Job Shadow Day: E-Extra!
January 14, 2004
Great Job Shadow Merchandise Still Available for Order!
On February 2nd, hosts of major television programs will see their shadows! Good Morning America, Fox and Friends, and the CBS Early Show are among the national shows that will have student shadows on February 2nd, thanks to the work of Junior Achievement in New York. Other programs hosting shadows include Live with Regis & Kelly, Who Wants to be a Millionaire?, and One Life To Live on ABC and Street Signs and Power Lunch on CNBC! In addition, Junior Achievement in Atlanta has arranged for students to shadow at CNN, including CNN Live Today’s Daren Kagan!
Polling Data Demonstrates Need for Job Shadow ing!
A new poll from the Job Shadow Coalition and Harris Interactive shows that more than half (51%) of teens have no interest in pursuing the top five fastest-growing career fields, which the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics has determined will have critical workforce needs in this decade and beyond. Those who were interested in these careers preferred the higher paying, higher education-requiring “computer and data processing” (25%) and “healthcare” (21%) fields over lower paying fields such as “residential care” (1%), “cable and pay television services” (1%), and “personnel services” (1%). The scientific poll of 642 teens between the ages of 13 and 17 was conducted in December 2003.
“This startling disconnect between the jobs that teens are interested in and the future needs of employers could have seriously adverse implications for our economy,” said Dr. Stuart Shapiro, Executive Director of the Job Shadow Coalition. “While it is encouraging that students are interested in the computer and healthcare fields, the fact that the majority of teens are not interested in the jobs that will be needed presents real challenges. This underscores the need for Job Shadow and other efforts which prepare our kids for the transition from high school to work and higher education.”
To view the entire poll results, visit www.jobshadow.org/FastGrowing.pdf.
Latest HogQuest Winner!
Congratulations to Ben Van Meter for solving our latest HogQuest riddle and winning the Amazon.com gift certificate drawing! Mr. Van Meter works with the Silicon Valley Workforce Investment Network in San Jose, California. To participate in the next round of HogQuest, visit www.jobshadow.org/hogquest.html.
Great Job Shadow Merchandise Still Available for Order!
If you are planning to run Job Shadow during the month of February and beyond, you can still place orders for Job Shadow Day merchandise! A whole array of merchandise is available at www.jobshadow.org - just click “Merchandise.” T-shirts start at $9.95 each! Banners, pens, flyers, sports bottles and mouse pads can also be purchased online. Allow 3-4 weeks for delivery. Order your JSD merchandise now!
A Word for Our Sponsors!
Once again, Job Shadow Day is supported by national co-sponsors Monster and News Corporation!
Additionally, the American Hotel & Lodging Association has signed on as a supporter of Job Shadow Day 2004! AHLA represents more than 11,000 members from the hotel and lodging industries worldwide.
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