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i4cp TrendWatcher Podcast - Is Job Shadowing Ignored in Your Organization?

i4cp TrendWatcher Podcast - Is Job Shadowing Ignored in Your Organization?

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Is Job Shadowing Ignored in Your Organization?Maybe it's the name. "Job shadowing" has a slightly ominous, film noir ring to it, as if Sam Spade is lurking in the corners of the workplace, digging for secrets and casting a cynical eye on pernicious personalities. How else to explain why such a useful tactic is employed by less than a third of organizations?Welcome to our continuing TrendWatcher podcast series here on Total Picture Radio, with Peter Clayton reporting. Total Picture Radio has formed a strategic alliance with The Institute for Corporate Productivity i4cp, allowing us to publish on our site the compete weekly research report in their TrendWatcher initiative, as well as record a weekly interview with the lead author of the article. Joining us today from St Petersburg, FL, is Mark Vickers, VP of Research at i4cp.In essence, job shadowing occurs when an employee or prospective hire watches an experienced worker as she or he performs a specific job. A recent study i4cp conducted on behalf of a major global organization found that just 31% of respondents said their firms use job shadowing.But there are several reasons why its use may be an up-and-coming trend...

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