overview

Popular among offices, interns, and new staff, CMF publishes the Congressional Intern Handbook every few years to reflect changes in Congress and in the landscape and culture of Capitol Hill and Washington, DC.

The Congressional Intern Handbook speaks directly to your interns — students from all over the country who have eagerly come to Washington to work in a congressional office — and provides them with the information they need to know to be effective resources for your office.

It's a nuts-and-bolts guide to working in a congressional office, all written in a clear and fun style that serves as an effective intern orientation tool.

Topics covered include:

• Setting realistic expectations for the internship
  
• How to excel in a congressional office
  
• Understanding congressional “lingo”
  
• Handling phones
  
• Writing outstanding constituent mail
  
• Dressing professionally

Key revisions in the latest edition include:

• Updated chapter on safety and security procedures on Capitol Hill
• Updated chapter on ethics guidelines, workplace laws, and sexual harassment
• Chapter summaries (Dos and Don’ts for those short on time)
• Easier-to-use, indexed format

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additional content

Table of Contents
Introduction
Congressional Staff Reviews

details

Copyright 2006, Congressional Management Foundation
Paperback: 134 pages
Publisher: Congressional Management Foundation; 5th edition (June 1, 2006)
ISBN: 1-930473-99-0
Dimensions: 8.5 x 11.0 inches

pricing 

Price: $15.00
Bulk Price (10+ copies): $15.00 $13.50 (10% off)

purchasing CMF publications

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Congressional offices will receive an invoice via e-mail and with their order. District/state offices will incur shipping fees, unless copies are hand-delivered to DC office.

Non-congressional offices must pay in advance before publications will be shipped. Please contact a CMF staff member to discuss total charges for non-congressional orders. CMF currently accepts payments by cash (in person only), check, or money order for non-congressional orders. We apologize that payments via credit or debit cards cannot be accepted.

related information

"Keys to a Successful Internship Program" - The structural aspects of a successful and rewarding intern program, and the intern’s relation to the rest of the staff.

The Insider's Guide to Research on Capitol Hill - This handy guidebook provides information on all available resources, as well useful tools for approaching the difficult task of “Congressional Research.”