Context Outline your thoughts on the mission of Canonical. What is it about the company's purpose and goals which is most appealing to you? What do you see as risky or unappealing? Why do you most want to work for Canonical? What would you most want to change about Canonical? What gets you most excited about this role? What support would you need from Canonical to be successful Experience Please outline your most relevant experience for this role. What are the key attributes of an outstanding executive assistant? Please describe a situation where you had to hold firm on a difficult issue. What is different about the role of Executive Assistant in a remote-first business? Describe any experience you have working across many time zones. Describe improvements you have made to a process in previous roles. How do you remain calm in a high-stress, fast-paced environment? What has been the highlight of your career so far, and why? Education We consider academic results in high school and university for all roles, regardless of seniority or department. To enjoy a long and varied career at Canonical, one would need to tackle problems that cannot be defined today! From engineering to marketing to operations and sales, we intensely value colleagues who are able to puzzle through difficult problems and find the optimal path forward. How did you rank in your high school, in your final year in maths and hard sciences? Which was your strongest? How did you rank in your high school, in your final year in languages and the arts? Which was your strongest? Please state your high school graduation results or university entrance results, along with the system used, and how to understand those. For example, in the US, you might give your SAT or ACT scores. In Germany, you might give your scores 1-5. What sort of high school student were you? Outside of class, what were your interests and hobbies? What would your high school peers remember you for, if we asked them? Which university and degree did you choose? What other universities did you consider, and why did you select that one? At university, did you do particularly well in an area of your degree? Overall, what was your degree result and how did that reflect on your ability? In high school and university, what did you achieve that was exceptional? What leadership roles did you take on during your education?
