Background

Are you most comfortable with Java? With C/C++?
Can you write/use a Make file? An Ant script? A configure script?
Are you familiar with unit testing? Have you written unit tests?
Are you familiar with design patterns (e.g. Observer)?
Have you heard of code coverage?
Have you taken a co-op?
Have you taken CMPT 373? 477?
Have you heard of smoke tests? Nightlies?
Have you participated in code review?
Have you used tools like Valgrind or AddressSanitizer?