STUDS application questions — all 15, word for word
STUDS hires through Greenhouse. Beyond name, email and CV, its application form asks 15 questions, 15 of them required. 1 of them is a required, fixed-choice question about your eligibility to work.
149 roles were open when this was last checked, mostly in retail and trades. The questions below are the form's own wording, not a paraphrase.
What STUDS has open
These are the roles the form was read from, as STUDS titles them, in 1961 Chain Bridge Road, Space #J8U Mclean, VA 22102, 767 Spectrum Center Drive Irvine, CA 92618, 629 State Street Madison, WI 53703, 1400 South Congress Avenue Ste B-150 Austin, Texas 78704:
- Apprentice Piercer
- Apprentice Piercer (Full Time or Part Time)
- Apprentice Piercer (Full Time)
- Apprentice Piercer (Future Opportunity)
- Apprentice Piercer (Part Time)
- Assistant Store Manager
- Associate Director, FP&A
- Director, Payroll
- Sales Associate
- Senior Director, Marketing
- Store Manager
- Store Supervisor (Full-Time)
13 of the questions below are ones at most two of the 213 employers measured ask (median: 18), the least standard being “Are you comfortable working in roles involving regular occupational exposure to blood or other potentially infectious materials (noting that Studs maintains stringent bloodborne pathogen controls and preventative measures in accordance with all applicable health and safety requirements)?”.
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 STUDS does — so treat them as the answers most likely to matter, not as a verdict. Answer them honestly either way.
| Question | Answers accepted |
|---|---|
| Will you now or in the future require visa sponsorship? required, fixed choice | Yes, No |
Every question on the form
| Question | Type | Required |
|---|---|---|
| Will you now or in the future require visa sponsorship? Yes, No |
select | Yes |
| First Name | text | Yes |
| Last Name | text | Yes |
| text | Yes | |
| Phone | text | No |
| Resume/CV | file | Yes |
| Are you 18+ years old? Yes, No |
select | Yes |
| Are you willing and able to travel to a Studs Flagship location for 6-weeks of training? (Studs will pay for flights and lodging) Yes, No |
select | Yes |
| Why did you choose to apply to Studs' apprenticeship program? | textarea | Yes |
| How many years of work experience do you have? 0-1 years, 2-4 years, 5-6 years, 6-8 years, 8-10 years, 10+ years |
multiselect | Yes |
| Have you ever pierced at a professional piercing studio? If so, where? Do you currently work there? | textarea | Yes |
| Do you have any experience in the medical field? Yes, No |
select | Yes |
| Are you comfortable working in roles involving regular occupational exposure to blood or other potentially infectious materials (noting that Studs maintains stringent bloodborne pathogen controls and preventative measures in accordance with all applicable health and safety requirements)? Yes, No |
select | Yes |
| Can you perform the job's duties with or without reasonable accommodations? Yes, No |
select | Yes |
| Are you currently, or have you ever in the past, been employed by Studs? Yes, No |
select | Yes |
| How many hours are you available to work per week? | text | Yes |
| Which days of the week are you available to work? | text | Yes |
| Please provide your complete weekly availability, including the earliest time you can start and latest time you can work each day. Example: Mon 9am–6pm; Tues unavailable; Wed 12pm–close; Sat open availability. | textarea | Yes |
| Are you available to work closing/evening shifts and weekends? | text | Yes |
| Do you have any recurring scheduling restrictions or known upcoming changes to the availability you provided above? If yes, please explain. If none, write “None.” | textarea | 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 |
|---|---|
| Role-specific screening | 6 |
| How you heard of them | 2 |
| Other | 2 |
| Relocation | 1 |
| Start date | 1 |
| Visa sponsorship | 1 |
| Voluntary diversity questions (EEOC) | 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:
Figma · Fin · Fireblocks · Fivetran · Flexport · Flock Homes
Before you apply
Have the answers to the required questions ready before you open the form — STUDS's asks for 15 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.