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Evergreen Mentoring and Internship Program
Outcomes of Effective Mentoring and Internship
- Contributes to employee motivation, performance, and ongoing training
- Enables new interns to acclimate more quickly to an organizational culture and become productive
- Provides encouragement for the intern to advance in their profession
- Inspires mentors to develop leadership skills and advance in their own careers
Mentors and Interns Qualities
- Mentor:
- Utilizes strong listening skills
- Offers frequent and honest feedback
- Works to understand the intern's strengths and weaknesses
- Focuses on the intern's professional as well as personal growth
- Intern:
- Displays commitment to professional as well as personal growth
- Possesses a willingness to learn
- Displays trustworthiness and objectivity
- Listens effectively, asks questions, and connects classroom knowledge with experiences
Internship Experience
- Introduce interns to co-workers and key contacts within the organization. An official welcome will allow interns to feel a part of the team.
- Utilize the “Buddy System.” New interns will benefit from peer mentors who will show them the ropes and will receive training designed to accelerate their productivity and sense of belonging.
- Manager will communicate job expectations in a clear and concise manner. Encourage interns to ask questions to clarify job responsibilities.
- Managers will facilitate the achievement of performance expectations through feedback and a formal performance appraisal.
- Managers will assign interns challenging tasks and projects that offer growth opportunities matched to the intern's abilities and interests.
- Interns will shadow to observe how managers manage time, people, and resources.
- Interns will attend staff meetings and related professional activities when possible.
- Interns will familiarize themselves with company rules and policies.
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