⁉️Application Questions for Leads and Apprentices

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Overview

Curious about the questions Tech Fleet asks on applications? Here they are! Do your best to prepare for the next application submission.

Apprentice Questions

1. Email

2. What's your name on Slack?

3. What apprentice role are you interested in? (selection changes per project)

4. Why are you interested in contributing to this project?

5. What specifically are you looking to learn from being on this project?

6. Teams will have regularly scheduled meetings in [ time zone ]. What is your ongoing availability?

7. Tech Fleet apprentices are expected to act as Servant Leaders on project teams. What does servant leadership mean to you? How would you act day-to-day as a servant leader to your co-leads, to other apprentices, and to your clients? (Reference: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3dS7FpUUbY8)

8. What skills do you already feel confident in that can be applied to this role?

9. What do you think would help our team of leads and apprentices to work together successfully?

10. Are you currently on another Tech Fleet Project?

11. Have you had a chance to observe/shadow any other Tech Fleet projects?

Lead Questions

1. Email

2. What's your name on the Tech Fleet Slack?

3. What is your general availability over the next 12 weeks? Note: this project will be based in [ time zone ]

4. Provide a link to your portfolio if you have one.

5. Tell us about a project where you had an impactful leadership role.

6. Tech Fleet co-leads are expected to act as Servant Leaders on project teams. What does servant leadership mean to you? How would you act day-to-day as a servant leader to your apprentices, to other co-leads, and to your clients? (Reference: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3dS7FpUUbY8)

7. What do you think are the keys to successful collaboration across teams?

8. How do you come to a shared vision with the project's client/stakeholders on deliverables?

9. As a lead, you would have 3 to 5 apprentices. How would you keep everyone engaged?

10. How would you support your apprentices?

11. Which role are you interested in applying to on the project?

For Project Lead Role

1. Tell us what you've done in the past to be successful as a Project Lead.

2. When assessing a lead or apprentice's work, what type of feedback might you offer?

3. How do you ensure that the Client and team are aligned on the project's goals?

4. Tell us about your strategies and approaches to facilitating team progress.

For Lead Blockchain architects

1. Describe your knowledge of Web3 and Blockchain technology?

2. When assessing an apprentice's work, what type of feedback might you offer?

3. Describe your process for collaborating and communicating with other teams that might not have as much technical knowledge as you.

For Lead Developer Role

1. What tech stack do you feel the most comfortable with?

2. Please provide a link to a sample of code or a live site that represents some of your best work. Explain why you feel it represents your best work.

3. When assessing an apprentice's work, what type of feedback might you offer?

4. Tell us how you think Development should collaborate with other teams to produce the best user experience possible.

For Lead UX Design Role

1. Tell us about a time you were able to design a product or feature that was especially effective at meeting user needs.

2. How would you resolve a disagreement over a design decision between a client or team member?

3. What would you do if the Client does not have access to target users?

4. When assessing an apprentice's work, what type of feedback might you offer?

5. Tell us about your process for choosing user research methods.

6. Tell us how you think UX Design should collaborate with other teams to produce the best user experience possible.

For Lead Research Role

1. Tell us about your process for choosing user research methods.

2. What would you do if the Client does not have access to target users?

3. When assessing an apprentice's work, what type of feedback might you offer?

4. Tell us how you think UX Research should collaborate with other teams to produce the best user experience possible.

For Lead Product Strategy Role

1. When assessing an apprentice's work, what type of feedback might you offer?

2. How do you approach product strategy on a team?

3. What would you do to get more team participation for Sprint Planning, Retros, and Demos?

4. What makes a good lead product strategist?

5. Tell us how you think Strategy should collaborate with other teams to produce the best user experience possible.