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Sample Orientation Outline
- Review organization vision and department missions
- Give the intern a feel for the organizational structure, provide an organizational chart or staff list with phone numbers
- Explain the need-to-know items
- Parking
- Work station
- Specific work dates and times
- Office hours, breaks and lunches
- Intranet
- Using office equipment, i.e. copy machine, phone
- Dress code
- Attendance and punctuality
- Review organizational and employee policies
- Review the internship
- Identify and discuss main projects
- Job description
- Results expected that include specific learning and training objectives
- Action plan
- Set regular evaluation meetings
- Inform the intern of departmental or staff meetings he/she is expected to attend, and provide time during those meetings for the interns to report progress on his/her project
- Identify a back-up supervisor or support person who can answer the intern’s questions if his/her regular supervisor is unavailable
- Ensure that your intern understands his/her responsibilities
- Provide a tour of the facility, introduction to staff