The Essential UX Interview Questions (And How To Answer Them!)

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[@story5gtone369]

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[@michelechen2770]

How would you answer “how do you deal with conflicting feedback from your teammates?”

[@nityabardhan5550]

@@michelechen2770 Hi, I just learnt that the best answer for this question would be - "I would understand that the criticism is not meant for me. It is not an attack on me as a person or as a UX Designer. It's just that the solution I proposed is not the right solution at the moment. So, I'll go back in there and iterate and will try to come up with a different solution that both I and my peer would agree upon".

[@dxm619]

@@nityabardhan5550 so you would give up your solution and accept that you are wrong and teammate is right

[@eternalincantation]

why isn't there a UI interview when you are offering the same course separately? is the field of UI so small that people don't get jobs in UI?

[@dawidp8805]

Q: Why do you want to work here? A: I want to be able to buy food that will fuel my creativity and productivity which are going to contribute to the growth of your company!

[@oarabileseoke4141]

You are hired sir!!!

[@ngocquynhnhuha6271]

Do you have any Q&A example like this? Very creative

[@MyMooCowz1]

As someone with autism, interviews are absolute hell. I've been studying tips and watching videos like I have an exam that's worth 90% of my grade for my imaginary class. Determining the hidden meanings behind these questions is incredibly difficult.

[@jakejason4333]

everyone struggles with this. You dont need to be autistic to be bad at interviews. Its not normal to ask a question and expect an answer that doesnt actually answers the question.

[@stargazing0010]

I wish you all the best

[@natebragg]

Tell me about it

[@Imsp07]

Hello

[@tashokukisune]

I’m autistic, too. It is such a challenge!

[@Shiezzz]

I used this video and got myself the ux dreamjob!! Thankuuu!

[@careerfoundry]

Congrats on your new job! Glad it was helpful and best of luck in your new role!

[@susanamolinolo7112]

I love the humility in how you answered all the questions, especially the last one. This is such a fantastic interview prep resource. Thank you!!

[@Hannabe20]

This feel like a slap on my face because I actually bombed the LAST interview in a nice company because when interviewed by the Director, I answered exactly like you said it was a wrong way to answer. And listening to you spell it out, made me realize how it actually sounded. I didn't even need to listen to the right way to understand what I did wrong. Hopefully I won't bomb the next one.

[@caycarlson162]

Thank you. Your "how not to answer" portion was very helpful. I get so nervous in an interview and I fumble because I don't know how to answer these questions to my advantage. Your suggestions were very helpful. I would love to hear similar topics on better communication. I am very direct and often that does not work to my advantage.

[@jojoh4300]

Omg same. It is really affecting my career progression and I don't know what to do

[@angelova.nikoleta.design]

For question 3, the interviewers also try to see how good of a storyteller you are as a designer and if you engagingly summarise essential information. Love every second of this video by the way, with these great presentation skills! The elaboration on the two types of answers is just another level!

[@derrik-bosse]

I can tell you are a master of UX/UI by the feeling I get from, and how easily I digest these videos. The best on the 'Tube.

[@deyiid]

This was one of the very few videos that are actually good and useful. Thank you so much for sharing this!! The interviewers asked the same questions.

[@benoitlabatut]

Main takeaway is recruiters donc known how to ask a question in order to get the answer they want... Maybe it would be nice to have a video translating questions ? "Walk me through a particular project" translated into "What was your implication in this particular project?" The way it's presented in this video makes job seeker feel like they don't understand questions properly when really it's the recruiters that are not clear enough / Competent enough

[@markwhippy4923]

This is brilliant thank you. I have an extremely important senior UX interview coming up soon and now I feel more confident in answering tricky questions like being honest when I made a mistake but how I resolved the problem.

[@waikit828]

I will have my very 1st UX designer interview in the upcoming week! I was thinking about what questions I would be asked and answers I would answer.... until I watched your video.. thanks so much for this informative video!!!

[@careerfoundry]

This is amazing to hear Keith! Congrats, and good luck with the interview! What is your favourite product out of interest? And why?

[@adetunjiojekunle6806]

Hey Keith, how did the interview go?

[@arniefraga]

I will be having my first UX interview next week and I'm very nervous about it. This video helped me a lot to be on track tho!!!

[@igorgomes5831]

Só how was it?

[@arniefraga]

@@igorgomes5831 it went great actually! this vid really helped me a lot of the questions were also asked on my interview.

[@igorgomes5831]

Nice! Congratulations

[@juniask]

Did you get the job ?

[@arniefraga]

@@juniask Unfortunately, I did not. But it's still a great learning experience!

[@MrMikeman1090]

Great video! I loved the advice for answering "why do you want to work here?" and how you rephrased the answer to make it sound like you're offering something to the company instead of wanting to get something out of the company. I'll be referring to that part a lot!

[@schoolprincipal6539]

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[@dom6477]

The amount of "inclusive" language in this video has sent my brain spinning so many times. Thank you for making my life harder.

[@meldeleon236]

I know this video is a year old but this is really helpful as I have an interview coming up on Monday for a Graphic/UI position. I'm watching different UX/UI videos for interview tips or how to improve portfolio and saving them in a playlist to refer back to.

[@beetauri]

how did it go? did you get the job?

[@atinspook]

Where were you for so many years or was I looking into the wrong direction all long. God you are an exceptional speaker and a great help. Thanks a ton!

[@tortoisetrouble6152]

Thank you for making this video! It really helped me prepare myself for some upcoming class assignments while also helping me for when I begin to apply to jobs in this area. I never thought about asking the employer to walk me through how projects normally go with the team. I can see how that would be pretty beneficial to see if you would work well if the process and people involved. I can see now that when people ask you a question they are not just asking you to answer it but also to expand upon it and respond with a question of your own.

[@piyushramnani1014]

I just couldn't comprehend that cute accent and awesome knowledge together. I think I will have to watch this a few more times. 🥺

[@harshadpawar3449]

Helpful, confidence booster and learned how to tackle these common questions with unique answers.

[@careerfoundry]

Great to hear Harshad, thanks for the feedback and good luck with any future interviews!

[@AnastasiaSound]

Thank you for calm and well paced explanation Dee! Love the examples on how to word the answers to add value instead of only showing the benefit for the self.

[@pamera88]

Having my interview in 5 min , thank you for this Dee !

[@TheWilliams2013]

Hey, just wanted an update on your UX career how are you liking it? and is it remote?

[@pamera88]

@@TheWilliams2013 i got the job !! 😉😉

[@subhraprakashmohanty8139]

Tomorrow I have an UX Interview and thanks your video is really helpful for me

[@isoulationofficial]

This video is so helpful, a continuation of it would be great.

[@careerfoundry]

Thanks! We'll consider producing a follow-up video to this one in the near future, so stay tuned!

[@milamigrante]

I valued lot the answer about how to walk the interviewer through one case study in the portfolio. I also found the way you described a difficult challenge you faced in the past very practical.

[@ramiroelganame3610]

She is brilliant, beautiful, and charismatic! Love her!! :)

[@deepeshsharma7481]

Loved how you articulated the dos and don'ts

[@loiselw]

Thank for getting me to think which app I'm going to talk about!

[@jeremyblassan]

I'm in between jobs now and need to prep for an interview. Just love how you articulate your ways around the questions and the tips given. For me, i haven't thought about " what is your favourite digital product" question as i was focusing so much on my own case study. Thank you for the amazing content and what you are doing in this space. Much appreciated.

[@careerfoundry]

Thanks so much Jeremy! We really appreciate that feedback and glad you're enjoying the content. Out of interest, what is your favourite digital product? (they'll always usual ask for a deeper dive on why as well. If you can link it back to a particular UX / UI feature all the better too!)

[@ChantingInTheDark]

Did you find a job?

[@drakongames5417]

first time on this channel. the way you explain and talk in this video is really nice. loved learning from you

[@AmitKumar-fe9kg]

Thank you so much dee for sharing such meaningful informations about ux designer interviews, i’ve wrote down all the things and i will work on it 🙏

[@SalvateraDesigns]

Amazon I heard actually wants the details... and get context of the situation, and your actions and complexity...

[@riaanventer8130]

Thank you so much, on my way to one now! wish me luck.

[@aneiser]

Great tips! Regarding the question 2. I do agree that the two sentences state almost the same but the "...this is something where I feel like I can bring a lot to your team" part make it complete different in my opinion. I would understand that that candidate "can bring a lot" whereas in reality (s)he cannot because doesn't have enough experience, which is precisely the real intention, gain it. Could you elaborate further about this expectation vs reality mismatching Thank you!

[@schoolprincipal6539]

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[@srujayvyawhare2279]

Very nicely explained! The last solution is the most effective to describe a challenge you faced while doing your project. Thanks

[@klaudiak6615]

this women is a saving grace

[@ceciliaw1065]

great info and very nice explanations, thank u

[@parmeshchopra]

immensely useful. I subscribed this channel because of the video

[@DogDog173]

two things I like abt this video: The info given, the accent :)

[@careerfoundry]

Thanks, glad you enjoyed the video!

[@omkartalwalkar6943]

You're too good with this, especially the part about how not to answer was very helpful. Thank you for the quality content and help!

[@TheSachinmulik]

This video build confidence, anyone can crack interview after watching this video. Thanks CarrerFoundry. And specially thanks to DEE :)

[@careerfoundry]

Thanks for your kind words Sachin, we are glad it was useful! Any other topics you'd like us to create content about?

[@Calumrussell88]

Great video! Loved the 'What's your favourite product' example!

[@theafroveggie]

Thank you! This is the best video I've seen on the subject. I feel more confident with clarification.

[@md.sumonbiswas2272]

Thank you career foundry. I learned a lot's of thing from you guys

[@careerfoundry]

Thanks, we're happy you find our content valuable!

[@jizan8344]

Really appreciate your good knowledge and well understandable explanation 💖

[@careerfoundry]

Thanks, we're glad you found it useful!

[@tinaaaame]

Thank you so much for your videos! It helps a lot! Your tips and short examples gave me more confidence about the direction of the interview and how I'd like to present myself in front of the interviewer.

[@NBAballToWalls]

Thanks for the video! My upcoming interview will showing me a Wireframe in real time and then ask me to gather all the requirements in the form of User Stories in real time during the interview itself and then write the acceptance criteria for specific User Stories. Is there a good recommended video for this?

[@noeticjustice1535]

Apply somewhere else. I have nothing against exercises (in fact, I'd rather do exercises than talk bullshit the whole time), but I don't like the feel of this one. I think it's the rote, formulaic nature of it. I could be wrong, but it sounds like they want their designers to be robots. "Do task 1! Do task 2! Do task 3!" A good exercise is more like, "Here's a situation/problem. We're looking for results in the form of simplistic wireframes and flows, just enough to get ideas across. We'll give you 10 minutes for you to come up with them and then explain the process that led to them."

[@JahidulIslam-fu5gu]

@@noeticjustice1535 this is a common scenario in interviews and it’s not bad. This is to understand how you brainstorm and how good you are at finding solutions. They won’t care about the accuracy rather will see how you think

[@noeticjustice1535]

​@@JahidulIslam-fu5gu Everything you said is technically true, but only within the confines of how they dictate you do things (so in effect, not true). These are not people prepared to innovate in their processes or thought patterns. They have a way of doing things, and they want to judge how well people perform within that delineation. Not exactly a company with a growth mindset. "We want to find out how creative you are, so please fill out forms A, B, and C to the best of your ability. Aaaand, go!"

[@fflwhuu1849]

All of the tips are quite useful. I am wondering if there is any course targeting for solving while boarding or design challenge problems?

[@careerfoundry]

Is this content you'd like to see on our channel? If so we can definitely cater to that in the near future!

[@fflwhuu1849]

@@careerfoundry yes! I’d like to know how to tackle whiteboard problems in interviews and how to move to the interaction design skill to the next level in my work. Thank you

[@manji1993]

Thank you for the helpful content! Could you name the songs used in this video pls?

[@asun3630]

So good!!!! Great insight, im pumped for my next interview in UX design!

[@alejandratramontte4074]

Thank you so much! It was extremely clear and useful for me.

[@loverrlee]

this is why interviews stress me out lol

[@sireeshaa3753]

Absolutely loved it! Thanks for the information. Could you please do more of the UX interview Q&A with different questions? It would be of great help!

[@schoolprincipal6539]

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[@nileshchakrabarty9605]

Mam plz guide us some freshers interview questions and answers

[@SevenRavens007]

Thanks for sharing that really helps. I liked the tip about being able to admit mistakes

[@careerfoundry]

Thanks Vaughan! We're glad you found these tips useful!

[@hips_ttv]

This video is pure gold. Thank you!

[@ayushchoudhary9200]

All the insights were amazing.

[@robhein]

one of the best videos on this topic. thank you

[@careerfoundry]

Thanks, we're so glad you enjoyed it!

[@AlMahdi_Fabio]

Is there a 2024 tips??

[@abhishekchaubey1471]

I really needed this video it's like you fulfilled my wish. Thank you so much ❤️

[@careerfoundry]

Great to hear Abhishek! Thanks! Which question / answer did you find the most insightful?

[@marinabarraza9958]

Amazing content!!! Happy to meet you

[@careerfoundry]

Thank you, glad you enjoyed the video!

[@icugab]

Great video!!! This is extremely helpful and all the tips are very helpful. Thank you!

[@Bostich]

Nice. #1 is one of my go-to questions no doubt.

[@taufiqnurrahman2264]

Thanks for your tips, really helps!

[@laumajankevica]

very helpful video, thank you!

[@JR-gh8lp]

AMAZING VIDEO!!!! My biggest takeaway was the "how do you describe a challenge and how did you handle it?"

[@careerfoundry]

Thanks for sharing J R, yeh that's a really common question and having some pre-prepared answers and thoughts on the topic ready will be beneficial!

[@nileshchakrabarty9605]

Hello Mam , ur video is orsum.. Plz make video for freshers who r preparing to get a job as a freshers role of UX UI Designer

[@atjgraphics]

Love the voice and thank you for explaining things so well

[@nun_9236]

This is gold! Thank you so much!

[@sivarm4u78]

It was really great listening to You. Hope Your tips will halp me today. Thank You for Your wishes.

[@careerfoundry]

Glad it was helpful Sivaranjan!

[@abdurrahmanhalis]

My favorite products are the ones that Dee worked on because she's a UX legend :) Superb content as always, thanks!

[@mayaellis1829]

So helpful! Thank you so much!

[@dhanrajmaghade34]

That was so well curated! Thank you for this very helpful video

[@careerfoundry]

You're welcome! Glad you enjoyed it!

[@whiskymarko]

Idk why but this lady seems nice. Idk why but I bet she is nice to work with in a company

[@andreahenriks2421]

Thanks for great content! I've watched this video several times before interviews and it is equally helpful and informative every time.

[@schoolprincipal6539]

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[@panilankyle]

This was extremely insightful! Each tip is something I'm definitely going to apply to all my future UX interviews. Thank you! :)

[@careerfoundry]

You're welcome Kyle! Glad it was helpful!

[@Dr.Kananga]

Thank you for this precious knowledge because it provides insight on essential details that are very important. I'm a bit curious about point n4 where Dee made the case of admitting a mistake, which is true and important to take, however, mentioning you were ready to launch the product and find problems in the process at the very last might be a red flag for those interviewing. This is because those hiring you might interpret it as a lack of work quality while doing UX research or prototyping, especially when applying with big companies that value time as their most precious resource.

[@leigu1114]

Thank you Dee, it's so helpful

[@yulunchang4340]

Amazung video! Amazin content! Thanks a lot for sharing these invaluable insights. It helps a lot.

[@lilyapapazyan4470]

Awesome! Really useful tips, thank you CF

[@careerfoundry]

You're most welcome Lilya, glad you enjoyed! Which question did you find the most helpful?

[@harikj5513]

Thank you for the great tips n knowledge !

[@careerfoundry]

You're welcome Hari!

[@sepidehfa1639]

Thanks to share this with us 😍

[@TheDivineguru]

nicest great interesting discussion on nicest topics in depth

[@ElClassicohabasha]

this is very useful info to know thank you

[@darshandakshapanchal2051]

Thank you so much

[@Balusdesign]

Thank you so much for this wonderful video.

[@careerfoundry]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@firandost5354]

Great video!!! Thank you so much

[@careerfoundry]

Thanks, glad you enjoyed it!

[@priscillaomotosho4449]

What if I am new and don't have experience yet. How will I answer question no 3

[@davidmuthukaden287]

Hey, thanks for the video. Really helpful. W.r.t question 4, that is about challenges, in your answer you used ‘we’ that is as a team we did this, however the question is about how you handled the challenge. Could you clarify please.

[@careerfoundry]

Yes, correct David, in that circumstance you can detail what the objectives of the team / project were, but also your individual role and responsibilities within the team were, and how you approached them. People are interested in your role specifically, you can also detail what you didn't do in these instances too.

[@schoolprincipal6539]

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[@prashant00869]

I have got the answer here..I know if you gonna take my interview, damn sure you wont ask these questions 😆. Btw you explained very well.

[@careerfoundry]

Thanks Prashant, glad you enjoyed the explanation!

[@prashant00869]

@@careerfoundry of course yessss :)

[@jaywye]

Very useful. Thank you.

[@tinawang7867]

Super helpful!!! Thank you for sharing!

[@careerfoundry]

Thanks Tina, glad you found it helpful!

[@alexytush]

Thank you!

[@mohammadsamari5943]

That was perfect. Thanks a million.

[@nazmunnisatontika1567]

This is very useful. Thank you so much for your insights. :)

[@careerfoundry]

Glad it was helpful Nazmun!

[@avatr7109]

How would I answer these as a fresher? When I haven't work in the past...

[@sharathkumar83]

Interviews in companies in Bangalore, India are becoming utter nonsense. Silly Questions asked to a experienced UX designers, which i faced till date: - What is the size of a button in iOS app? - Do you know what is Google Material design? - What is hamburger menu, and why is it used? - Card Sorting - When i said to involve users in it, one interviews was like - Why do you want users to to do card sorting, not required!

[@riochebrioche]

Hey Sharath! Thanks for sharing! I'm currently working on my own UX projects since I want to transition into this field, and as a fellow Indian, it helps to know what questions they've asked. As for the last one, I don't think I'd want to work for a company like that 😂

[@sharathkumar83]

@@riochebrioche haha, yup, ... the last one, the company made me wait for 2nd round, no one showed up,... then they were like, your profile is on hold... good that, that happened.

[@kaniyalal3713]

Maam first time i seen your channel i am new friend i like your channel and i subscriber your channel and click on bell button i cant talked English but today i just try because i am from Pakistan and my native language is urdu but i like English language!!!!!!

[@jaewooshon1197]

Thank you, very helpful!

[@careerfoundry]

Thanks, glad it was informative to you!