AT&T/JA Worldwide Job Shadow Initiative
AT&T Aspire launched the AT&T/JA Worldwide Job Shadow initiative in partnership with Junior Achievement in the fall of 2008 — a landmark commitment to inspire students to succeed in school, leading to success in careers and in life. Job shadowing takes students into the workplace to learn about careers and see firsthand the educational background and types of skills they will need to be successful on the job. It is designed to give students the unique opportunity of an up-close look at the world of work through a corporate site visit.
Alex Elizardo, a San Antonio high school senior, recently spent a day shadowing Randall Stephenson, AT&T chairman and CEO. Alex joined Randall in key meetings, and the two spent time discussing high school, college plans and careers. To read about Alex's experience, click here.
Through the AT&T/JA Worldwide Job Shadow initiative, AT&T will reach 100,000 students across the United States over five years. This is an investment of approximately 400,000 employee hours.
Starting in fall 2008, AT&T employees are providing students in grades 9 - 12 the opportunity to experience the world of work firsthand, matching employee volunteers with high school students to showcase the careers and job skills that a successful education makes possible.
AT&T is uniquely positioned to inspire tomorrow's workforce through job shadowing. The AT&T workforce is composed of some of the best workers across a diverse set of career categories.
AT&T is partnering with JA Worldwide over five years to support the AT&T/JA Worldwide Job Shadow initiative. Junior Achievement is a recognized leader in job shadowing and a key member of the National Job Shadow Coalition, which also includes the U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Department of Labor and America's Promise Alliance.
This is the largest corporate job shadow initiative Junior Achievement has ever undertaken.
