Interview Prep

Know what to expect in a design interview

Overview

Design interviews can be long and detailed. Know what to expect and prepare ahead of time to maximize your chances.

Design interviews will contain the following components:

Behavioral interview - answer general questions about design, yourself, and your background
Portfolio review - give a presentation on 1-3 of your best case studies/work
Design exercise - a take-home design assignment based on a prompt; time given to complete the design can be 1 day to a few weeks
App critique (more rare; doesn’t always occur) - you are asked to critique a product, app, or design
White board exercise/onsite design challenge - an in-person session where you asked to design in front of a person or group based on a prompt
Onsite interview - typically, a full work day in which you give a portfolio presentation to a panel, do a white board exercise, and do one-on-one interviews with different roles (may include app critique and other exercises)

Action Items
✅ Practice narrating and going over your portfolio
✅ Practice design exercises
✅ Prepare answers for behavioral questions