These questions are a starting point for preparing for your Selection Calls. We have included questions to ask and questions to avoid. Please make it your own by adding your own relevant questions.

Questions to Ask

• General
  • What is your experience with working remotely?
  • How did you discover Freedom Makers?
  • Are you looking for a long-term work opportunity?
• Communication
  • Tell me how you would keep the lines of communication open with me.
  • Are you available for weekly video/phone check-ins?
  • What is your preferred method of communication?
• Platforms
  • Talk to me about your experience with (your software/platform).
  • What online platforms or CRMs do you have experience with?
  • What kind of security measures do you use? (two-factor authentication, private WiFi connections, malware and anti-virus software)
• Specific to your job
  • What stands out to you about this company?
  • I work (with sense of humor, with great attention to detail, in the strategic thinking realm, etc). How would you contribute to this to make us a great team?
  • What questions do you have about this opportunity?
  • What stood out to you most about this opportunity?
  • Do you have any experience working in this field?
• Availability
  • Do you have specific hours during the day you are available to work? Are you able to work during (specific time zone) business hours?
  • What days/times are you not available?
  • What time zone are you in?
  • Are you able to provide xx hours of support per week? Would you be able to provide more support if needed in the future?
  • Are you able to flex up/down based on business needs?
  • Do you have any big milestones coming up, such as a military move?
• Taskings
  • What is your average turnaround time? How long can I expect to wait to hear back from you?
  • How much experience do you have with [insert task here]?
  • What kind of admin support have you provided in the past?
  • How do you typically structure your day and when would you plan to do most of your work?
• Team
  • What is your confidence level when working on a team?
  • Tell me about a time you worked on a team?
  • What kind of leadership positions have you held in your past?
• Work/Life Balance
  • How do you balance more than one client?
  • What personal/professional goals do you have over the next year?
  • Do you have any major life events coming up that may impact work (move, deployment, etc)?
• To Wrap Up
  • Do you have any questions?
  • Tell me why you are best suited for this position.

Questions to Avoid

• Questions about race, religion or ethnicity, such as:
  • Are you biracial?
  • Which church do you attend?
  • What language(s) do you speak at home?
  • Where were you born?
  • What nationality are you?
  • What accent is that?
• Questions about age
  • You sound so young, how old are you?
  • What is your birthdate and year?
  • When did you graduate high school?
• Questions about pregnancy or plans to start a family, such as:
  • Are you pregnant?
  • Do you plan to have children within the next year?
  • Are you married?
• Questions about disabilities
  • Are you disabled?
  • Have you ever had a workplace injury?
• Questions about gender, gender identity, or orientation
  • What’s your sexual orientation?
  • What’s your gender?
• If it is important that your Freedom Maker align to a certain mission, it is important to phrase the questions in a way that doesn’t discriminate.
  • “My business mission supports the following causes (X, Y, Z), and it is important to me that my team is passionate about them. Are you passionate about X, Y, and Z?”
  • Or, “I need my team to be comfortable around me. I am passionate about (X, Y, Z). Are you able to support me in that environment?”