Ask HN: Feedback for Interview Survey?

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One of two things keeps happening to me. I ask the right questions but forget something crucial or I work with a recruiter and get rushed into deciding if a company is good or not. So I wanted to create a printable survey I could use to figure out over the phone, in addition to the usual information given, what the culture/work environment is really like. This is geared toward .Net development environments and is based on both positive and negative experiences.

In your experience, would this survey fish out/raise red flags in your previous work environments? Am I missing anything?

Company: _____________________________________ Date ________

Simply circle each or write in where possible.

Communication

  - Email: Outlook, Gmail, Other
  - Chat: Skype/Skype for Business, Linq, HipChat, Slack, Yahoo Messenger, Brosix, Other
  - Screen Sharing: chat client, dedicated client

Code

  - Revision Control: SVN, Git (GitHub, GitLab, BitBucket), TFS (Using Locks?)
  - Tooling: 2008, 2010, 2012, 2015 VS / 2008, 2010, 2012, 2015 SSMS / Gulp, Grunt, WebPack
  - Do you have? Code reviews, Dedicated QA’s Automated/Manual, Release Process
  - Continuous Integration: Build on schedule, build on demand, build on commit
  - Releases: Day, Night, Continuous
  - Unit Testing: 10%, 25%, 90%, Using mock framework, TDD

Workstation

  - Security: Assigned passwords, Turn in computer for updates, scheduled updates
  - Specs: Monitor size? 12″, 13.3″, 14″, 15+″ / Resolution? (1440x900, 1600x900, 1920x1080) / RAM 4, 8, 16+ / HDD or SSD / Full Keyboard? / Core i7 / External Monitors? 1, 2, 3
  - OS: Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows 10

Misc

  - Remote Likelyness: once a week, with excuse, after you’ve earned it, senior employees only
  - Celebrations in last 6 months: 1, 3, 6, 7+ 
  - Internet Filters? Filter music, filter blogs
  - Problem, who can I talk to? Guy in France, Someone in the same office, Take care of it yourself

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