Runwise application questions — all 23, word for word
Runwise hires through Greenhouse. Beyond name, email and CV, its application form asks 23 questions, 13 of them required. None of them is a required, fixed-choice question about your eligibility to work. A cover letter is optional.
12 roles were open when this was last checked, mostly in sales and trades. The questions below are the form's own wording, not a paraphrase.
What Runwise has open
These are the roles the form was read from, as Runwise titles them, in New York, New York, New York, NY, Chicago, Illinois, Boston, MA:
- Associate Field Technician (NYC) - Travel Required
- Business Development Manager
- Business Development Representative
- Lead Building Controls Technician
- Lead Building Controls Technician (Chicago)
- Sales Development Manager
- Sales Development Representative
- Customer Success Associate
- Senior Director, Revenue Operations
- Senior Director, Field Operations & Service Delivery
15 of the questions below are ones at most two of the 213 employers measured ask (median: 18), the least standard being “Are you currently located in, or willing to relocate to, the New York metro area to work on-site in our Manhattan office?”.
Every question on the form
| Question | Type | Required |
|---|---|---|
| First Name | text | Yes |
| Last Name | text | Yes |
| Preferred First Name | text | No |
| text | Yes | |
| Phone | text | Yes |
| Resume/CV | file | Yes |
| Cover Letter | file | No |
| LinkedIn Profile | text | No |
| Website | text | No |
| Do you have direct experience with Boiler controls and/or HVACs? | text | No |
| Would you prefer a recruiter to text you or email you to set up an interview? | text | Yes |
| How would you describe your gender identity? (mark all that apply) | text | No |
| How would you describe your racial/ethnic background? (mark all that apply) | text | No |
| How would you describe your sexual orientation? (mark all that apply) | text | No |
| Do you identify as transgender? | text | No |
| Do you have a disability or chronic condition (physical, visual, auditory, cognitive, mental, emotional, or other) that substantially limits one or more of your major life activities, including mobility, communication (seeing, hearing, speaking), and learning? | text | No |
| Are you a veteran or active member of the United States Armed Forces? | text | No |
| Are you authorized to work in the U.S.? | text | Yes |
| Will you now or in the future require visa sponsorship? | text | Yes |
| Do you prefer to be texted or emailed to set up a time to interview? | text | Yes |
| Do you have direct experience with Boiler maintenance and controls? | text | Yes |
| By selecting yes you consent to receive text messages related to your application from Runwise. Yes, No |
select | Yes |
| Are you able and willing to commit to our hybrid schedule of 4 days a week in our NYC office? Yes, No |
select | Yes |
| Do you now or will you require sponsorship to work in the U.S.? | text | Yes |
| Have you managed a Field Service Team before? | text | Yes |
| Are you comfortable coming to our office 3-4 days a week? | text | Yes |
| This position is required in the office 3 days a week. Are you able to be in the office 3 days per week? | text | Yes |
| This role requires travel 70% of the time. Are you able to meet this requirement? Yes, No |
select | No |
| Are you based in Chicago? | text | No |
| What are your base salary and total compensation expectations for this role? | text | Yes |
| Are you currently located in, or willing to relocate to, the New York metro area to work on-site in our Manhattan office? Yes, No |
select | Yes |
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 | 7 |
| Voluntary diversity questions (EEOC) | 6 |
| Years of experience | 3 |
| Remote or on-site | 2 |
| Visa sponsorship | 2 |
| Relocation | 1 |
| Salary expectations | 1 |
| Work authorisation | 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:
Natera · Netlify · New Relic · Newsela · Ngrok · Nourish
Before you apply
Have the answers to the required questions ready before you open the form — Runwise's asks for 13 of them, and Greenhouse does not save a partial application by default.