NEXT (Northwestern Externship Program) -- About
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Across the country, students may participate in the sixth-annual NEXT (Northwestern Externship Program). NEXT is a one-day job shadowing program that offers undergraduate students the opportunity to accompany alumni at their place of employment in order to learn about a specific field.
How NEXT Works
1. In December, interested alumni sign up online as NEXT Alumni Hosts.
2. Hosts' anonymous descriptions will be posted on the NAA Web site with an assigned reply code for students to browse in January. Students will submit letters of interest and their resume to the NAA at this time.
3. In February, Hosts whose profiles have drawn interest from students will receive an e-mail from the NAA containing submissions from students who are interested in that particular field.
4. Alumni Hosts will review the student submissions and resumes and submit their top five choices to the NAA.
5. The NAA will match hosts and students and notify all parties of their matches by the end of February. The student will contact his/her Host in late February/early March to set up a date for the job shadowing to take place.
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Questions? E-mail next@alumni.northwestern.edu or call (847) 491-5648.
