How to ACE your design app critique in interviews

[@KalvinNi]

Thank you for the tips, I wish you would actually do a live critique of an app just to show how you can implement the tips.

[@kendrakhoo3190]

Kendra

[@Jada-li9tv]

I feel the same way. This seemed like click-bate loaded with un-empathetic age discrimination remarks that served no real purpose.

[@DaveMorgan]

I would watch you give a presentation on anything. You know what you're talking about and you have such a pleasant voice. I'm actually becoming interested in UX design because of you. Thank you, Christine.

[@chunbuns]

😊thanks!

[@LindaThao]

I actually need this so bad, I know this video will help. 💖🥺

[@chunbuns]

yayyy 🥰

[@thehubbit]

Just wanted to say that I aced my app critique for Meta, thanks to your insight. I happened to catch this video 20 mins before my interview and I'm glad I did.

[@horologie]

Did you end up getting an offer?

[@thehubbit]

@@horologie coincidentally, I did just today after a hiring freeze for product design. By the way, meta will do another app critique during the virtual on-site.

[@horologie]

@@thehubbit yeah I just was informed I’ll be moving to the next round after a freeze for a few weeks. Congrats! What’s level did you get offered for?

[@thehubbit]

@@horologie IC5 - best of luck to you, my friend.

[@sugaudacity]

Could you please make a video of you implementing these tips by fully going through the process of critiquing an app? That would be so so helpful, thank you 😊

[@dongweihuo7888]

Literally 24hrs before my interview and I am learning how to critique here...but, thanks! Lives-saving structure!

[@wenjiewu3489]

Thanks for the tips! Looking forward to a video where you would give an example

[@kishorekumar8216]

thanks for providing such a valuable insights, very much appreciated :)

[@mistakesimade]

This is definitely very helpful. Thanks for this.

[@nupoorjain9832]

Christine, I highly appreciate all this information you put out. Thank you for sharing!!

[@chunbuns]

Glad it was helpful!

[@PrincessQueenValentine]

Love this! Thanks Christine

[@christophermora1204]

this really helps me a lot. thank you ☺️ i really need this rn

[@TechTravelBeyond]

Love this because it gives insight to the minds and methods behind the stuff I use!

[@camel_102]

Thank you so much, this is very concise and useful.

[@codewithmayra3487]

This was helpful for me! I like to create mobile apps, and I struggle with being creative! You’ve touched some great points.

[@chunbuns]

glad it was helpful 🥰

[@shawn_car]

Thx for this video! I’ve always struggled with app critiques. However, I’ll try and use this structure going into the next one.

[@designhuddlepodcast]

A lot of great tips in here. Thanks for all the effort making this ep happen!

[@bobby-design]

Super helpful, thank you! Couldn't agree more about practicing. Yes we are talking about practice!

[@a.suvanawong8081]

Thank you, chunbuns for the incredible tips. That really helps me a lot in terms of structure and prepare for the interview.

[@iriszee129]

This was such a helpful video!! Can you do a break down of what a ux/ui interview process looks like and tips you have?

[@neha1299]

Same !! Please share this 🙏

[@maidoesthings]

This is really interesting! I've always been curious about how interviews for other roles go since I've only ever done engineering interviews.

[@dsm4062]

I have applied to 10 companies now and just waiting for calls. Wish me luck. Will be watching this before an interview for sure

[@gowthami228]

This video came in PERFECT timing! Thank you for the informative video!

[@anhuashih5323]

Thank you for making this Christine! This is so so so helpful :).

[@ericnjanga3245]

Thank you Christine :)

[@nataliiamyrgorodska3752]

Thank you for the video. I love Grammarly and it is good you have a discount ... I am going to use it!

[@Marizol967]

Thank you. Best video on this topic

[@benharrison4513]

Great tips, thank you! 👍

[@thanhlongkohat]

love the "those are all lies" XD

[@sarahganbat]

Hey super appreciate this video! Please do a sample app critique 😁

[@Ben-ui5sc]

very useful thanks a lot. im curious, when does one get an app critique? do you get it instead of doing a design task? is it when youre more experienced? is it more of a US thing? as in the UK all my interviews have consisted of a culture fit/behavioural question conversation, design task, portfolio presentation then a final chat

[@ImOnAGoat91]

From my personal experience (interviewing for 10 companies for senior product design roles) it simply replaces the design task. My assumption being that certain companies think that design tasks takes up too much of the candidates time. Personally I agree with that as design tasks are a significant time investment especially if you are interviewing for multiple roles at the same time.

[@Coolkie990]

Helpful!!!! Thank you :)

[@nassyam]

hello there!! Thank you so much with sharing this useful information! Currently doing a school project on making UI apps. This has helped me quite a bit. Tbh, before this I was not even keen on being a UI designer, but after watching some of your videos (esp the day in a ui designer life) it made me really interested in it. So once again, thank you for sharing!!

[@agtark8147]

Brilliant!!!

[@escanorgod]

Please put some ux design though process video..I mean how you think of a design basis on a product.

[@IrisC357]

Christine, I appreciate all this valuable information you put out for us to know!! If you don't mind me asking, do interviewers oftentimes choose an app for you to critique or do you get to choose an app for yourself to critique?

[@chunbuns]

thanks Iris 🥰 Interviewers often let the interviewee choose the app but it's 50/50!

[@KevinChoii]

could you provide an example of a business opportunity in the context of an app critique

[@Akshatgiri]

Super helpful!

[@danewesolko1116]

Thank you for this!

[@teaspoonful973]

This video is great! Quick question: what are affordances and signifiers? I haven’t come across those terms in my studies yet. Cheers!

[@imcamilachapman]

An affordance determines what actions are possible. It's a relationship between people and their environment. For example, a chair affords support, and therefore affords sitting! Signifiers are signals that communicate where the action should take place. A signifier refers to any mark or sound, any indicator that communicates appropriate behavior to a person, such as a "push" sign on a door or the use of a visible trail made by people who previously walked there. Those are some notes I took when reading The Design of Everyday Things. It was the book everyone in my network recommended I read first out of a long list of Design/UX books. I highly recommend as well :)

[@teaspoonful973]

Camila Gonzalez Thanks! You explained it perfectly. I’ll pick up that book ASAP

[@peterpopeye]

Thank you thank you thank you!!! 🙌🏻🤖

[@benpelley]

what is the 3rd step of forming a structure?

[@sanjaysuryavamshi2134]

what is the salary for Fresher ? mam can u please tell me 😦😟

[@laurenmotl5862]

Thanks!

[@sehee16]

What about interaction?

[@QMLara]

"that's all lie" 😂😂😂

[@laxxai]

Thank you so much for sharing your expertise within critiques. I am preparing for my Facebook internship interview, where I have two rounds: portfolio review and app critique. Does one interview weigh more than the other in terms of me getting an offer? I really like that you think about growth opportunities for the products you critique. However, is this aspect as crucial to cover as an intern / junior role? If yes, could you point me in the right direction in order to speak confidently about product thinking and growth? Thanks, keep on rocking gurl. - Rachid. Feel free to have a look at my portfolio to better understand my background: www.rachidallal.online/

[@123rikin]

Hey this isn’t related to your question but I loved the way your case studies were laid out :)

[@beintouch99]

Great

[@EsshaqzaiRohina]

Hi

[@spaghetti1421]

I was waiting for you to give at least an example of you criticizing an app… this was not helpful

[@connorj543]

The number of sponsors and ads are getting ridiculous...

[@epicvillain8308]

So like 10 min of advertising upfront then the actual content begins 🤦‍♂️

[@bentyler2581]

Thanks!