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<blockquote data-quote="j.s.cox" data-source="post: 112933" data-attributes="member: 20454"><p>In terms of the shadowing itself, it depended on the individuals who agreed to let me shadow. For some people, I literally followed them like a shadow for one day to understand their typical day in more detail. For others, I took some admin tasks off their hands for 1-2 weeks whilst sitting in on meetings/calls. It was mainly about observing, but often I was shown some work they were doing and asked if I wanted help with simpler aspects of the work. The people I met were then inclined to introduce me to some of their colleagues allowing me to gain more experience elsewhere.</p><p></p><p>The way I went about this depended on how I knew the client. Generally, I had networked with the clients before going near the topic of shadowing. I tried to develop a professional relationship through email/zoom/LinkedIn to ask a few questions about their industry and specific role within it. After I had developed a relationship with people within the industry, I asked if it would be possible to shadow them for as long as they were able to let me. I said that I was happy to help with tasks or simply observe and I emphasised my interest in the industry as a whole rather than specific roles within it (I'm personally really interested in energy, so I was able to go to energy company HQ's as well as some petrol stations).</p><p></p><p>Hope this helps, and feel free to shoot me a message for any more details.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="j.s.cox, post: 112933, member: 20454"] In terms of the shadowing itself, it depended on the individuals who agreed to let me shadow. For some people, I literally followed them like a shadow for one day to understand their typical day in more detail. For others, I took some admin tasks off their hands for 1-2 weeks whilst sitting in on meetings/calls. It was mainly about observing, but often I was shown some work they were doing and asked if I wanted help with simpler aspects of the work. The people I met were then inclined to introduce me to some of their colleagues allowing me to gain more experience elsewhere. The way I went about this depended on how I knew the client. Generally, I had networked with the clients before going near the topic of shadowing. I tried to develop a professional relationship through email/zoom/LinkedIn to ask a few questions about their industry and specific role within it. After I had developed a relationship with people within the industry, I asked if it would be possible to shadow them for as long as they were able to let me. I said that I was happy to help with tasks or simply observe and I emphasised my interest in the industry as a whole rather than specific roles within it (I'm personally really interested in energy, so I was able to go to energy company HQ's as well as some petrol stations). Hope this helps, and feel free to shoot me a message for any more details. [/QUOTE]
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