Major Employers on Board for Job Shadow Day 2006

Event Kicks Off on February 2nd; Groundhog Day

Washington, DC—On Thursday, February 2nd, tens of thousands of employers will host student Job Shadow s as part of Job Shadow Day 2006, a nationwide effort to give young people an up-close look at the world of work by letting them shadow various “career mentors” in their places of work.

Examples of employer involvement include:

ING:

Financial services giant ING’s Job Shadow program is not just on February 2nd. The company has allowed its locations to choose any date during the month of February. The ING offices doing a shadow day are Atlanta, GA; Denver, CO; Des Moines, IA; Hartford, CT; Minneapolis, MN; New York, NY; Scottsdale, AZ; and West Chester, PA.

To learn more about ING’s national sponsorship of Job Shadow Day 2006, visit www.jobshadow.org/press/release/pr_120805.html.

Cisco Systems:

Cisco Systems® is hosting a series of Groundhog Job Shadow Day events across the United States to help young people learn about career opportunities in the IT industry. More than 3,000 students will participate in events hosted on Cisco and Cisco® Networking Academy® campuses. These events will promote IT careers to support the growing need for IT professionals. Participating cities include Chicago, Atlanta, San Jose and Raleigh. This is Cisco’s fifth year participating in Groundhog Job Shadow Day. The company’s goal this year is to host students at more than 100 sites across the United States—both at Cisco offices and in colleges and high schools participating in the Networking Academy program. To find out more, contact Peter Joyce with Cisco at pjoyce@cisco.com or visit www.jobshadow.org/press/ghjsd_summary.

Other participating employers include:

• AOL
• BellSouth
• Best Buy
• Hyatt
• JCPenney
• Marriott
• Martha Stewart Omnimedia
• Time Warner
• Verizon
• Wal-Mart
• Westin Hotels

In its ninth year, national Job Shadow Day is a coordinated effort of America’s Promise - The Alliance for Youth, Junior Achievement, the U.S. Department of Education and the U.S. Department of Labor. National partners include the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), the Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE) and the Magazine Publishers of America (MPA). ING is the national title sponsor of Job Shadow Day 2006. Valpak.com is a national co-sponsor. For additional information, including a How-to Guide and a brochure on how to coordinate Job Shadow ing, visit www.jobshadow.org. For more information, contact info@jobshadow.org or your local Junior Achievement office.

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