Congressional Internship Application
Congressional Internship Application
Expectations of Interns
- Training begins on the first day of the internship. We will not accept anyone, paid or unpaid, who cannot start on the first day of the session. If a participant in the program must depart the internship earlier than the internship’s established date is completed, that is permissible, but we will need to have that information in advance of the first day.
- Interns will come to work every day during normal business hours, and will participate fully in the activities of the program.
- Interns can request days off work, although those requests may be denied and are certainly discouraged given the brevity of the program.
- Interns will inform the staff immediately if illness or emergency circumstances necessitate one’s absence from the office.
- Interns will dress professionally at all times, and will serve as positive representatives of the office in all of their conduct, both in and out of the office.
- Interns will be treated as full-fledged members of the staff, and they will maintain an appropriate level of confidentiality, particularly related to information about members of the public who make contact with the office.
- Interns are entitled to the same workplace protections as full-time employees, which includes protection from harassment of any kind.
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