AI Intern Candidate Assessment

Round 1 Intern Assessment v3

Complete the assessment below. Be specific. Generic answers will not pass. This is Round 1 of a 3-stage process. Strong submissions advance to a technical round and a paid trial.

Timebox: 60 minutes Open AI/tools allowed Fictional scenario Human-reviewed scoring

Before You Start

Privacy/data use: Your submission may be reviewed by EcoSave staff and internal AI systems for initial screening. Final hiring decisions are made by humans.

Accommodation: If you need a reasonable accommodation or alternate format, contact EcoSave Recruiting before completing the assessment.

Fictional work sample: This scenario is fictional and will not be used as unpaid production work.

Human review: AI may help organize or summarize submissions, but hiring decisions require human review against a job-related rubric.

Candidate Information

Scenario

Messy lead note:
Customer: Maria Santos
Town: Lowell, MA
House: older 2-family home, about 2,200 sq ft
Problem: high electric bill and second floor is too hot in summer, too cold in winter
Current systems: old gas furnace, window AC units, unknown attic insulation
Interested in: Mass Save rebates, heat pumps, solar maybe later
Best time to call: after 4pm
Concern: does not want pushy sales call, wants to understand options first

Auto-reject signals

1. Invented claims or fabricated specifics
2. Generic AI-polished answers with no concrete names, times, numbers
3. Customer message that overpromises or sounds pushy
4. Blaming others on failure questions
5. Q1 rewrite missing source/verification language
6. Q11 with one weakness repeated three ways
7. Missing Q12 artifact with no explanation

Your Work Product