Distro Intern Interview Questions

General Internship Questions

 * What do you know about Free Geek?


 * Did you get a chance to look over the internship description? Do you have any questions about it?


 * What interested you most about this particular internship?


 * Why do you want to intern with us?


 * How does an internship at Free Geek fit into your career goals?


 * What do you want to achieve here?


 * What specific skills would you like to pick up while interning here?


 * What would your last supervisor say your strengths are? What would s/he say your areas for improvement are?


 * Do you work best by yourself or with other people around?


 * Are there any skills or achievements that you'd like to share with us?


 * Have you ever worked with a volunteer run, grassroots organization? What did you learn about how to actually accomplish things in this environment?


 * Do you have any questions for me?


 * What is your availability? Can you commit for the length of internship


 * (If the interviewee is completing the internship for school credit or other organization's program) What sort of paperwork should I expect to fill out?

Distro Specific Questions

 * What is your experience with computers? Hardware?  Software?


 * What is your previous experience with software testing?


 * What kind of experience do you have in writing documentation, formal or informal? (Published, forums, e-mail, etc.)


 * What is your experience with Linux?


 * What do you know about the philosophy of free open source software?


 * Which distributions have you worked with


 * MS Library question (poke Tony)


 * What kind of experience do you have working in a collaborative team environment