Soundtrack | Actress | Producer. Alicia Keys was born in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan, to Teresa (Augello), a paralegal who was also an occasional actress, and Craig Cook, a flight attendant. Her father is African-American, and her mother, who is caucasian, is of Italian and English/Irish/Scottish ancestry. Alicia began taking piano lessons at age seven at her mother's insistence. ...
Some employers refer to this time period as a training period, orientation period, initial employment period, or even a âfamiliarizationâ period. In addition, your introductory period policy also should contain an âat-willâ statement.
Full Definition of ORIENTATION. 1. a: the act or process of orienting or of being oriented b: the state of being oriented; broadly: arrangement, alignment.2. a: a usually general or lasting direction of thought, inclination, or interest.xamples of ORIENTATION. 1  patients identifying themselves as homosexual or bisexual in orientation. 2  He makes no secret of his orientation. 3  The organization has a decidedly conservative orientation. 4  Her later works were more introspective in orientation. 5  These materials are used for the orientation of new employees.