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==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 the internship?''' (Remind them that the position starts in January.)

* (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?

* Have you ever come across a bug in a program? What did you do about it?

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

* What is your experience with Linux, and what interests you about it?  Which distributions have you worked with?

* What do you know about the philosophy of Free and Open Source software?

* MS Library question (poke Tony)

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

* What kind of experience do you have working with people who are less able with IT than you? What lessons did you learn from this experience?

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