Distro Intern Interview Questions - Revision history

Alamb: /* Distro Specific Questions */

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Distro Specific Questions

Alamb: /* Distro Specific Questions */

2011-11-17T19:24:16Z

Distro Specific Questions

Alamb: /* General Internship Questions */

2011-11-17T19:23:21Z

General Internship Questions

Alamb: /* Distro Specific Questions */

2011-11-17T18:16:04Z

Distro Specific Questions

Alamb: /* General Internship Questions */

2011-11-17T18:13:49Z

General Internship Questions

Vagrant: /* Distro Specific Questions */ FOSS

2011-11-10T20:01:18Z

Distro Specific Questions: FOSS

Alamb: Combined a couple of questions and added suggested q's from Paul M.

2011-11-05T23:37:37Z

Combined a couple of questions and added suggested q's from Paul M.

Scellef: Initial write-up, questions generated from standard template and distro meetings

2011-11-03T20:32:59Z

Initial write-up, questions generated from standard template and distro meetings

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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 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

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 ==Distro Specific Questions==
-'''* What is your experience with computers?  Hardware?  Software?
+'''* What is your experience with computers?  Hardware?  Software?'''
-* What is your previous experience with software testing?
+'''* What is your previous experience with software testing?'''
-* Have you ever come across a bug in a program? What did you do about it?
+'''* 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 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 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?
+'''* What do you know about the philosophy of Free and Open Source software?'''
-* What kind of experience do you have working in a collaborative team environment?
+'''* 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?'''
+'''* 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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-* What is your experience with computers?  Hardware?  Software?
+'''* What is your experience with computers?  Hardware?  Software?
 * What is your previous experience with software testing?
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 * 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 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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 * Do you have any questions for me?
-'''* What is your availability?  Can you commit for the length of the internship?'''
+'''* 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?

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 * 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 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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 * 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 open source software?
+* What do you know about the philosophy of Free and Open Source software?
 * MS Library question (poke Tony)