MSU Students Trade Spring Break for Job Shadow Opportunity

Several hundred Michigan State University (MSU) students will spend their spring break job-shadowing businesses across the area as part of a March 10 event hosted by MSU’s Career Services Network.

According to excerpts from the article:

The effort is part of a larger program officials hope will connect area college students with entertainment and job prospects, helping to keep them in the area after graduation.

About 65 businesses had signed up for the event as of Monday, said Paul Jaques, internship developer for MSU's Career Services Network. That's a few more than last year, but Jaques figures there would be even more businesses if it weren't for the national recession.

Businesses have until Wednesday to sign up for this year's job shadow day.

"I want it to be a lot bigger," Jaques said. "I guarantee that I'm going to have more students than businesses."

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