Job shadowing can help both staff and departments at the University. It also benefits the individuals who take part in the job shadowing experience. Benefits for those involved include:
Staff and departments
- Developing those who are involved.
- Sharing the best ways of doing things.
- Meeting other people.
- Removing internal barriers.
- Making communication better.
- Looking at processes from a new perspective.
Person who is shadowing
- Finding out about different jobs.
- Learning from experiences of colleagues.
- Seeing how other staff and teams work.
- Understanding how the University works.
- Trying out career options.
Person shadowed (host)
- Meeting new people.
- Sharing your experiences.
- Learning from the person shadowing.
- Reviewing your own work.
- Developing your coaching skills.
- Building your mentoring skills.