How to Present a UX Case Study in a Job Interview (Download Template)

[@Mizko]

Level up in User Research & Strategy with Me! Practical User Research & Strategy Masterclass (NEW!! 200+ students. 8 hours) 👉 thedesignership.com/courses/practical-user-research-strategy-course Make sure to download the free Figma presentation template here: 👉thedesignership.gumroad.com/l/ux-case-study-template-figma Yours truly, Mizko

[@mirka488]

Thank you. You are amazing.

[@Mizko]

@@mirka488 I'm happy that you found it valuable!

[@mirka488]

@@Mizko Your content is always a synonym to valuable. :)

[@designenabler]

Mizko, Superb content. One more thing is curious which font you use for the disclaimer.

[@evayu3375]

Hi, Mizko! This is Eva Yu, from your very own Designership program. I just wanted to thank you for the designership program and all the fantastic videos you created on KZbin. I have put your teaching many, many times into my own design process. They are down to earth and could be implemented right away. After taking your Designership program, I created a design system for the start-up I worked for. I'm again learning from you to present a Case Study in my interviews. They all worked like magic. Thank you, I regard you as my mentor and look forward to your product design course. 😉

[@taniahernandez1709]

Pffff! I'm taking right now interviews, and when I have this call about showing my portfolio I really feel that I didn't have enough time to explain... and this video it's perfect Mizko, thank you so much, I identified some corrections that I need to realize! You rock! 💥

[@Mizko]

Haha thank you Tania! I am really happy to hear :)

[@dotsona07]

This is great, I think the other thing that employers look for is design ability. At the end of the day it's a huge part. I feel like people are forgetting about design these days, but it's a massive part of our craft.

[@dotsona07]

@@s559tja I didn't say UX doesn't matter... Also, when I'm taking about design I mean good design. Which is hard to find. Not the identical dribbble shots that look the same and lack any brand identity. That's just people copying generic templated designs. I'm taking about original, quality design work and a understanding of design systems, brand etc. We get people all the time in interviews who can't do basic design...

[@space_acee]

@@dotsona07 Can you elaborate on what you mean by "good design" and "quality design work". Are you referring to interviewees being unable to bang out good UI designs, or are you referring to their ability to solve problems using their designs? What design systems are you looking for them to understand? Thank you if you end up replying.

[@dotsona07]

@@space_acee I am talking about the rules of UI design, not UX. Typography, color, shape, texture, layout etc. Making something that doesn't look like a template. That only comes with years of practice designing user interfaces.

[@jamesualized]

Love the simplicity, clarity, and execution of the presentation! 😉 Thanks for this gem!

[@Mizko]

So good to see you around. Hope you're well man, should catch up soon with the others and thank you!

[@amandavillarreal9569]

My case study presentation for bootcamp is coming up very soon and this was a GEM of a find! Thank you!

[@Mizko]

Glad it worked out Amanda! Hopefully you wowed the bootcamp!

[@nahushfarkande]

Beautiful video. Would love to hear more about the 3 act structure though. To me that seemed like a technique towards effective storytelling which I believe is what a case study is all about. I would love to hear more about how this can be used in case study design, presentation design, etc. Would also love to understand how the 3 act structure is used in this presentation

[@elena4263]

I used your UX Case Study to create my own, and it was super helpful! But during interviews I noticed interviewers get confused between the "we" (what the product team did) and "I" (what you did). So I decided to use just "I" everywhere, to avoid possible weird bias they might have.

[@ShaunTungseth]

It's important in interviews to frame statements as "I" instead of "we" as much as possible. This helps to clarify specifically what your impact was. They are considering hiring you, after all, not the entire team you worked with.

[@unplugged301]

@@ShaunTungsethshould I make this change for my portfolio too?

[@ShaunTungseth]

@@unplugged301 Yes. Anywhere that you are describing the impact that you had. If it was something you did, take credit for it by saying "I". If you did something with someone else, give the proper credit by being more specific, like "The product manager and I..." Just saying "we" is ambiguous and doesn't say how many people were involved. So it doesn't tell what level of impact you actually had.

[@4988raja]

Fantastic. This is by far the simplest and best version of explaining a case study. I’ve subscribed to learn more :)

[@sunflowrsoph]

Using this for my interview/presentation today!! Thank you so much. I've been watching your videos for over a year now and they're always so helpful.

[@Mizko]

Woo! Thank you for sharing Sophia :) Means a lot to me.

[@dearjenn_]

This is one of the best case study presentation I've seen! I love the 3 act structure and I have applied it in mine. Hope I will bring good news!

[@kerim4973]

Amazing video once again Michael! I freaking love your new portfolio and I can't wait for your UX course, take care mate!! :)

[@Mizko]

Thank you Kerim! Appreciate it. I'm truly rested and back in full force. Been working on the UX course full-time for the last week, I'm just as excited as you are about this.

[@JasperPauwels]

Just discovered this channel and it's extremely valuable. Thank you so much!

[@Mizko]

Thanks Jasper! I'm glad you're enjoying it :)

[@mikicreamz]

This is powerful knowledge, and very well presented by you. Great work.

[@vivlogs9752]

Hi! I have some problems in downloading the free UX case study template guide…have someone downloaded it ?

[@ginaraduski8184]

Thank you Mizko! I'm loving The Designership🌸

[@Mizko]

Woo!

[@lengl1125]

Love all your work Mizko! With the number of videos you do, products you're shipping, mentoring and everything else, I don't know how you find time to even go to the loo (but I know you also film there too lol). Great video, I even (almost) overlooked the typo on automobile and Americanised spelling 🙊

[@Mizko]

Thank you Leng! Haha. Oh I noticed the spelling while I was uploading the video. It was too late then.

[@lengl1125]

@@Mizko Haha all good! Pretty sure 98% of people wouldn't notice. If you ever need someone to spell check something for you, you know where to find me lol

[@claudeball9163]

Sir, just subscribed. Great content!

[@Mizko]

Appreciate it!

[@lissacoker]

This was insightful. Thank you for this

[@purecolors]

This was fantastic!! Will be using this process soon. Thank you again Michael!

[@Mizko]

Enjoy :)

[@Dolabomi_Peace]

You're such a blessing, Mizko! Thank you🥺🥰

[@morryed]

I think this is solid efficient stuff that's important to be implemented throughout each design portfolio. Only thing I disagree is the titles you made for the process. While "Objectives" and "Conceptualize" work well, "Design" is a wrong impression to use for step 3, because all this process falls under Design and the Designer role. I think I would name it "Implementation" or "Articulation" or "application" or anything suggesting an execution functionality, because it stands for executing all the learning we did prior to that... As all designers know - "Design is an application of intent..." Wdyt?

[@Emma4dfuture]

Thank you, Mizko. My heart blesses you deeply.

[@Mizko]

Thanks!

[@avasalazar2917]

Every designer needs to learn from you! 🙏🏼

[@juls2334]

Thank you so much for this excellent UX case study walk through! Amazing💝💝!

[@Mizko]

Thank you Juls! Happy to help :)

[@sebastianbarberena8025]

Amazing ! Thanks Mizko, love the effort you put into these.

[@billythegamer6255]

This is what i was really looking for and seriously i was very confused because all the case studies are same and seems bored to clients of employer now i get it what acctully i have to represent and how to represent ...

[@miqdamsajid875]

Really useful tips I've noticed in this deck, definitely going to implement in my presentations.

[@Mizko]

Thank you, I'm glad to hear!

[@nonameneeded8484]

thanks for taking me thru the ux process and not focusing on the case study trends, formats, and design thereof, because googles school does a powerpoint case study and i think thats like taking a date to mcdonalds "cafe". Austrailia might not have the luxuries such as mc cafe concept stores. its where i take all my dates

[@sadaboo4852]

Hi Mizko! Thank you (once again) for this extremely helpful template! I have a few questions and was wondering if you could help answer them 1) Is there a difference (in terms of content volume) between what is presented in this presentation deck VS case study on portfolio website? 2) Would it be safe to assume that it is not necessary to present empathy mapping, user persona, HMW statement, sitemap/user flow/task flow, low/mid/hi fidelity wireframes, style tile, UI kit, usability test plan, prototype as they would Overwhelm the reader? Would it depend on who the audience is (e.g. client, recruiter) 3) Given that I am preparing a fictitious case study for my portfolio, what kind of "outcomes" should I include? Thank you so much!

[@Mizko]

Hey Sada! Great questions. 1. Yes! People browsing a portfolio online and listening in a presentation have different expectations, attention spans and intents. You need to consider those when crafting the two. 2. It really depends on what was most insightful and actually worth presenting in the case study. Far too many UX designers throw in every artifact into their case studies and making it a 40 minute presentation. It's far too overwhelming. Focus on the juicy insights and you can bundle up everything else into one slide if it's not worth talking about. The employer just needs to know you've done it, but you don't need to dive deep into it. 3. If it's a fictions case study, can't you come up with a fictions outcome? haha. If you want to legitimatise it, focus on something you have control over. Eg. User testing results.

[@berkererol]

This was super clear Michael, thanks a lot for this!

[@k-turner]

I appreciate your stellar knowledge!

[@Mizko]

Thank you Kevin!

[@craigchihururu3538]

This was super helpful. I did notice 3 was the magic number and it felt right, but I didn't know why. Now I know 😉

[@Mizko]

Eye of a tiger!

[@Leonhart407]

This is so helpful! What changes can I make to this presentation template to make it more suitable for a *UI* case study? I'm more of a UI than UX designer :)

[@oleksandrashumakova1320]

Perfect advice! Amazing! Simple and smart

[@feleciaward1563]

This was incredibly informative and insightful! Thank you!

[@artibarbare7713]

This was very informative. Thank you so much for such a video and example as well 🤗

[@mariceldizon9459]

Hello I bought the template but I can't seem to download it.

[@izazzubayer3233]

Sir, you are an absolute legend! Thanks for the template

[@imagineif0]

Amazing content. Your audio quality would be amazing too with a use of pop filter.

[@Mizko]

I only just learnt about my ps popping in the audio! Thanks for pointing it out :) I now push my mic further away and I think it’s better

[@anhelina890]

your videos are amazing, super helpful! thank you!

[@kimmi1829]

the link to watch the full presentation is not valid. 😢

[@zaid4785]

What if we designed the app completely but the app is still under development, what should we say in the outcome?

[@prettypictureful]

LOL Jordan Knight! Love it.

[@GraveRave]

Smashed the like btn on this awesome video, well done!

[@Mizko]

Thanks man!

[@MustafaSheikh]

Next up please share your work space / setup Considering these days we have to do lots of zoom calls, simultaneously work on big screen, and have a mic & camera setup Bit diff being UX designer vs KZbin content creator I struggle with the fact that I am working on big screen (while on call) and my camera is on the Laptop so people think I am looking away

[@Mizko]

Sounds like a plan!

[@thedakon]

While it’s wrong to deny hiring managers appreciate the insight, it’s also wrong to approach each of your case studies showing the design process as the central theme. Managers are looking for memorable examples of work, how you communicate in general and want to probe when there’s a gap in your experience.

[@_ap__]

so we make a portfolio website, a resume, cover letters, and then presentation for each case study? why can't we present a case study from the portfolio itself?

[@Mizko]

It's not professional and can be confusing for the person you are presenting too.

[@_ap__]

@@Mizko I can do a full walkthrough of the case study from my portfolio, explaining each step and the process. Do I still need to make a presentation? Sorry for so many questions, just trying to understand its importance. Love your videos.

[@Mizko]

@@_ap__ You definitely can read off a web page, but I would personally never do that. Employers and clients can tell how much effort you have put in. If you put half the effort in, you will get half a response.

[@Mizko]

@@startup-nation You are more than welcome to present from your website :) I'm here to share my thoughts and personal experiences.

[@ambitionarena]

I agree. UX is overwhelming. After spending a lot of time doing these case studies and then they require another slide deck as a way to present this. jeez

[@CutieeLaurence]

Thank you! This is really helpful!

[@thinkpositive3667]

I'm passionate about UX design and public speaking as well. What do you think is the best career position for me?

[@ericeschborn1315]

@mizko: what do you mean say "focus on ... and funnel first" What does that term mean?

[@SpazValle29]

the file will not open in figma, is there another way to get the template?

[@joaoaugustogd]

Awesome, thank you bro!

[@alejandratramontte4074]

Hi! Super helpful video. I would like to know where did you study Product Design? Thanksss

[@Mizko]

Self taught 🤙 and used the knowledge to build a few businesses so I know it works

[@lucasl..7307]

Hello Mizko, It is a great lesson! Could you help me with one question? How do you define if you are gonna IDEATE BY YOURSELF or if you are gonna FACILITATE A WORKSHOP? I am new to UX UI and I didn't find this information on the sources I have... Thanks in advance!

[@Marina-ub3js]

Hello Michael, may I know what is the difference between a presentation shown as per the video and the case studies shown on a website? Does one need to have both?

[@alexp8924]

I think it's a decent way to present on a job interview to another designer but I wouldn't present it like this to a client. You lost me around your 3rd slide and ended up not showing a final product at all (copyrights?) nor recapping. Presenting to a client I would go for the following format: Opportunity > Insights > Product video > Solution recap > Business outcome summary. So 4-5 slides with a short video clip in the middle.

[@Mizko]

I 100% hear you, hence why this video is stated specifically for a Job Interview. My pitch to clients is tweaked. I would also never jump straight into a case study either.

[@alexp8924]

@@Mizko i think somewhere in the beginning you also said that this is how you d present to a client which is what confused me.

[@caseykendall]

Should I make these kinds of case studies for 4-5 of my projects on my portfolio?

[@asmrhooded]

You never said how or why you chose the interview group that you chose? or did I miss that crucial part

[@adeyeratriumph6497]

Wow, this is really great Mizko, I want to ask is there an opportunity to intern at your company ?

[@Mizko]

Thank you Adeyera! Sorry, we're currently not taking on any internships, maybe sometime later this year.

[@adeyeratriumph6497]

@@Mizko oh alright thank you 😊

[@pamera88]

unable to download template :(

[@MustafaSheikh]

Oh no. THAT is how i presented twice :( (the earlier examples) Thanks for this video

[@Mizko]

Haha! We've all been there before. Lesson learnt!

[@tommakadobe1339]

Could you please make a vid about working with atomic design? Thank you!

[@Mizko]

I have a design system series on my channel ⚡️

[@jestinmwilson6385]

can't download the file??? what's wrong

[@blessedchiamaka3483]

This is so good...thank you

[@Mizko]

I've got you covered!

[@cortjezter]

Interesting suggestions, thank you! A riff on one of the final points…being unable to share the details of that case study here because they're "quite confidential", how (or are you even) able to share those details in a presentation with another company where I'm assuming there's no contract signed beforehand securing confidentiality amongst all participants? I often worry about someone taking screenshots or otherwise capturing some of that confidential data. I find password protecting case studies or portfolio pieces just as ineffective/insecure.

[@chrisrosch4731]

if you present it on your website for example I would ask all parties involved first if they are ok with you portraying their product on your portfolio site

[@songsn8301]

Hi Mizko, thank you very much for sharing this video! One question: in the real interview presentation, do you use replacement content as this video or for easier & better explanation, you would use some of the product info?

[@TheCreativeDad]

ove your content brother. Thanks for sharing

[@Santiago-619]

Awesome thanks!

[@Mizko]

Thanks!

[@vaghii6731]

Do you code also in HTML,CSS

[@nicholasblake9561]

Has the link been removed?

[@rodi2641]

the case study file is not opening

[@edwardfabunmi]

Wow! This is wonderful

[@ihelenka]

OMG. That was me (( I stop the job search right now. I am so to study again

[@Omohagbon]

can you upload a video about text animation

[@josetrave]

This is gold!

[@princevasimalla]

Much needed thanks

[@Mizko]

Happy designing and landing jobs :)

[@princevasimalla]

@@Mizko thanks dude keep the good work

[@oliviademetriou8397]

I have a couple questions… does this information still apply for UI design? Or more tailored to UX? Also is this then what gets paired with the portfolio? Does each portfolio piece have its own case study? Or is that also for UI only? Because I’ve been researching UI and theyre saying you have a case study and a portfolio with each frame on from figma or something. I’m a complete newbie so be patient with me pls haha

[@abdulqaharusman7341]

Awesome!

[@Mizko]

Thank you, glad you enjoyed it.

[@mayaracarvalho4861]

Amazing! 10/10

[@shadil8452]

Very informative

[@gamersstop585]

did he say 150000 $ per project ?? do people will pay that much for a great design ?

[@LuisMarquez80]

you spelled empathize wrong

[@ummadisudhakar6376]

Can u make a sass related complete tutorial from scratch bro if possible

[@hansy1305]

Beautiful :)

[@dieryarias]

Thank you

[@viktorchernichenko]

this video is an asset!

[@BossSidonie]

out of curiosity is it not empathiZe and conceptualiZe ? Great video!

[@jiayinlee8979]

I laughed at 0:08. That expression says a lot 🤣

[@Mizko]

Hahah!

[@umidayusupova1221]

Hello! Mizko, thank you so much for explaining how to better present our ux/ui to stakeholders and making it soo clear! i only, wonder, why i can't use the figma template? what i need to do to be able to copy/edit it? thank you

[@mvallen5342]

It is not free for me... I need to input an amount of dollars to pay...

[@Mizko]

Put in 0 into the field.

[@johnapple3471]

Was it tesla? KEW

[@tenebrae1191]

👍👍

[@ChinkyBeatboxer]

is it true ux designers always have to talk to people do meetings and presentations? I like the work but I dont like to socialize , is this a right fit for me?

[@loluniverse6492]

11 people are not enough for an intensive research

[@shasha-hurr]

It's not Daata, it's data.

[@Mizko]

Ima say daaata

[@danvicdanvic]

Ok pół miliona dolarów odszkodowania i colal

[@olujobifolaranmi2133]

@mizko thanks for sharing these great tips, it really helps.

[@Farolification]

I have to thank you a lot, I used this as a base for a design task and I got the job, I'm starting next Monday! I really appreciate you sharing this with all of us

[@sammyray1498]

W

[@belabako8045]

This presentation is very thin. I don't understand why you hid the research findings and userflows and stuff like that. And also, where is the back end? How do you manage this website, what technical specs etc. Your are creating a false image to beginner designers by making things look easy and simple. I think you could make more money by building trust and providing actual information on the design process, rather than selling an illusion.