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INTERN ONBOARDING
HANDBOOK

SECTION 1 A WELCOME NOTE FROM ADAM.........................01

WELCOME SECTION 2 WHAT TO EXPECT ON DAY 1.........................02-03
TO
SECTION 3 GOAL-SETTING.................................................04

SECTION 4 GETTING FEEDBACK..........................................05

SECTION 5 ADVICE FROM PREVIOUS INTERNS.....................05

SECTION 6 GET INVOLVED AT
QUORA.................................05

SECTION 7 INTERN EVENTS CALENDAR................................05

SECTION 7 BEGIN YOUR ADVENTURE AT QUORA..................05

Welcome to your first day at Quora! WHAT TO EXPECT ON DAY 1
Our Internship Program is a critical part of our
mission, and we want to make sure that you have a WELCOME
productive, inspiring, and fun summer ahead of
you. We’ve put together this handbook with tips, Get your picture taken for the Quora World Map 
guidelines, and what to expect at Quora in the Hand I-9 Documents to Laura 

upcoming weeks.  ONBOARDING TALKS - GO/TALKS

Welcome New Hires: Meet Eric, our Director of HR who will
introduce you to the company 
IT Onboarding: Cue Michael, who'll help set up your laptop,
gadgets, and other tech things you’ll need to succeed
Team/Mentor Lunch: Get to know the team over a yummy
(free) lunch!
Weekly All Hands: Be prepared to introduce yourself and tell
everyone a fun fact at the weekly all hands!
New Hire Orientation With Adam: Meet the CEO of Quora and
get a new perspective on the company’s mission, goals, and
current projects. 
Intro to Codebase (For Engineer Interns): Familiarize yourself
with the codebase of the company and learn how Quora works
from the inside.
...and more! Over the course of your first couple of weeks, you’ll
get the chance to attend a variety of onboarding talks that will
help you get accustomed to the company’s culture, mission, and
values.

EMAIL AND GOOGLE GROUPS  DIRECT DEPOSIT INFORMATION -

Sign any pending documents in your email - Quora handbook, GO/DIRECTDEPOSITINFO
Direct Deposit ADP, etc. 
Google Groups Memberships - make sure you’re on launches@, MOTHERSHIP - GO/MOTHERSHIP
internal-digest@, observations mailing list, and any mailing lists
relevant to your team to be in the know Update your Mothership Profile with your information

CALENDAR TAX WITHHOLDING INFORMATION -

Keep your calendar up to date GO/TAXES
Add the Product Dev Calendar and Quora Calendar
go/addcalendars CALTRAIN GO PASS - GO/BENEFITS

CORP - HTTP://CORP.QUORA.COM CONTACT INFO - GO/CONTACTS

This is the internal Quora site with questions only accessible to SET UP - GO/SETUP
employees. We know, we know! That’s a whole lot of
Add a profile picture to your Corp Account!  (Company tradition stuff to do for your first day. Don’t stress. As
is to google your name and the first person who comes up in long as you’ve got your vitals in check, it
google images should be your corp pic)  should be smooth sailing from here on out. 

SLACK - HTTP://QUORA.SLACK.COM

Slack is used to communicate within teams and individuals -
download the app on desktop and mobile (you won’t regret it)
Join groups that you find interesting such as #announcements,
#social, #dev, #new-hire-questions, #interns, #new-hire-
social
We have Slack norms at Quora - follow them :) 

SETTING GOALS S PECIFIC
FOR YOURSELF
What do you want to learn? 

M EASURABLE

How will you know if you've achieved
your goal?

A TTAINABLE

How do you plan on achieving your
goals?

R EALISTIC

How will you prioritize and complete
your goals?

T IME-BOUND

Have you set deadlines for your goals?

GETTING FEEDBACK GET INVOLVED AT

1:1 WITH MANAGER OFFROAD

Your manager will schedule weekly 1:1 meetings with you The quarterly, week-long hackathon
to check in, answer questions you might have, assign where work stops and the hacking
new projects, etc. This is a good time to address any starts. Have an idea to improve
concerns you might have, and ask for feedback Quora? Offroad is the time to try
something out 
QUESTIONS TO ASK
QUORAPELLA
WHAT SPECIFICALLY CAN I DO TO BETTER SUPPORT OUR
TEAM’S MISSION AND GOALS? Do you love to sing? Or do you have no
idea how to sing at all? Whatever  your
WHO SHOULD I BE WORKING WITH MORE CLOSELY? answer may be, there is a place for you
at Quorapella, the company's acapella
WHAT AM I DOING RIGHT? WHAT COULD I BE DOING group. Join us at karaoke nights, open
DIFFERENTLY? mic nights, and company events where

HOW CAN I HANDLE MY PROJECTS MORE EFFECTIVELY?  we sing our little hearts out 

I REALLY WANT TO NAIL THIS ASSIGNMENT. WHO OR WHAT QUORA CARES
CAN I REFER TO?  
Here at Quora, we care about the
world around us, and we participate in
various initiatives and events to make
the world a better place. Join our slack
channel                            today!

...AND MORE!