Line manager
- During the annual review process, you can talk about job shadowing.
- Job shadowing may help in the current job or as part of career development.
- Agree what job shadowing will look like and how much time to spend on it.
- You may have a view about who would be the best host for a job shadowing experience.
Person who is shadowing
- Think about why you are doing the shadowing and what you hope to achieve.
- Prepare by setting goals with your manager or the shadowing host.
- After the shadowing, review and discuss outcomes and what happens next.
Person shadowed (the host)
- You need to prepare and give some thought to the process.
- Think about if the requested time is the best time for shadowing and how long each session should last.
- You need to take into consideration current work obligations.
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