Intern For A Day Fall 2024 Mandatory Orientation

All students interested in participating in Intern for a Day can choose to attend one of two options to meet the mandatory orientation requirement:

• Option A: attend one in-person orientation OR
• Option B: complete THIS virtual, asynchronous orientation available on September 16

Below is more information about the virtual asynchronous orientation option:

Completion of this 30-45 minute, asynchronous online orientation is required in order for UMD undergraduate students to receive access to the Intern for a Day student application each semester.  

Students have until Monday, October 7 at 11:59 PM EST to complete this orientation.  Visit go.umd.edu/ifad for more details.

What to Expect:
The purpose of this mandatory orientation is to give University of Maryland undergraduate students insight into how the Intern for a Day process works and how to best prepare for a job shadowing or virtual informational interviewing opportunity if we are able to match you with a professional through the program.  It should take you approximately 30-45 minutes to complete the orientation.

You can find the dates and deadlines associated with completing this orientation for the current semester at go.umd.edu/ifad.  After viewing all content and completing all "assignments" (3 quizzes, 1 activity) with full scores within this orientation, you will receive the Intern for a Day application in the days after the orientation closes.

What We Will Cover in This Orientation

1. Background on Intern for a Day
2. Application/matching process, followed by a brief quiz for understanding
3. How to prepare for a job shadowing experience, followed by an activity and a brief quiz for understanding
4. How to prepare for a virtual informational interviewing experience, followed by a brief quiz