Job shadowing has many potential benefits for staff and departments within the University as well as for the individuals that are involved in the Job Shadowing experience:
Staff and departments
- It is an opportunity for self-development of the shadowee and often the host.
- It is an opportunity for hosts to share best practice.
- It is an excellent networking tool and can facilitate the breaking down of internal barriers across the organisation.
- It can help to improve communication across departments, faculties and sites.
- It allows individuals to view the processes they are involved in from a different angle.
Shadowee
By engaging in job shadowing individuals will be able to:
- Gain insight into the roles and responsibilities of other members of staff and other departments.
- Reflect and learn from the experiences of colleagues.
- See how other staff and teams work.
- See the bigger picture and understand more about how the University functions.
- “Test out” possible career options.
Host
For the individual being shadowed there is an opportunity to:
- Network with colleagues from different areas.
- Share your experiences with others.
- Learn from your shadowee.
- Review and reflect on your own area of work.
- Develop your coaching/mentoring skills.