STRV Interview guide
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The document is an interview guide that emphasizes the importance of skills such as eagerness to learn and teach, organizational skills through freedom and responsibility, and social skills based on honesty and teamwork. It includes various quotes from employees about their positive experiences in a collaborative work environment and lists interview questions designed to evaluate these competencies. The focus is on fostering a culture of shared learning, motivation, and open communication among team members.
STRV Interview guide
- 2. STRV CODE KNOW-HOW: EAGER TO LEARN - EAGER TO TEACH What our people say: “I am proud to be part of a team where everybody is highly skilled at what they do. When I go to the office each morning, I know I will learn something new that day from these great people, or I might teach them something new.” “I learn something new every day while I am in touch with awesome people.” “My colleagues are motivated professionals and it is great to share our knowledge. I like that we are working as a team and there are no superstars - we are learning from each other. It is rare.” “I like more community style like learning things from each other, talk and discuss solutions“ Interview questions: ● How do you spend your free time? ● How do you keep current on tech news/trends? ● What specifically did you learn in last 3 months? ● What conference did you attend recently? What was the most interesting? Can you apply it in your job? ● Give me examples of tech products / projects that caught your attention in last 3 months. ● Give me examples when you trained someone. (training, speech, mentoring…) ● Would you like to make a speech at a conference? ● What of your skills / knowledge would you like to teach people in STRV? ● What knowledge / skill would you like to improve? What exactly you do to achieve it?
- 3. ORGANIZATIONAL SKILLS: FREEDOM & RESPONSIBILITY What our people say: “I can work whenever and wherever I want as long as I fulfil my responsibilities.” “I am grateful for a place where I have the freedom to carry out my responsibilities the way I want; a place where I can be just myself.” “I really appreciate time flexibility which I have. Whenever I don't have any meeting or other scheduled responsibility it is totally up to me when I come to work and when I leave. The thing which matters is whether I finish my tasks professionally and in time.” “Everyone around is working hard and that motivates me to work much harder.” “You can make a mess, but the only thing that really matters is if you don't give up, learn from your mistakes and help to clean things up.” Questions: ● How is your day organized? What would you like to change? ● Tell me about a time when you initiated a procedural change / improvement in your work on your own. ● Describe me a project that you had to manage on your own? What were the key challenges? How did you like it? How was the result? ● Give a specific example of a time when you put forth extra effort to attain a goal. Why was the extra effort necessary? ● Tell me about a situation, when you couldn’t meet your deadline? What was the cause and how did you solve it? ● Have you ever made a resolution? Did you keep it? Why not? ● What accomplishment in your life you are proud of? ● What do you expect from your superior?
- 4. SOCIAL SKILLS: BE OPEN AND HONEST What our people say: “STRV is full of a bunch of young crazy intelligent, talented, open-minded people who work hard and have a ton of fun.” “Best part is to work in a team where there's a mutual respect and opinions from all members are considered, also where openness and transparency are highly valued.” “Doesn't take himself too seriously; open to learn new things; is passionate about what he does; want's to get better; is humble/down-to-earth to some degree at least.” “Open minded, open to feedback and willing to work on it.” “I can speak my mind openly without getting fired.” Questions: ● Conflict exists in all work places. Give me a specific example of a conflict you have had with a coworker. How did you resolve that conflict? How were you able to maintain a working relationship with that individual? ● Tell me 3 recent examples when you got feedback on your work? (How did you feel? How did you use it? ● Give us an example of situation where you improved something based on feedback. ● Give us an example where you gave feedback to someone? (What, how, when) ● Tell me about a time when you had to adapt to an uncomfortable situation. ● Tell about a time when you disagreed with the solution proposed by customer / boss / colleagues. How did you handle it? ● Give an example of a difficult or sensitive situation that required extensive communication.
- 5. SOCIAL SKILLS: FREAKY IS A PLUS, FRIENDLY IS A MUST What our people say: “Be nice to others, helpful, good person, that won't leave teammates in troubles.” “I work with people who are inspiring in work and great friends in private.” “I am working with a team of people, who also love their job and are always willing to help (like really!)” “Not selfish, clever but modest, friendly, not rude.” “Friendly, easy-going, doesn't have pisek, can handle a lot of booze :D” “Not-too-nerdy, friendly, little bit funny, open-minded, must have sexy brain :)” “Communicative, team player, able to take and give criticism, friendly, confident but not overconfident.” Questions: ● Describe examples of a positive contribution you did for the team. ● When is last time that you had an argument with a colleague? How did you solve it? ● Tell us about a time when your team-mates supported you. ● What is the most freaky thing about you? ● What out-of-work activities you do with your colleagues? ● If we ask your friends to tell us about you. What do you think they would say? ● How would you describe social life in your current company? What is the best about it? ● What do you like in your current job? What do you dislike?
- 6. JOB SPECIFIC COMPETENCIES To be applied on selected positions Leadership What our people say: “Leader should help people grow and learn from him.” “We need to strongly focus on development of our future leaders to make sure the company will always keep its family spirit.” “We kind of do not have management (which is good)” “I would also have a few persons, who would take care of people - try to get know their best and help them professionally grow.“ “Team leaders should help with communication.” Questions: ● Tell us about a situation where you had to get a team to improve its performance. What were the problems and how did you address them? ● Describe a situation where you had to drive a team through change. How did you achieve this? ● Describe a situation where you needed to inspire a team. What challenges did you meet and how did you achieve your objectives? ● Tell us about a situation where you faced reluctance from your team to accept the direction that you were setting. ● Describe a project or situation where you had to use different leadership styles to reach your goal. ● Tell me about a time when you were less successful as a leader than you would have wanted to be.