Job Interview Questions All UX Designers Should Be Ready To Answer
User-experience (UX) designers generally work on product development teams and are responsible for what it’s like to use an app, product or website. User-experience designers conduct user research and testing to understand how users interact with the app and what problems they might have. Of course, they are also responsible for the design after analyzing the user experience.
If you want to become a UX designer, you should know these top five job interview questions.
1. Have you solved a problem area that was invisible but enhanced the overall user experience?
Believe it or not: There is no right or wrong answer to this question.
User-experience hiring managers are looking for any indication that your answer demonstrates the skills to handle complexity. You should treat this question as a testimony to your understanding of user experience.
Some possible answers could be removing a redundant step from the process, reducing the amount of data inputted or developing a data-rich dashboard.
2. How do you understand the product vision and display it appropriately on-screen?
There are a lot of appropriate answers to this question. You must understand the company’s product and its vision. The hiring manager will analyze how your answer aligns with the company’s overall vision.
3. What is your ideal working environment?
This is an important question for you and the employer. You must look for a great fit during the job interview. For example, if you answer “working in a team with a vibrant and dynamic atmosphere,” and the company is a bunch of geeks where everyone focuses on their own tasks, there will be an obvious incompatibility.
It’s important to demonstrate your skills and interests, how your personal mission and vision align with the company’s mission and vision, and whether you’ll be joyful working at the company.
4. What UX tools do you use?
While the chances are high that if you know how to use one UX tool, you can learn how to use another, some companies might have urgent projects. They might want you to work with a certain UX tool from day one because they expect a quick turnaround.
Be mindful that your preferred tools may be considered by your interviewer.
5. What factors do you consider when designing for different users?
This question might be the most important for a user-experience job interview.
Most user-experience designers answer with demographic data. However, an even more important factor is triggers:
- What will trigger a potential user to use your product or service?
- What will trigger a potential user to choose your product or service?
You should also share the diversity in your portfolio. If you have taken care of various stages of user-experience design, it’s a plus.
This article was written by Adam Fard for HackerNoon and was lightly edited and published with permission.