program introduces students to your organization and its commitment to informed career choices. Upon return to campus, BOBCATshadow Student Participants will become an unofficial ambassadors for your organization once they are able to learn what it takes to succeed at your organization!
Recruiting TXST Talent: You may find your next star employee through the BOBCATshadow Program! Student Participants who have insider knowledge of your organization will be excited to apply for full-time or internship opportunities within your organization.
Giving Back: Your advice as a professional is invaluable to students wishing to gain information about a career field.
*To see all photos and feedback from hosts and student participants: search #bobcatshadow on LinkedIn*
CRITERIA FOR HOSTING
Hosts must be an approved organization on Handshake. Hosts should have a sense of the specific position(s) or department(s) the student will shadow during their experience. We recommend that hosts provide lunch to the student(s) but it is not required.
Hosts may participate in as many shadow days as they would like and take as many students per day as you feel comfortable hosting. We would recommend no more than 5 per day.
FALL SESSION - November
WINTER SESSION - January
SUMMER SESSION - August
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How does it work?
Employer hosts will submit a form to participate and host students on-site in order to shadow a specific role or department within the company. The Career Services team will work with the host to post the position on the hosts behalf and students will apply through our Handshake system. Career Services will match students with and communicate those matches with both the student and the host.
How many students can we take? We recommend hosting at least 2 students per day, and you're welcome to participate on both days. However, feel free to host as many students as you’re comfortable with each day!
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What should a typical BOBCATshadow experience include?
Here is a list of ideas for how to involve your student participant during this experience:
- Conduct informational interviews with a variety of employees
- Participate in a guided tour of the facility
- Attend meetings or organizational events
- Observe and ask questions while shadowing daily tasks
- Participate during interactions with clients
- Meet and greet college hires or current interns
- Lunch with Alumni at the company
- Learn about career/internship opportunities within the organization
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What information is needed to participate?
When registering to host a student, you will be asked for the following information:
- Organization
- Contact Name, email, phone number & title
- Description of shadow experience including a preset Agenda
- Arrival and Departure time of participate
- Address/Location
- Parking Information
- Dress code information