Job Shadow Program
The Job Shadow Program provides students the opportunity to explore career paths and options, experience a professional work environment, connect with professionals in their career field of interest, and observe skills and job tasks related to their career field. The Job Shadow Program is open to all Seminole State College students enrolled in a degree or certificate program at the time of registration. Job Shadow experiences can be completed during any semester based on employer availability.
As a result of participating in this program, students will be able to:
- Observe a day in the life of a professional
- Understand how a professional work environment operates
- Increase their network
- Make or confirm career decisions
How it Works
Students can indicate their interest for the Job Shadow Program by completing the Job Shadow Program - Student Interest Form. The Experiential Learning Coordinator works diligently to provide an array of job shadow experiences. While we invite all of our employer contacts and target all majors/industries to participate in the program, some employers may not have the resources to provide a job shadowing experience. Therefore, the list of experiences may be limited and vary by semester.
There are Day in the Life Job Shadow experiences posted on Raider Connect.
Fall 2025 Day in the Life Job Shadow Events:
- September 23, 2025- Northwestern Mutual
- October 8, 2025- Charles Schwab
- November 18, 2025- Liberty Mutual
- December 4, 2025- Central Florida Zoo & Botanical Gardens
Spring 2026 Day in the Life Job Shadow Events:
- TBD
When the job shadow day concludes, students are eligible to receive a Certificate of Completion.
Please note:
- Completing the online interest form does not guarantee participation in the Job Shadow event.
Past experiences have included the following industries:
- Accounting/Finance
- Healthcare
- Social Work and Counseling
- Nonprofit, Arts and Education
- Criminal Justice and Legal Studies
- Communication, Marketing and Sales
- Human Resources
- Information Technology
- Hospitality
- Customer Service
- Construction, Architecture and Engineering,
- Public Works and Local/City Government
Employer hosts who have participated include:
- Addition Financial
- Charles Schwab
- Liberty Mutual
- Northwestern Mutual
- Orlando Health
- Seminole County Sheriff’s Office
- Seminole State College of Florida
- Siemens Energy
