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

Revision as of 13:01, 10 November 2011

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?
  • (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?