Tips for Students

• Register early for RealWorld DesignWeek as shadow days are self-selected online through a first-come, first-served proces
• Contact your shadow day host shortly after you register to introduce yourself
• Be sure to participate in the Prepare and Position online seminars and practice what you learn in these educational sessions
• Arrive early to the work location
• Dress professionally (unless otherwise instructed by your shadow day host)
• Keep a journal or log of your shadow experience as professors may ask for this to receive class credit and/or an excused absence
• Keep client and project information learned during shadow experience confidential
• Ask permission to take photographs
• Dont treat the shadow day as an interview—this is an observational learning experience, not a personal marketing opportunity
• Do not expect payment from your shadow day host for time spent at the work location
• Do not expect reimbursement from your shadow day host for costs incurred in traveling to the work location