Job Shadowing
What It Is and How We Do It at Parkside
To optimize the onboarding process of our new colleagues, we decided to try out the concept of "job shadowing". Find out how exactly shadowing works, who can benefit from it and how we do it at Parkside Interactive.

In a nutshell
The concept of job shadowing originally comes from the USA and describes a method in personnel development. It is an on-the-job training in which the (new) employee accompanies other colleagues for a limited period of time and observes their daily work. As a result, the person doing the shadowing gets impressions of other departments, workflows, processes and challenges.
Our approach
At Parkside Interactive, we have already explored shadowing as a new personnel development model and our overall experience was very positive.

Conclusion
Reducing silo mentality, cross-functional understanding, holistic approach and, above all, great social networking are just a few of the advantages of the job shadowing as a concept. The greatest benefit, however, is the versatility of this on-the-job training model — whether it is used to train managers, to highlight job opportunities, or to provide management with insights into day-to-day operations, problems and challenges.
Shadowing at Parkside Interactive
Job shadowing provides a wide range of benefits.
That’s why we tried out the format as an onboarding process.
Our new colleague Marie was the first to test this concept.