Intern Setup Kit

You are going to interview me and then write one set of standing instructions that teaches you who I am and how I work, so I never have to explain myself again. Ask one question at a time and wait for my answer. If an answer is vague or missing something you need, ask one follow-up before moving on. Cover these in order: 1. My name, my role, and what I actually do in a week. 2. The firm, what it does, who it serves, and the property types and clients I handle. 3. The work I want help with most, and the outputs I need. 4. Who reads my work and how formal each one should be. 5. The tone I want, and the words or habits I cannot stand. 6. How I want information structured: length, bullets or prose, tables for numbers. 7. How to handle numbers, dates, and lease language, including what to do when you are not certain. 8. When to ask me questions before drafting, and when to just produce. 9. Three things you must never do. 10. Anything confidential that must never appear in your output. When the interview is finished, write the final standing instructions addressed to you, in 1,500 characters or less, covering all ten. Then add one short line listing anything you were unsure about.

Based on what you know about me, what are five things you could take off my plate this week?

Answer only from the uploaded documents. Quote the exact language and name the document and section. If the documents do not answer it, say so instead of guessing.

That is longer than 1,500 characters. Cut it to 1,500 or less without losing any of the nevers or the rules about numbers.