Category A: Questions Related to You

1. Tell us about YOURSELF.

One of the most asked questions among the first one or 2 rounds of interviews typically. This question seems very simple and an easy target but tells a lot about you as a person and how you are as a designer.

The intent of asking this question is to know “What makes you the right fit for this position?”

Take this question as an opportunity to share and explain your journey into UX design, and how and why you choose to be a UX Designer. Answering in such a way would help the interviewer get a clear picture of you.

2. How to answer if you are a Fresher and don’t have prior experience in the field?

For a fresher, it can be a bit overwhelming to come up with a planned answer and sometimes one is not able to gather words to share their experience in the field so far. If you have never worked as a UX designer before, that’s okay. Consider the UX design process, and learning you may have utilized through practicing and relate them to this. 
Additionally, here is a great opportunity for you to describe what appeals to you about the position you’re applying for, and your qualifications for the position.

3. What can be similar questions for the same purpose?

• Tell us about your journey in UX
• How you ended up with UX design
• What is your daily life look like
• Tell us about your background

4. What are your Top Three Strengths and Weaknesses?

These types of questions are behavioral and test your behavior, to see if you’ll be the right fit for the culture. More than just answering, you have to use the right words and align them such that even weaknesses seem to be a good use. 

The intent of asking this question is to know “Would you be the potential fit to company culture, what you potential of and what skills need to be brush up”

5. For strength points are mindful of what the interviewer wants to know – He/She expects someone who would

• Could create interactive, useful, and amazing user-centric designs.
• One who could mentor, motivate, and guide other team members
• One who would be a team player
• Have excellent communication and collaboration skills 

6. For weakness, telling your weak points seems risky. So try to frame the weakness as a positive weakness, you could mention like

• “I heard from my colleagues that I share extra information when explaining designs” – This would show you have answers to questions and always make sure the information doesn’t lag from your end.
• “I feel bored, when not working on a challenging task” – This shows you’re always keen to talk up something out of your comfort zone.

Planning to change your career or land a job as a UX Designer? We got you sorted. The field of UX design is flourishing. If you’ve been considering applying for a position as a UX designer at any company/agency, you should take some time to get ready for the interview. There is a lot of preparation that goes into preparing for a design interview. You need to get ready with your portfolio and resume to share with the company before actually getting into the interviews. 

There might be times when a question on the surface, seemingly straightforward may tell a lot about you as a UX designer. We know that interviews can be very nerve-wracking sometimes, especially when you’re new to the field. So in this article, we’ve put up a list of the most commonly asked UX designer interview questions and how to respond to them to ace your interview.