We are delighted that you are joining us for an internship during your OPT period.
Please bookmark this page, so you can return to it and find the following information and links.
EFFECTIVE DATE AND TIMING OF OFFER LETTER
This page and the materials cited below specify certain items and information we need from you.
After you submit everything, we will send you your Offer Letter, so that you can submit your internship to the OPT portal. The effective date of the Offer Letter will be the date you submit the last of the required materials (or a later date if you prefer, for instance if you need to wait for your EAD start date).
In any event, we will endeavor to send the Offer letter within three business days of the time we receive your materials.
You are allowed ten days from the Effective date of the Offer Letter to file it with the portal, so this gives you plenty of time.
REQUIRED INFO AND MATERIALS
Please do the following onboarding tasks:
SOCIAL MEDIA BANNER
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- First, submit the short form called Intern Social Banner, which appears at https://form.jotform.com/232965412943057
- As that form explains and illustrates, we will use the info and photo you submit to generate a personalized social media banner.
- The confirmation message and confirmation email will provide instructions on how to retrieve that banner, how to post it, and how to report to us. Please post it to Linkedin and to any your social media accounts you have, as it will improve your online presence and help you look good whenever anyone (including a potential employer) searches you online.
- Then use the Social Banner Posting Report 2023_11_10 form to confirm that you have posted that banner. Find it at: https://form.jotform.com/230345784371155 (If you do not have a Linkedin account, you are severely undermining your job search, so be sure to create one).
VARIOUS
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- Complete the form, CtP - New Intern Welcome Materials and Files, which appears at https://form.jotform.com/221927183316153
- Complete / submit all items discussed in the Welcome Manual, which you will find at https://ChangingThePresent.org/welcome
- Complete / submit all items discussed in the Onboarding checklist, which you can find at https://form.jotform.com/210741101416136
- Submit the form, Documents for OPT Interns, which is at https://form.jotform.com/233132739950155
REQUIRED MONTHLY CONTRIBUTION
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- Pay your first $75 monthly contribution, which you can do here: https://changingthepresent.org/products/intern-contribution-to-changing-the-present Subsequent payments are due on the monthly anniversary of your Offer Letter, for as long as you intern with us.
- FINAL STEP
- We are working on automating our systems. Until then, please send an email to let Lajvanti know that you finished the items above, so she can send your offer letter. You can also contact her if you have any questions. You can decipher her email from this (it is written this way to protect it from spammers): lajvanti.k [AT] gmail [DOT] com
- Thank you very much!