I’m in a job search right now—trying to transition my established career in Ops into an EA organization focused in movement building. EA orgs have very rigorous hiring processes and ask exceptionally difficult questions. Here are some questions I have gotten in interviews with EA organizations. I’d love to hear other people’s memorable interview questions.
What excites you about our organization’s mission?
What is EA getting wrong?
If EA fails why will that be ?
What would your supervisor say are your best/worst qualities?
What do you believe to be true that is an uncommon belief in your area of expertise?
What information would you need to believe the opposite is true?
(after pontificating on a questions for admittedly too long) Can you condense that thought into a one or two sentence answer?
Would you change anything about the hiring process thus far?
What additional skills do you need to succeed?
Please describe a time when you changed something about your behaviour as a result of feedback that you received from others
What factors would you consider when drafting a high-stakes email to a key stakeholder?
Give an example of how you excel at one of the requirements for this positions.
Ops Interview Questions
I’m in a job search right now—trying to transition my established career in Ops into an EA organization focused in movement building. EA orgs have very rigorous hiring processes and ask exceptionally difficult questions. Here are some questions I have gotten in interviews with EA organizations. I’d love to hear other people’s memorable interview questions.
What excites you about our organization’s mission?
What is EA getting wrong?
If EA fails why will that be ?
What would your supervisor say are your best/worst qualities?
What do you believe to be true that is an uncommon belief in your area of expertise?
What information would you need to believe the opposite is true?
(after pontificating on a questions for admittedly too long) Can you condense that thought into a one or two sentence answer?
Would you change anything about the hiring process thus far?
What additional skills do you need to succeed?
Please describe a time when you changed something about your behaviour as a result of feedback that you received from others
What factors would you consider when drafting a high-stakes email to a key stakeholder?
Give an example of how you excel at one of the requirements for this positions.