Talked with a parent the other day and she described how her daughter ended up job shadowing a professional in a profession she was interested in. She, the student in grade 12) was shown all aspects of the job over a few months time. It greatly influenced her decision to pursue a career in the direction of the professional she job shadowed, as she had been undecided as to what career to pursue until then.

High schools do allow job experience time. I think that job-shadowing would be as valuable, if not more so, as job experience.

Good learning...

Cheers - Mike