Job Shadow
See what a career actually looks like by spending time with professionals in the workplace.
EVERYONE DESERVES A WAY IN
Why WayIn exists
Career opportunities shouldn’t depend on who you know.
High school students are constantly encouraged to gain experience, explore careers, and build their futures. But finding those opportunities can be unnecessarily difficult.
Job shadows, internships, summer/career programs, and part-time jobs are scattered across dozens of websites. Some are difficult to find. Others are never publicly posted at all.
WayIn was created to make that process easier.
Give every student
a way in
Andrej Savic
Founder, WayIn
THE STORY BEHIND WAYIN
From the Founder
I created WayIn because I experienced the same issues this project is trying to solve.
I became interested in law while I was still in high school. One simple problem I had was that my family had no connections to professionals in the field, like lawyers, that I could simply call and ask to learn more about what they do.
So I started attending professional events, joining summer programs, and cold emailing countless people just to find one simple opportunity. I introduced myself to professionals, worked to build relationships from scratch, and looked for any experience that could help me better understand the legal profession.
Eventually, those experiences started opening doors.
But throughout the process, I realized how unnecessarily difficult it was. Something that sounded so simple was incredibly hard for a high school student to reach. A student shouldn’t have to become an expert networker just to find a simple job shadow.
And realistically, most high school students are not going to send cold emails, attend professional events alone, or spend months trying to build the right connections.
That does not mean they are less interested, less capable, or less deserving of those opportunities.
It simply means the system is harder to access if you do not already know where the right doors are.
That is why I created WayIn.
Instead of students having to ask themselves:
“Who do I know?”they should be asking:
“What am I interested in?”
What WayIn does
WayIn brings career opportunities for high school students into one accessible platform. Students can discover:
Internship
Gain deeper experience, develop skills, and contribute to real organizations.
Summer / Career Program
Explore industries, meet professionals, and learn through structured career experiences.
Part-Time Job
Gain work experience, responsibility, and professional skills while earning money.
STARTING LOCALLY
What comes next
We’re starting in Greater Cleveland with law and medicine. Our first goal is to build useful connections with legal and healthcare organizations, learn from those experiences, and then expand into more career fields.
Organizations can share an existing program or discuss a new career experience with us. Students, families, and educators can help by telling us what they want to explore.
One opportunity can
change a direction.
A student does not always need a perfect five-year plan. Sometimes they just need their first real experience. WayIn exists to make that experience easier to find.
Find your way in.