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# Doing Interview
Just a repo to structure interviews by career level

Just a repo to structure interviews

- [Entry Level](./entry-software-engineer.md)
- [Non Technical ](./questions/non-technical.md)




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# Non technical questions

While interviewing a candidate, one of the elements that I am most interested is the non technical questions
as it helps me understand its future projection. When you are usually finding to hire a peer, you are looking
to fill some gaps in short or middle terms but you are looking for long term value for the organisation. This
is why this set of questions, in particular hiring for a projection to the future are likely to be more important
than other more short-term technical ones.

Non-technical questions falls into understanding categories:

- Understanding motivators: intrinsic (mastery, autonomy and purpose) and extrinsic (compensation, recognition, career)
- Understanding path to learning
- Understanding path to collaboration: within a team, outside of a team (customers and stakeholders)

## Sample list of questions

### Motivators

Why you want to join us?
What was your favorite position, and what role did your boss play in making it so unique?
What was your least favorite position? What role did your boss play in your career at that point?
What motivates you from a position or organisation?
What do you want to do?
What are your career goals?
What does value mean to you?
What is your understanding about the rol you are applying for?

## Learning

What is your approach to learn?
What is your favourite book, podcast, videos, conferences?
Could you recommend me something?

### Collaboration

#### within a team

How have you worked within a team in the past?
What do you think a team is for?
Which situations would you leverage your team?
What is your ideal work environment?
What's your working style?

#### outside a team
TBA

### Other known questions

How do you approach your work from the standpoint of balancing your career with your personal life?

#### I do not usually ask but you might find them
Why we should hire you?
How much money do you want to make?
Where do you see yourself in five years?
What aspects of your job do you consider most crucial?
Why do you wish to leave your current position?
Why do you want to work for this organisation?
What are your strengths?
What are your weaknesses?
What has been your greatest achievement/accomplishment?
What can you, above all the other applicants, bring to this job?
Where do you see yourself in five years’ time?