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24 Apr 2014: Brief details of your secondment Having spent 4 years in a central (School) office, I did an 8-month secondment to a department to cover maternity leave. Why did you want to do the secondment? I had previously worked in a variety of roles, including

5 Aug 2014: Hosting a job shadowing placement can be very rewarding (see Why Job Shadowing?). However, there are also several things that need to be considered when preparing for the placement to help ensure that the shadowee gets the most out of the placement.

4 Mar 2014: More recently, as I have moved into a managerial role, the University encouraged me to take the ILM level 3 management course run by PPD to help with the transition.

24 Apr 2014: Brief details of your secondment I spent 13 months at the Isaac Newton Institute for Mathematical Sciences as Programme and Visitor Officer, seconded from the Widening Participation Team based at the Cambridge Admissions Office. Why did you want to

4 Mar 2014: They have had continued support throughout the course from the CareerStart @cam team at PPD, which was a great help.

4 Mar 2014: My role I am responsible for managing the diverse catering activity that takes place at Madingley Hall and organising events and weddings. What training have you undertaken with support from the University? I am studying my third and final year of a

4 Mar 2014: My role Each day is different for me, I can be managing the diary, arranging a conference or helping with a powerpoint presentation often when time is very short. I am the administrator for our new MPhil course and I also look after the

28 Feb 2014: PPD's Learning and development team can offer career coaching to non-academic staff - contact PPD for more information.

5 Aug 2014: Undertaking a job shadowing placement can be a very rewarding experience and can provide the shadowee with a unique development opportunity (see Why Job Shadowing?). However, there are several things that need to be considered throughout the job

28 Feb 2014: To help you assess where you are in your career it's useful to identify: what you value in your work what your skills, strengths and attributes are what you are particularly knowledgeable/experienced in what are your achievements to date and what