General - Intro ------------------ * Tell me about yourself. You decide what that means. * Tell me about your past job responsibilities and the roles you have played. How do feel these qualify you for this position? * Why are you leaving your current position, or looking for work? * What kind of position are you looking for? What kind of work are you looking for (eg: RADIT, subject matter, etc)? What sort of structure do you work best with? What kind of skills/technology are you interested in applying? * Why do you want to work at UCAR/NCAR? Talents and Desirements ------------------------ * What did you enjoy most about your previous work experience? What did you enjoy least? * Which part(s) of your current role do you enjoy the most? Which part(s) are you struggling with? * What are your goals for your current/last position? * What are your future growth goals, your career goals? Are there any particular skills you want to learn? Are there specific challenges you want to experience? What sorts of things do you see yourself doing at your next position? * What is the best praise you have ever received? Why was it so good? * Describe your best past work experience. Why? * What kind of roles have you been able to learn quickly? What activities come easily to you? * What do you think your strengths are? What about your weaknesses? * In your current role, where have you been successful? Where have you been unsuccessful? What parts of your job do you enjoy most? What parts of your job frustrated you most? * What would be the perfect role for you? What activities would you see as making up a perfect day? Why? * What would a perfect work day look like? * With respect to Reqts/Analysis/Design/Impl/Test, which do you like the most and why? Conflict -------- * Tell me about a time when you had to do something you didnt want to do. What was it, why didnt you want to, and how did you get thru it? * Tell me about a time when you had spent lots of time working on XYZ, and then management told you the reqts completely changed and you had to toss it or rewrite it. * Tell me about a time when you had trouble seeing eye to eye with a colleague. * When was the last time you took constructive feedback and applied it? What was the feedback, the action taken and the outcome? Work Style ---------- * Tell me about a time when you worked with a team. How big was the team? What went well and what didnt? * Tell me about a time when you solved a problem individually. What went well and what didnt? * Tell me about a time when you were micromanaged. Tell me about a time when you were undermanaged, and didnt know what you were supposed to do? What style of management do you florish in? * Describe your ideal supervisor. What would the relationship be like? How frequently would you meet with your supervisor? Would you communicate in person or via email? Are you the kind of person that tells your supervisor how you are feeling, or does the super have to ask? * Have you had any really productive partnerships or mentors? Why do you think these relationships worked so well? Achiever --------- * What did you accomplish yesterday? What have you accomplished in the last 2 weeks? How about the last 3 or 4 months? * Tell me about a project or role that you had taken on that was outside your job description. Was it successful? * Tell me about a time when you werent given enough information to design or code. What did you do? Analytical ---------- * Tell me about a time when you brainstormed a solution with other people. What tools did you use to aid in communication? What went well in the process? What problems in the solution or process did you encounter? Strategic ---------- * Tell me about a time when you had a design problem to solve, and you considered what effects it would have on the rest of the system. What was the design problem? What were the issues that you considered? * Tell me about a time when you had an idea, and you had to convince others to adopt it. Focus ----- * What methods or tools do you use to keep yourself focused? * Tell me about a time when you had way too much to work on. How did you maintain structure? Responsibility --------------- * Tell me about a time when you faced a lot of obstacles to achieve a goal. * Tell me about a time when you didnt have the necessary knowledge or information to complete your project. What did you do? * Tell me about a time when you had to cope with strict deadlines or time demands. Developer --------- * Tell me about a presentation that you participated in. What did you enjoy about the presentation process? * Tell me about a time when you got a group of unmotivated others involved? (or how would you) * Tell me about a time when you tried to persuade a person or group to do something they didnt want to do. -------------------------------------------------------------------- * Is there anything to prevent you from working at a computer for 8 or more hours a day? * Are you willing and able to travel on occasion?