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Interviewing for internships is only open to our sponsoring companies, |
Interviewing for internships is only open to our sponsoring companies, |
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+ | please email emma@adadevelopersacademy.org with questions |
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+ | As a '''Sponsoring Company Internship Placement Interviewer'', you will learn about the skills our Adies can bring to your company. |
'''Your role will be to:''' |
'''Your role will be to:''' |
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+ | * Read and sign --> [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1UYhbLuyQ0mPIMAwyyTRwXrXjKPjHWD_NPRZSt8MQfvc/edit?usp=sharing Volunteer Code of Conduct] |
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+ | * Read about --> [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3xlasEt9caBa3EtMFRsRjRHb0k/view?usp=sharing Unconscious Biases in Interviewing] |
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+ | * Read about --> [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3xlasEt9caBRnB6eHNPT3RzR3c/view?usp=sharing Gender Inclusivity] |
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+ | * Understand your audience is a group of women and gender diverse people who came to Ada with very little to no experience coding; Ada provides them with 6 months of intensive classroom experience in Ruby, Rails, HTML/CSS, and JS; please do not refer to concepts as something that "programmers should already know", as something that "you can't get a job if you don't understand", or as “easy”. These students have learned so much in such a short period of time and are eager to continue their learning in their internship and beyond. |
'''What to expect''' |
'''What to expect''' |
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* '''Interviews are 30 mins long''' |
* '''Interviews are 30 mins long''' |
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+ | * You will be onsite at Ada for a 4-hour period. Each team will interview 6 prospective interns in 30 min increments. Your intern will only come from the students you interview. |
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− | * You give us your availability and we will send a calendar invite for a time slot |
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+ | * You will interview at Ada, we have assigned a room for each team to interview their prospective students. |
− | * Students will |
+ | * Students will arrive at their designated time to interview |
+ | * '''Students will not bring their laptops with them unless you ask us to request that ahead of time''' |
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* Students will be nervous (who isn't in an interview?!) |
* Students will be nervous (who isn't in an interview?!) |
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− | * You choose your own questions to ask and provide feedback at the end |
+ | * '''You choose your own questions to ask and provide feedback at the end''' |
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− | '''Time Commitment''' |
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− | * we will send out a separate timetable with available spots, but breakdown for your number of 30-min slots is approximately the following: |
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− | ** 1 intern = 8 interviews |
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− | ** 2 interns = 12 spots |
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− | ** 3+ interns = 16 spots |
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'''Tips for being a ROCKSTAR Interviewer''' |
'''Tips for being a ROCKSTAR Interviewer''' |
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* Do not look at your phone instead of your interviewee |
* Do not look at your phone instead of your interviewee |
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* Stay on schedule! - make sure that all students feel like they got the same energy and time as their peers |
* Stay on schedule! - make sure that all students feel like they got the same energy and time as their peers |
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+ | * Be sure to use correct pronouns |
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'''About the Ada Curriculum''' |
'''About the Ada Curriculum''' |
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* Students learn Ruby (~5 weeks), HTML/CSS (~2 weeks), Rails (~5 weeks), API Interactions (~3 weeks), JS (~4 weeks), as well as Agile, TDD< and CS Fundamentals (spread out throughout curriculum). |
* Students learn Ruby (~5 weeks), HTML/CSS (~2 weeks), Rails (~5 weeks), API Interactions (~3 weeks), JS (~4 weeks), as well as Agile, TDD< and CS Fundamentals (spread out throughout curriculum). |
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* During the classroom learning, students code A LOT. Ada's curriculum is based on building practical coding skills and teaching students how to learn rather than focusing on theoreticals. Coding hours accumulate to ~30+ per week, on top of Lectures, Guest Lectures, Networking Events, etc |
* During the classroom learning, students code A LOT. Ada's curriculum is based on building practical coding skills and teaching students how to learn rather than focusing on theoreticals. Coding hours accumulate to ~30+ per week, on top of Lectures, Guest Lectures, Networking Events, etc |
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+ | * '''Check out the classroom curriculum --> Cohort Schedule''' [https://github.com/Ada-Developers-Academy/pedagogy/blob/master/syllabus-summer-fall.md (Summer/Fall)] and [https://github.com/Ada-Developers-Academy/pedagogy/blob/master/syllabus-winter-spring.md '''(Winter/Spring)]''' |
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+ | * Know what Ada's Graduate learning goals --> [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ofPhDm1NBC1pes6hil5xHQGY8P9jd7S8R-sooXBXF14/edit Ada Graduate Profile] |
'''Choosing your Interview Questions''' |
'''Choosing your Interview Questions''' |
Latest revision as of 20:36, 15 January 2020
Sponsoring Company Internship Placement Interviewer
Interviewing for internships is only open to our sponsoring companies, please email emma@adadevelopersacademy.org with questions
As a 'Sponsoring Company Internship Placement Interviewer, you will learn about the skills our Adies can bring to your company.
Your role will be to:
- Read and sign --> Volunteer Code of Conduct
- Read about --> Unconscious Biases in Interviewing
- Read about --> Gender Inclusivity
- Understand your audience is a group of women and gender diverse people who came to Ada with very little to no experience coding; Ada provides them with 6 months of intensive classroom experience in Ruby, Rails, HTML/CSS, and JS; please do not refer to concepts as something that "programmers should already know", as something that "you can't get a job if you don't understand", or as “easy”. These students have learned so much in such a short period of time and are eager to continue their learning in their internship and beyond.
What to expect
- Interviews are 30 mins long
- You will be onsite at Ada for a 4-hour period. Each team will interview 6 prospective interns in 30 min increments. Your intern will only come from the students you interview.
- You will interview at Ada, we have assigned a room for each team to interview their prospective students.
- Students will arrive at their designated time to interview
- Students will not bring their laptops with them unless you ask us to request that ahead of time
- Students will be nervous (who isn't in an interview?!)
- You choose your own questions to ask and provide feedback at the end
Tips for being a ROCKSTAR Interviewer
- Understand the Ada Curriculum (see below)
- Do not "well, actually" your interviewee, instead let them complete their thoughts and hold your feedback until the feedback phase of the interview
- Do not look at your phone instead of your interviewee
- Stay on schedule! - make sure that all students feel like they got the same energy and time as their peers
- Be sure to use correct pronouns
About the Ada Curriculum
- Students learn Ruby (~5 weeks), HTML/CSS (~2 weeks), Rails (~5 weeks), API Interactions (~3 weeks), JS (~4 weeks), as well as Agile, TDD< and CS Fundamentals (spread out throughout curriculum).
- During the classroom learning, students code A LOT. Ada's curriculum is based on building practical coding skills and teaching students how to learn rather than focusing on theoreticals. Coding hours accumulate to ~30+ per week, on top of Lectures, Guest Lectures, Networking Events, etc
- Check out the classroom curriculum --> Cohort Schedule (Summer/Fall) and (Winter/Spring)
- Know what Ada's Graduate learning goals --> Ada Graduate Profile
Choosing your Interview Questions You may ask any questions that you like, especially if you have some particular questions that you like to ask; but please consider the following information when picking your questions to make sure that you have an understanding of where our students are and what they have learned.
Example Questions to Ask | Example Questions NOT to Ask |
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