IS22: Interview Mateo

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Overview

We need to track the interview for Mateo (a junior at Princeton) so he can submit the application through handshake and get

Action Items

• [x] Respond to Mateo's email with the description and requirements
• [x] Provide a copy that he needs for his application process
• [x] Add the zoom link
• [x] Add date and time to resources
• [x] Add people (Bonnie and Grace)
• [ ] Recruit a UX researcher to attend the interview
• [ ] Add them to the invite
• [x] Create folder for interview recording

Interview checklist

• [x] 5 min prior, login to 1password and get hostkey for Zoom [Zoom meeting room#]
• [x] Join the meeting via the calendar link in your invite or here in this issue
• [x] Claim host
• [x] Turn on recording and then pause
• [x] When they enter room, ask if we can record and transcribe
• [x] Turn on transcript, unpause recording

We would like your consent to record this meeting so that our research team can review it to create a lesson plan around helping students prepare for job interviews. We will not share this recording with anyone outside the internship team without prior written permission.

• [x] Use script in interview

• Hi, Im Bonnie - etc. pause
• Hi, Im ____ - etc. pause
• BW: I am about to ask you a question, and it has no bearing on you being accepted, its just a baseline question for later use in coaching during the internship. - How prepared do you feel for this interview 1-not at all to 5-well prepared
• Tell me about yourself
• BW: Have you looked at our website? If so, what did you explore?
• What was your most challenging project?
• BW: Tell us about a project you enjoyed most or are passionate about.
• Tell us about a time when you created documentation for something.
• BW: Tell us about a project you had to resolve an interpersonal conflict.
• Tell us about a time when you failed.
• BW:Tell us about a time when you owned a mistake
• Do you have any questions for us?
• BW: How would you rate your preparedness for this interview now 1-not at all to 5-well prepared

• [ ] upload recording and transcript and a chat file if applicable

Resources/Instructions

Interview Recordings

• General Folder for candidate recordings
• Mateo's recording folder

Resume and Application

• Mateo's folder

Interview details

• Zoom link for interview
• Date and time for interview: 2022-05-02 at 6 pm PST

Other links

• Internship Roster

• 138

Text once you are ready to send invite update

We have added the zoom invite info and the panelist for your interview.  Looking forward to seeing you! 

[ExperimentsInHonesty]

Sent the following to Mateo on 2022-03-30 Hi Mateo,

We are thrilled that you are interested in an internship with us this year 😎, and are looking forward to helping you with your handshake application process so that we can learn more about them, and how we might utilize them for other interns in the future.

We have been following the BWS application process and have not yet accepted the other applicants, however given your deadline and that handshake could run out of money if you don't apply immediately, we are offering you an internship immediately (subject to the below) with an interview to be scheduled later. You will still need to fill out our application, confirm that you can do the hours and times required, and send us your resume.

Please

• see our wiki for details/requirements for this year's internship
• send us a document with the details specified in HfLA IS22: 2022 Summer Internship Application Process
• confirm that the schedule, as detailed in the wiki, is going to work for you this summer. If not, let us know exactly how it does not work, so we can determine if we can make an accommodation
• assemble any information that Handshake or you will need from us other than:
  • A description of the project/internship from the nonprofit organization
  • A copy of a letter or email from the nonprofit organization stating the start and end dates of the project/internship and the average expected hours per week

Please anticipate that it will take us 5 business days to provide the documentation that you need for your application, after you send us the above.

We are very excited!

Best,

Bonnie

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On Wed, Mar 30, 2022 at 10:43 AM Mateo Godoy wrote: Hi Bonnie,

Hope you have been doing well! Junior year has flown by but it's been a great experience thus far. Being back on campus with in-person learning has been refreshing, and I feel that taking a gap year has proven to be the best decision for me. I took a rigorous class schedule this year, focusing on machine learning in the fall and software engineering this spring. Our internship last summer solidified my interest in pursuing a career in software engineering. I'd love to be able to develop the skills that I've been learning over the course of this school year with an organization as meaningful as yours. My school is offering summer funding for students to be able to work for non-profits with a social impact, civic engagement and/or public policy mission. I know that Hack for LA meets this criteria, and I would absolutely love to work with you again. I'm free to meet anytime this week to discuss this opportunity and look forward to being in touch soon!

Here is a link in case you are curious about the program: https://careerdevelopment.princeton.edu/summerfunding

Thank you!

Best, Mateo

[ExperimentsInHonesty]

Sent the following to Mateo on 2022-04-01

Hi Mateo,

I could meet this Saturday at 9am PST if that works for you. If not, I can look for another time in my schedule. If it does work for you, send me a google calendar invite with a zoom link.

Best,

Bonnie

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On Thu, Mar 31, 2022 at 11:58 AM Mateo Godoy wrote: Hi Bonnie,

Amazing, that all sounds great! I only need "a letter or email from my supervisor that verifies my start/end dates and expected number of hours per week" and I'll be able to submit my application. I want to work 30+ hours a week so I think stating my expected hours per week is 30 will be perfect in the application. Is it possible to set up a brief meeting to discuss which teams I could work with? There's a section in the application related to what my project will be and I think it would be extremely helpful to hear your perspective on some of the initiatives you think are currently having the largest social/civic impact. Thank you!

Best, Mateo

[ExperimentsInHonesty]

I have drafted IS22: Mateo Offer letter and am waiting for the website team to fix the link for food oasis pdf. Then I can turn the letter into a pdf and send it to him.