Mid-Term Internship Performance Assessment

Overview & Instructions

The goal of the midterm assessment is to lay the groundwork for you and your Fellow to have a productive conversation that contributes to their learning and their on-going ability to contribute to your work. In the spirit of best practice for workplace performance evaluation, you and your Social Innovation Fellow will assess performance to date and agree on work-plan revisions and other course corrections as needed. CFSI faculty will follow up with Fellows who are not performing at a “meets expectations” level. Mid-Term Progress grades are for monitoring purposes only, and will not be factored into the final grade for the class.

Please use the Semester in the City (SITC) / Semester in Impact (SFI) Internship Evaluation rubric to rate each section of this evaluation. Completion of this evaluation should include with a formal a one-on-one meeting with the Fellow to review the feedback.

Please reach out to your CFSI Advisor with any questions or concerns.

Placement Information

Mentor Name

Mentor Email

This is collected so that a copy of your evaluation can be automatically sent to you

Fellow First Name

Fellow Last Name

Organization Name

Fellow Position title

Placement Semester

CFSI Program Type

Internship Evaluation Rubric

The following scale is provided for reference only, we assume that students' performance will vary by item and category. We will only use the Final internships Performance Evaluation (rather than the Mid-Term Internship Performance Assessment) to calculate Fellows’ grades. However, this information helps inform our team on how to best support the fellow and mentor.

1 - Never (58%)
2 - Seldom (65%)
3 - Sometimes (72%)
4 - Fairly Often (79%)
5 - Often (86%)
6 - Most of the Time (93%)
7 - Always (100%)

Professionalism and Project Management

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1. Time Management: The Fellow effectively manages their time, including arriving on time, prioritizing the right tasks and meeting deadlines.
2. Proactive Communication: The Fellow is proactive in their communications with supervisors and colleagues (i.e. arranging absences in advance or notifying others of delays or roadblocks).
3. Project Management: The Fellow effectively manages projects from inception to implementation, setting goals, creating work plans, adapting to challenges, and engaging stakeholders.
4. Leveraging Technology: The Fellow shows interest and persistence in learning and staying up to date with technologies and their applications in the workplace.

Professionalism and Project Management - Please provide any additional insights or context on the scores given above

Teamwork and Interpersonal Effectiveness

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5. Constructive Feedback: The Fellow provides others with constructive and timely feedback, respecting different viewpoints while also welcoming feedback on their own performance.
6. Office Culture Adaptation: The Fellow pays attention to office culture and appropriately adjusts their approach by observing, asking questions, and revising their methods as needed.
7. Strategic Collaboration: The Fellow reflects on their skills and works well with others that bring complementary skills and different perspectives, modifying their communication style when necessary.
8. Cultural Competence: The Fellow engages with people from different cultures and backgrounds, communicating with a respect for diversity and cultural differences and forming relationships that promote belonging and inclusion.

Teamwork and Interpersonal Effectiveness - Please provide any additional insights or context on the scores given above

Design Thinking and Human Centered Problem-Solving

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9. Informed Problem Solving: When developing solutions, the Fellow seeks input from people closest to the problem and combines these insights with outside sources and research.
10. Equity-Driven Problem Solving: The Fellow believes in their ability to contribute to positive change and that solutions can be developed to address systemic challenges.
11. Flexibility and Persistence: When faced with obstacles, the Fellow demonstrates flexibility and persistence, employing alternative strategies and seeking additional support as needed.
12. Adapting and Learning: The Fellow explores new ways of thinking and working, stepping outside their comfort zone, taking calculated risks, and viewing failure as an opportunity for learning and growth.

Design Thinking and Human Centered Problem-Solving - Please provide any additional insights or context on the scores given above

Growth Mindset and Professional Development

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13. Self-Awareness and Development: The Fellow is open to new perspectives and is committed to identifying and addressing areas for professional and personal growth.
14. Professional Networking: The Fellow establishes and leverages relationships to achieve their professional goals through networking, informational interviews and/or engaging in learning communities.
15. Career Mindset: The Fellow seeks to build a professional identity, focusing on their career goals, purpose, passions and skills.
16. Career Advancement: The Fellow is committed to developing the tools needed to be hired and promoted in career-track jobs (i.e. a strong resume, LinkedIn profile, and a list of potential references).

Growth Mindset and Professional Development- Please provide any additional insights or context on the scores given above

Communication and Persuasive Storytelling

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17. Contextual Awareness: The Fellow seeks to understand context, including the broader environment in which their organization operates, and integrates this context and framing into stories they tell about potential solutions.
18. Compelling Storytelling: The Fellow creates compelling narratives in their work. This could include using vivid images, a story arc, analogies, and specific and personal stories in marketing materials and presentations.
19. Data-Driven Storytelling: The Fellow effectively understands and combines quantitative data with qualitative insights and personal anecdotes, presenting information clearly and compellingly.
20. Personal Storytelling: The Fellow knows how to tell their own personal and professional story in a way that makes them attractive to future employers. (i.e. Elevator Pitch)

Communication and Persuasive Storytelling - Please provide any additional insights or context on the scores given above

Optional: Are there any questions/comments regarding the competencies listed in these questions? Were there any competencies that you felt you could not score accurately or that your Fellow has not had the opportunity to display?

Evaluation Follow-Up

Have you met with the Fellow to review this feedback?

If yes, How did the meeting go?

If not, when is the meeting scheduled for?

If no meeting has been scheduled, how can we support making this happen?

Any additional questions, comments, or concerns?

CFSI Supports & Resources

We really appreciate the feedback you have provided in the previous sections for the Fellow. This last section is an opportunity to share more with us about your experience as a mentor.

What has been the MOST helpful thing the CFSI team has done thus far this semester (i.e weekly email, resource sharing, site visits etc)?

What is the LEAST helpful thing the CFSI team has done thus far this semester

(i.e weekly email, resource sharing, site visits etc)?

Have you had any issues arise with your Fellow or with College for Social Innovation?

Were your issues resolved effectively?

Provide detail regarding the situation:

What could have been done better to solve your issue(s)?

What issue(s) have you faced in the first half of the semester that you do not feel the CFSI Internships team has resourced you to resolve?