QUALIFICATIONS & DUTIES

• Hold a professional degree, certification, and/or license in the relevant field

• Work in a professional setting (we do not allow remote/"work from home" internships)

  • The internship may take place across multiple sites as long as the student shares this with school faculty

  • The student must be at their internship site(s) a minimum of four days per week

• Mentors may not be a member of the student's immediate family/household

• Feel comfortable acting in a supervisory role; mentors are the student's "boss" for the duration of the internship

  • If the intern will rotate through various departments and/or work with other employees, the mentor will serve as the primary contact overseeing the internship

  • Meet with the intern two times per week (at a minimum) to evaluate their performance and assign new responsibilities

  • Especially in the first two weeks, it is essential that mentors provide regular guidance on workplace etiquette and give feedback about the intern's quality of work

• Communicate with school faculty as needed

• Offer the intern approximately 30 hours of work each week; daily schedules are flexible based on the needs of the host organization

  • Mentors do not need to directly supervise the student at all times, but should be available to the student on a regular basis

  • Mentors will need to sign a timesheet each week certifying that the intern was present for the expected number of hours (please note that students are not required to work on Memorial Day, 5/26)

• Allow and encourage the intern to be present for events that may not normally be open to entry-level professionals (e.g., staff meetings, client consultations)

• Co-design an internship project that is beneficial to the host organization and showcases the intern's learning throughout the five-week internship