The UX/Product Design Interview Process Explained (2023) - how I landed multiple FAANG offers

[@henrythomas7112]

I am learning so much from watching your videos. Thank you so much for sharing this amazing source of information. This one is quite helpful.

[@MaySunDesign]

You are very welcome! 🤗

[@Ianmundo]

really good breakdown of what to expect

[@MaySunDesign]

Thank you!

[@damonite01]

Hey May! I’m interviewing with a few companies so I started looking for a few tips. To my surprise your video surfaced. Thanks for putting this together. Great advice! 👍

[@MaySunDesign]

OMG it’s you Damon! I’m humbled, thanks for watching! Let me know if you need any help 😀

[@Elrykkstorm]

I'm so glad I got the pleasure of watching your video. You have given me a lot of awesome insights to ponder, thank you! Keep the great content coming.

[@MaySunDesign]

Thank you for your sweet message! Will do!

[@xingyihe5929]

Thanks a lot May for sharing this! This video covered practical information as well as kind and helpful advice, really helped!

[@MaySunDesign]

Glad it was helpful!

[@belovedsoniathewriter]

Thank you so much for sharing this video. This is very helpful since I am quickly approaching my graduation (December 2023) from Google's UX Design Certificate program and finalizing my UX design portfolio.

[@MaySunDesign]

All the best luck! The market is heated right now, try to get some real world experience is the most important part.

[@MaySunDesign]

I just launched a video might ease you into the job market: Secrets to Succeed: Decoding Product Design Career Paths at startups Goldman Sachs Google kzbin.info/www/bejne/gX_Sp3d_n96UprM

[@scooticery]

happy to have stumbled across this video today, keep the content coming, you're a delightful presenter!

[@MaySunDesign]

Thank you! I’ll post twice a month, follow to get updates 😃

[@mrxXxkink]

That was very helpful thank you 🙏

[@MaySunDesign]

You’re welcome 😊

[@piccolaradge8333]

May, thank you so much!!!

[@MaySunDesign]

No problem 😊

[@YOONNAMKUNG]

Thank you very much May for sharing your experiences!

[@MaySunDesign]

My pleasure!

[@ceciliaw1065]

Thank you for sharing!!! I like your style a lot, packed with useful information but also concise and straight to the point, subscribed:))) One question: would it be better to just put my case study in the form of PowerPoints, instead of on a website?

[@MaySunDesign]

Hi thank you for subscribing! You need both. I have a case study album you might want to checkout. The ppt is when you are invited to on-site interview, and website is to list on your resume, so hiring manager can use it for screening.

[@PhuNguyen-zg2vx]

Thanks you for sharing your experience, it very helpfull, im form vietnam and just have 6month in Design ui/ux jobs. It help me alot thank you again

[@MaySunDesign]

So happy I can be helpful, follow for more! Good luck and have fun with your design journey 👍

[@yujieliu8431]

Thanks, May, it's really helpful,可以多出些interview的视频吗

[@MaySunDesign]

没问题！I’ll upload one tmrw

[@yujieliu8431]

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[@MaySunDesign]

I just uploaded this new one, hopefully it helps: Personal UX/UI product design case study reveal - the importance of story telling kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y3-3nqB4hdJ0fpI

[@yujieliu8431]

​@@MaySunDesign I get it! thanks for reminding me

[@SaumyaGoyal-ob4jl]

Lovely. So well explained!

[@ahmedrabiul8529]

Splendid

[@MaySunDesign]

Thank you!

[@dan.gorbunov]

It's was amazing. Useful tips

[@MaySunDesign]

Thanks a lot!

Nice set of suggestion, I took note of a few ;)

[@MaySunDesign]

Glad it was helpful!

[@designer_anu]

This video was really helpful, would you like to give some tips for portfolio presentation for a entry level UX Designer like me.

[@MaySunDesign]

Of course! Feel free to leave your portfolio here if yours is public, if not, you can send it to my LinkedIn 😀

[@sterwinfernandez4900]

Really good Video Can Pleaase show the Portflio ! Itsvery help to Next level

[@MaySunDesign]

Great suggestion, will make some soon! 😊

[@MaySunDesign]

You can view this case study, hopefully it helps: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y3-3nqB4hdJ0fpI

[@sarahezzer5249]

Which software builder do you recommend for the portfolio? I’m confused with all the options we have

[@MaySunDesign]

If you mean a personal website to showcase your portfolio, the easy one to start is Squarespace, or Webflow if you look for more custom interactions. If you want to build your portfolio screens or prototypes, Figma is the go-to design tool.

[@laughtpp]

Very helpful information

[@MaySunDesign]

Thank you 🙏

[@iskrasavtsev]

I think it’s high quality information

[@hiel-fh5pv]

It's so useful and clear. you kill the points with your own words. but.. what does the 'case study' exactly mean?🥺

[@MaySunDesign]

For product designer, case study is a detailed documentation / presentation written by designer(first person) who faced a user problem, and how the designer solved it from his/her own point of view. Hope this helps!

[@uriellatagnipes2792]

Thank you for sharing

[@IamShashi98]

What if I’m a freelance designer , what kind of work experience do I need to show 😢help me

[@MaySunDesign]

Hi there, I don’t think there’s much difference in what to showcase. As a freelancer, your client wants to understand your thought process and see that you can successfully launch a product. The distinction between full-time and freelance work lies more in employment policies; however, your portfolio, resume, and interview should remain consistent.

[@simbamadungwe]

I have a question here, everyone is doing UX and talking about UX, so who is doing UI does UI even matters at all. Please help me to understand I want to get into this industry but I'm more interested in UI Design like the design itself.

[@MaySunDesign]

Thank you for your question! It can very confusing and I was there. I heard a metaphor that’s pretty accurate describing UX/UI: UX designer is like an architecture that covers structural things, flows like where the walking path should be, in UX it would be what the user journey is like, what the end to end workflow looks like. Versus UI designer is like an interior design who is responsible with the design components styles and look and feel, in UI practice it would be button styles, visual elements, or micro interactions. Larger organizations split these two up as separate roles. If you are interested in both, you can look for product designer role who is responsible for both(eg. Meta and majority of startups). I can explain more of the nuances in the future videos. Hopefully this makes some sense 😊

[@simbamadungwe]

@@MaySunDesign Thanks for the reply. So lets say I want to end up as a UI designer only because I love the look and feel of design, currently I am a brand designer I design company logos I love UI not UX, so If i want to end up as UI designer for these high-end tech companies whats your recommendations I should do in terms of studies

[@simbamadungwe]

@@MaySunDesign Thanks for the reply, me currently I do brand design creating company logos I love UI part if I want to end up in these high-tech companies as a UI design what recommendations you have in terms for studies.

[@MaySunDesign]

That's amazing you know what you want to focus on already! Here is my recommendation: if you want to target at high-tech companies, they hire UI designers for specific reasons - manage design library, create delightful graphs, and revamp pages. You will need to focus on UI fundamentals, material design created by Google is a good place to start. Once you are familiar with all the components, you can download a material design library into your Figma, which is a common design software you want to be a master, then start creating different pages. You can create different prompt for yourself, such as redesign Uber home page, or book a car page. You can create some micro interactions to be embedded into these screens to create more pleasant moments. Once you feel confident about components, and revamp pages, you can start to create your own design library. UI designer needs to be detail driven, so don't ignore any pixels to make it look perfect. Train your eyes is the most important quality. Hope this recommendation helps!

[@romakorneev]

Thanks for the video) I wish such company will hire me as a designer) If you'll have such opportunity, please, advice me to your colleagues)

[@MaySunDesign]

All the best luck to you!

[@romakorneev]

@@MaySunDesign glad to hear that, thank a lot, though still tell me if you can help)

[@MaySunDesign]

You can fill out this form, and I’ll see if I can be any useful based on your needs: www.may-sun.com/#mentorship

[@romakorneev]

@@MaySunDesign oh, thanks, I’ll check it out

[@untold8718]

It's a great video thanks for the help, I wanted to know that you've been in this field from past 10 years and i wanted to pursue this field and so please guide me that how can i learn products designing, what's the syllabus i have to study whats the tools and how much time it will take to crack the big tech companies or is there any short method to do it and please tell me if i don't have any client or work so how do i make case studies. Please help me mam Thank you❤

[@MaySunDesign]

Hi 👋 thanks for your comment! If you want to try UXUI, you can take Google’s UX/UI certification program: grow.google/certificates/ux-design/?US&gad=1&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI5MzL_sqHgAMV2DfUAR1oUQI4EAAYASAAEgIuSvD_BwE#?modal_active=none learn all the fundamental knowledge. Then you can start to find problems in your life, and make case studies out of it. For instance, how to help friends stay close in the virtual world. Or redesign an existing design like Airbnb homepage. I’ll create a video talk about how to start a design career.

[@Dre2067]

I've been working as a designer for 7 years and feel like my portfolio is weak. I have only 3 projects I'm ready to show which didn't have an ideal design process, sometimes we skipped the testing phase and just discussed mockups with the team. As a result, many recruiters reject telling they've found a better match. How to deal with that situation? Also, I'm from Eastern Europe, and in my culture is not very common to smile all the time when we talk to people, how can that affect personality evaluation? Thank you!

[@MaySunDesign]

👋 I’m sorry that you feel that way about your portfolio. A lot of times, employers are only trying to get the evidence you know how to do user research. So if you can launch a project using non-coding environment on a passion project, and document how you do research, that’s great exposure on your user research skills. Also moving forward, even your company doesn’t do user testing, I would encourage you to use your friends or peers who have similar expertise to test. End of the day is that you know how to do it, and your product usability is on the right direction. On the personality part, you can either try to fit in the team’s general culture if they smile to you, you can give a similar vibe to them. Or you can show your friendliness through words, greet them, and ask follow up questions when they decided to share some information with you. The interactions can be very personalized, and you can test out which way feels more natural to you. Good luck! 🍀

[@Dre2067]

@@MaySunDesign thanks !

[@Dre2067]

@@MaySunDesign I’m asking because unsolicited projects are not usually taken seriously by recruiters. They are seeking the proof in the real world in real companies.

[@MaySunDesign]

@@Dre2067 I understand your concern, personally I think it might be useful to have it for now since you can be one person shop and get it done quick. To have real world example, you might have to influence your cross functional partners to do more user research with your next project which takes more time, then your next project will be you primary case study for recruiting.