Meeting Your Mentor Explanation

Due Dates:
Application and Interview Completed - Friday, 12/9/11

Work Experience Journals Completed - Friday, 2/17/12

Hours Confirmation Form Completed (10 hours) - Friday, 2/17/12

Thank you Card for Mentor Completed - Friday, 3/16/12
Supervisor Evaluation Form Completed - Friday, 3/16/12

The student is to enlist the help of a mentor in order to learn about the job and to help with writing evaluations of the student's performance during the job experience. The mentor should be willing to teach the student about his/her career and to guide the student in completing the project, which will demonstrate what the student has learned. It is essential that students behave in a professional manner. They are representing CIBACS and Edison High School; therefore, they should dress appropriately, arrive on time, and work diligently.

The student and mentor should establish the types of observation and work the student will be performing. The student should give the mentor the letter of introduction about the program if it has not already been sent in the mail. The student should make it clear that the goal of the internship, in addition to gaining work experience, will be to create a product and portfolio that demonstrate what the student has learned about the job.

Hours Confirmation Form and Work Experience Journals Explanation
The student will have the mentor sign an Hours Confirmation Form each time he/she works with the mentor or completes hours at the business. Work Experience Journals will chronicle the student's experiences and throughts about what he/she has learned and will act as one form of evidence of completion of the assignment. The student should also gather other forms of evidence as he/she interns, such as photos, brochures, software screen captures, video footage, and any other evidence that the student was at the job site learning about a career.

Interview and Interview Evaluation Form Explanation

The mentor the student chooses may be a friend of the student or his/her parents, but the first meeting should be conducted in the same way one would meet an employer at a business. The student should dress formally and should bring along his/her cover letter and a copy of his/her résumé. The student should request ahead of time that the mentor conduct a brief interview as practice for getting an actual job. The student should try to speak well and follow the rules for effective interviewing that we cover in class during the practice group interviews

After the interview, the mentor should fill out the interview evaluation form. The student will return the form to the teacher and be given a grade for its completion. The grade will not be affected by the comments on the form. The form is simply feedback for the student on how well he/she interviews.

Important Handouts

CIBACS Introductory Letter from Teacher
Supervisor and Business Information Form
Interview Evaluation Form
Sample Questions to Ask Your Mentor
Confirmation of Internship Hours