Prolific application questions — all 32, word for word
Prolific hires through Greenhouse. Beyond name, email and CV, its application form asks 32 questions, 22 of them required. 9 of them are required, fixed-choice questions about your eligibility to work. A cover letter is optional.
59 roles were open when this was last checked, mostly in engineering and sales. The questions below are the form's own wording, not a paraphrase.
What Prolific has open
These are the roles the form was read from, as Prolific titles them, in Remote, UK, United Kingdom, New York, United States:
- Analytics Engineer
- Cloud Platform Engineer
- Data Analyst - Marketplace
- Data Engineer
- Head of Growth & Acquisition
- Human Data Operations Partner, Research
- Human Data Quality Analyst, AI Business
- Human Data Quality Engineer (Founding Team)
- Lead Product Designer
- Lifecycle Marketing Manager - 3month FTC
- Lifecycle Marketing Manager- 3month FTC
- Participant Recruitment Partner/Sourcer
28 of the questions below are ones at most two of the 213 employers measured ask (median: 18), the least standard being “Are you able to communicate clearly in English, both spoken and written, at a professional level required for this role?”.
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 Prolific does — so treat them as the answers most likely to matter, not as a verdict. Answer them honestly either way.
| Question | Answers accepted |
|---|---|
| Do you currently hold the right to work in the UK? required, fixed choice | Yes, No |
| Do you now or will you in future require sponsorship to work in the UK? required, fixed choice | Yes, No |
| Do you currently hold the right to work in the US? required, fixed choice | Yes, No |
| Do you now or will you in future require sponsorship to work in the US? required, fixed choice | Yes, No |
| Do you currently hold the right to work in the USA? required, fixed choice | Yes, No |
| Do you now or will you in future require sponsorship to work in the USA? required, fixed choice | Yes, No |
| Do you have the right to work in the UK? We can only accept UK-based applicants. required, fixed choice | Yes, No |
| Do you currently hold the right to work in Mexico? required, fixed choice | Yes, No |
| Do you have the right to work in the US without sponsorship and are currently based in the NY area? required, fixed choice | Yes, No |
Every question on the form
| Question | Type | Required |
|---|---|---|
| Do you currently hold the right to work in the UK? Yes, No |
select | Yes |
| Do you now or will you in future require sponsorship to work in the UK? Yes, No |
select | Yes |
| Do you currently hold the right to work in the US? Yes, No |
select | Yes |
| Do you now or will you in future require sponsorship to work in the US? Yes, No |
select | Yes |
| Do you currently hold the right to work in the USA? Yes, No |
select | Yes |
| Do you now or will you in future require sponsorship to work in the USA? Yes, No |
select | Yes |
| Do you have the right to work in the UK? We can only accept UK-based applicants. Yes, No |
select | Yes |
| Do you currently hold the right to work in Mexico? Yes, No |
select | Yes |
| Do you have the right to work in the US without sponsorship and are currently based in the NY area? Yes, No |
select | Yes |
| First Name | text | Yes |
| Last Name | text | Yes |
| text | Yes | |
| Phone | text | Yes |
| Resume/CV | file | Yes |
| Cover Letter | file | No |
| LinkedIn Profile | text | No |
| What is your expected annual salary in GBP? | text | Yes |
| What is your current notice period? | text | Yes |
| Do you require any reasonable adjustments to the interview process? (If yes, please inform our Talent team) Yes, No |
select | No |
| Are you currently located in the UK or do you plan to be based in the UK upon commencing employment? | text | Yes |
| Preferred First Name | text | No |
| Website | text | No |
| What is your expected salary in USD? | text | Yes |
| What US state do you currently live in? | text | No |
| What are your annual salary expectations? | text | Yes |
| What's your current notice period? | text | Yes |
| Are you currently based in Mexico, and if so where? Yes, No |
select | Yes |
| Can you be in our Mexico City Office 1-2 days a week? Please note we do not offer pay for travel | text | No |
| Are you able to communicate clearly in English, both spoken and written, at a professional level required for this role? | text | No |
| What is your expected annual salary in USD? | text | Yes |
| Where are you currently located? | text | No |
| What are your salary expectations? | text | Yes |
| Do you now or in the future require Visa sponsorship to work in the UK? | text | No |
| Please include a link to your portfolio/showcase of recent work ( including any required passwords) | textarea | Yes |
| Where in Mexico are you located? | text | No |
| Do you have experience with customer or participant retention/churn analysis? Please detail. | text | Yes |
| In which State and City are you currently located? | text | No |
| This is a 3 Month Fixed Term contract, with the potential to extend, does this align with your current expectations? | text | Yes |
| We require someone to start in the next 2-4 weeks, does this align with your current availability? Yes, No |
select | Yes |
| Where are you located in the US? | text | 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 | 9 |
| Salary expectations | 5 |
| Visa sponsorship | 5 |
| Work authorisation | 5 |
| Notice period | 2 |
| Relocation | 2 |
| Remote or on-site | 2 |
| Language proficiency | 1 |
| Portfolio and links | 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:
Aptos · Asana · Ascend · Assemblyai · Astranis · Avant Arte
Before you apply
Have the answers to the required questions ready before you open the form — Prolific's asks for 22 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.