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UX Designer Interview Questions

Portfolio, design thinking, research, collaboration

Prepare for design interviews that go beyond the portfolio. From process questions to stakeholder scenarios—with tips for each.

23

Questions

5

Categories

2h

Prep Time

Portfolio Review

1

Walk me through your favorite project in your portfolio.

medium
2

What's your design process?

easy
3

Tell me about a project that failed. What did you learn?

medium
4

How do you measure the success of your designs?

medium
5

How did you handle constraints or pushback on this project?

medium

Design Thinking

1

How do you approach a new design problem?

easy
2

Design an app for [X]. Walk me through your process.

hard
3

How do you balance user needs with business goals?

medium
4

How do you prioritize features or design changes?

medium
5

What do you do when stakeholders disagree with your design?

medium

User Research

1

How do you conduct user research?

easy
2

Tell me about a time user research changed your design direction.

medium
3

How do you recruit research participants?

easy
4

How do you synthesize research findings?

medium
5

What's the difference between usability testing and user interviews?

easy

Collaboration

1

How do you work with engineers?

medium
2

How do you handle design critiques?

easy
3

How do you present designs to stakeholders?

medium
4

Tell me about a conflict with a team member and how you resolved it.

medium

Tools & Skills

1

What design tools do you use and why?

easy
2

How do you maintain design consistency across a product?

medium
3

How do you design for accessibility?

medium
4

How do you stay current with design trends?

easy

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