Within their first month of joining intel, new hires are invited to attend the “Working in Intel” class. The purpose of this class is to provide guidance on how to truly thrive at Intel.

What may surprise many people is that the facilitators for Working in Intel are volunteers. We take time away from our day jobs to share our experiences, lessons learned, and tips for navigating career at Intel. In fact, some attendees assume that we work in HR, but we actually come from a variety of functions across the company. For that 2 hours, I would block out all distractions and focus on showing up for the participants of the class.

To become a facilitator

To become a facilitator, there is a significant amount of preparation involved, including facilitation training followed by a Train-the-Trainer program for the course content we teach. I had to complete those classes in the wee hours of my morning. There were no immediate training classes in Europe timezone so I joined the ones in Asia timezone.

The “Working in Intel” classes are delivered virtually. Normally, I facilitate from home before heading into the office. However, home was not the most conducive environment for last week’s class. So I took over a conference room and delivered the session from there instead.

I’ve already signed up to facilitate sessions through the end of the year, and I’m looking forward to meeting many of Intel’s newest employees along the way.

Hook me up

If you happen to be in one of my classes, drop me a follow or comment. It gives me energy to meet new people in the class, especially when we have an engaging session.

I plan to share more on what I’ve discovered about engaging a virtual audience. Hopefully someday I will find the answer to why I added more work to my busy life in Intel.

Have you ever volunteered to teach, mentor, or onboard new employees in your company? What was the most rewarding part of the experience? I would like to know as there are times I do wonder why I did it.