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Most questions are open to any member. The 2026 candidate set is reserved for verified federal candidates. Questions borrowed from a documented occasion carry that context with them.
What are bad recommendations you hear in your profession or area of expertise?
What is the part of your job that people would be surprised is most of your job?
What is the thing you are best at that nobody watching can see?
Whose work makes you jealous?
If you could ask somebody only one question, and had to decide on the spot whether to hire them based on their answer, what would it be?
Asked of someoneWhat is your theory of the game? What are the dynamics that underlie how success actually happens in the field you work in?
Asked of someoneTell us about the time you most successfully hacked some non-computer system to your advantage.
Asked of someoneTell us something surprising or amusing that you have discovered. It need not be related to your work.
Asked of someoneWhat single measurable result should voters use to judge your first two years in office?
Candidate questionWhat is the worst job you have done?
Asked of someoneWhat is your favourite side project?
Asked of someoneWhat problem are you still trying to solve?
Asked of someoneWho helps you get things done?
Asked of someoneWhat is your worst intellectual habit?
Asked of someoneDo you rely on inspiration or discipline to make work?
Asked of someoneHow do you know when a piece of work is finished?
Asked of someoneHow does a new work begin for you?
Asked of someoneHow much rewriting or revision do you do?
Asked of someoneWhat do you do when you feel creatively blocked or stuck?
Asked of someoneWhat is the biggest obstacle you have faced professionally?
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