charles application questions — all 26, word for word
charles hires through Greenhouse. Beyond name, email and CV, its application form asks 26 questions, 20 of them required. 1 of them is a required, fixed-choice question about your eligibility to work. A cover letter is optional.
7 roles were open when this was last checked, mostly in sales and engineering. The questions below are the form's own wording, not a paraphrase.
What charles has open
These are the roles the form was read from, as charles titles them, in Berlin, hybrid, Berlin, Berlin, Hybrid:
- (Junior) Account Executive - DACH (m/w/d)
- Business Development Representative (German Speaker) (m/f/d)
- Initiative Applications (m/f/d)
- (Senior) Customer Success Manager (m/f/d) - Parental Leave Cover (Fixed Term)
- Founder's Associate Intern (Product Development) (m/f/d)
- Platform Engineer (m/f/d)
23 of the questions below are ones at most two of the 213 employers measured ask (median: 18), the least standard being “So our interviewers can focus fully on you instead of typing notes, we’d like to record interviews and have AI summarise them. Your answer won’t affect your application.”.
The eligibility questions
These are required, and answered from a fixed list rather than in your own words: work authorisation, visa sponsorship or security clearance. Employers often use questions like these to filter applications automatically, but Greenhouse's public data does not say whether charles does — so treat them as the answers most likely to matter, not as a verdict. Answer them honestly either way.
| Question | Answers accepted |
|---|---|
| Are you eligible to work in the European Union? required, fixed choice | No, Yes, Yes, I would need relocation support, No, I would need relocation support |
Every question on the form
| Question | Type | Required |
|---|---|---|
| Are you eligible to work in the European Union? No, Yes, Yes, I would need relocation support, No, I would need relocation support |
select | Yes |
| First Name | text | Yes |
| Last Name | text | Yes |
| text | Yes | |
| Phone | text | No |
| Resume/CV | file | Yes |
| Cover Letter | file | No |
| Fluent GERMAN required. Please confirm your level B2, C1, C2 |
multiselect | Yes |
| Linkedin/Xing profile | text | No |
| Are you willing to be based in Berlin for the opportunity? Yes, No |
select | Yes |
| What is your salary expectation? (gross/yearly) | text | Yes |
| Will you be based in Berlin for the duration of the internship? Yes, No |
select | Yes |
| What experience do you have in highly demanding and fast-paced environments (e.g., consulting, investment banking, fast-growing tech companies past Series B, VC)? | textarea | Yes |
| Please note the potential startdate as well as how long you would be available to work with us (in months). | text | Yes |
| Please describe a project (uni, personal, professional) you have worked on with AI? | textarea | No |
| Please upload the latest version of your university transcript. | file | Yes |
| Which languages do you speak and at which level? | textarea | No |
| Are you interested in either a working student, internship or permanent position? | textarea | Yes |
| Linkedin/Github/etc | text | Yes |
| Please note your potential starting date. | text | Yes |
| What is your salary expectations? | text | Yes |
| Preferred First Name | text | No |
| Are you willing to be based or commute to Berlin for the opportunity? Yes, No |
select | Yes |
| Are you aware that this is a fixed-term position (12 months, maternity leave cover) and are you happy to proceed on this basis? Yes, No |
select | Yes |
| Please confirm your level of German. A1, A2, B1, B2, C1, C2 |
multiselect | Yes |
| What is your German level? Native, C2, C1, B2 or below |
select | Yes |
| What is your English level? Native, C2, C1, B2 or below |
select | Yes |
| Are you willing to working from Berlin? Already in Berlin, Willing to relocate, No |
select | Yes |
| Do you have the right to work in Germany? Yes (EU/EEA citizen or valid work permit), No, I would need visa sponsorship |
select | No |
| Please indicate your annual salary expectation. | text | Yes |
| What is your notice period? | text | Yes |
| So our interviewers can focus fully on you instead of typing notes, we’d like to record interviews and have AI summarise them. Your answer won’t affect your application. Yes, No |
select | No |
What it's really asking about
Grouped by what each question is for, so you can prepare the answers that repeat across employers.
| Topic | Questions |
|---|---|
| Other | 8 |
| Portfolio and links | 3 |
| Relocation | 3 |
| Salary expectations | 3 |
| Language proficiency | 2 |
| Start date | 2 |
| Work authorisation | 2 |
| Education | 1 |
| Notice period | 1 |
| Years of experience | 1 |
What other employers ask
The same question rarely comes out the same way twice. These employers' forms are measured the same way, from their own job boards:
Galileo · Gemini · Ghx · Ginkgo Bioworks · Gitlab · Gocardless
Before you apply
Have the answers to the required questions ready before you open the form — charles's asks for 20 of them, and Greenhouse does not save a partial application by default. Settle the eligibility questions first — they are the ones with no room to elaborate, so knowing your answer before you start tells you whether the rest of the form is worth your time.