I interviewed 10 UX designers. Only 1 is hired. Why?

[@_fatalruin]

If people have good answers for the "give me examples from your previous jobs" garbage questions, they are lying to you. No one can recollect moments like this unless they were particularly traumatic or emotionally encoded for some reason. People are constantly under the gun to produce good work, then repeat it for the next sprint. Let their portfolio stand on its own, and see how you like their personality / see if they fit in your culture. Everything else that you ask which you think is clever won't be part of a future hiring paradigm because it was found irrelevant or stupid.

[@dhavalshelat]

100% Agreed

[@foreverstrangeandunusual]

As a director of UX, I look at portfolios simply to ascertain that you are physically capable of operating design software. What I really care about is critical thinking skills, and the desire to learn more. If you don't know how to do something, that's fine... but if I can watch a KZbin video and learn it myself- I expect you to do the same

[@inesmir]

Very well said!

[@curiousrooster8003]

Love it

[@megsbarretto]

Love the part about taking a pause to answer! It helps the interview feel more like a genuine conversation which always calms my nerves.

[@Busrayalciner]

Thank you Inès for sharing this insightful video! The information you provided about the UX design interview process is incredibly valuable and has given me a better understanding of what employers are looking for. If possible, could you make a video showcasing a mock interview for a UX design position? It would be really helpful how to approach answering them, and to watch a simulated interview in action. Thank you again for the great content!

[@inesmir]

oh cool idea! I will think how to organise it :)

[@asim.antule]

Great Video Inès!🔥 Thanks for sharing this information. Love the video quality as well.😍

[@inesmir]

So glad!

[@sebastiencarton9778]

"ArticulatING design decisions: Communicate with Stakeholders, Keep Your Sanity, and Deliver the Best User Experience" (the way Inès said it sounded like ""ArticulatED design decisions"

[@saadibhai1000]

I totally agree with you that portfolios are not perfect. I don't think they should be perfect in real-world scenarios, where there are so many challenges a designer has to face.

[@lakeux]

Every interview I have I seem to get hit with new unexpected questions and I'm sooo bad on the spot.

[@inesmir]

Oh I know 😢 me too, I have to prepare all the time

[@AngelicaDFranklin]

Thank you so much can you give more examples like this of even a questions they ask us and framework to answer it , that is where I get stuck in getting my thoughts together and sounding like I’m not rambling ❤

[@inesmir]

I will thing how to wrap it up in a video!

[@anotherelvis]

Reason 4: There are too many UX designers and too few jobs openings.

[@inesmir]

I actually don't know about that, we've been struggling to find a designer for our team despite many applications. Maybe there are too many mediocre and under-qualified designers, yes, but very few who mastered the craft still.

[@maramalkrdy2488]

Nice. Thanks

[@inesmir]

Most welcome

[@Gorilla_brown786]

Needed a video like this then i saw this video.

[@inesmir]

Happy it was helpful! :)