Job Shadow Reflection Warren Easton High School

Name: Munira Schofield Date Completed: pril !" #$%&

Reflection 'uestions Directions: Answer the following questions about your job shadowing experience using complete sentences. Be thorough in your answers as some of your answers may be incorporated in your senior portfolio presentation speech and or final reflection paper.
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Was the job shadow you completed the same career field you identified in your career PowerPoint? f you completed the experience in another field! explain why there was a need to change career fields. "i.e.! was not able to set up a job shadow experience in my intended career field (R After ta#ing a closer loo# at the field! found that was more interested in$%. At first wanted to do software de&eloping because of the money. 'owe&er my real calling is psychology! e&en though it doesn(t ma#e lots of money! ha&e a lot of interest in it.

As a result of your job shadow experience! are you still planning to pursue the same career or has the experience led you in a new direction? *xplain. +he job shadowing made me want to do it more because it is such an interesting career field. did reali,e that it will ta#e a lot for me to get there and that idea is hard to grasp but ts worth all the hard wor#.
). -. .uring your job shadow! what s#ills did you obser&e that are needed to be proficient at

this career? /rgani,ation! dri&e! intelligence and lots of studying.

0. What acti&ities and or duties did you li#e1disli#e about the experience?

li#e the idea that your helping someone and the critical thin#ing. (m not a fan of the loads of wor# howe&er.
2. .o you see yourself doing this job for the duration of your wor#ing career? "i.e.! 12 to )3

years in the same field% 4es i can! because its an exciting field and theres always new #nowledge in psychology.
5. Aside from academic preparation in school! what are some other things that you can do in

order to prepare for your intended career field? 6tudy more and do internships.

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s there any important tips and or ad&ice you were gi&en by your mentor concerning your career field? 8o for it and don9t be afraid of its challenges. 6he told me if its something you lo&e you9ll always succeed.