What Do Recruiters Look At During a UX Design Interview?

During the interview process, recruiters aim to find the best and most suitable fit for the job role. As a suitable fit for the role, one has to pass through different rounds of interviews. Recruiters seek answers to a few questions such as:

1. Do you have the required skills?

One should have skills that are mentioned in the job description. Such as prototyping, animations, motion design, etc. 

2. Can you handle the work? 

Do you possess skills and have the ability to work under required situations, such as intense workload, and collaboration and do you have the qualities, and experience required to perform the job successfully? 

3. Will you enjoy your job?

As a recruiter, their job is to also check would be able to fit in the team, collaborate with members and be interested in learning more about their day-to-day work. Do you seek and give motivations and whether you are compatible with the requirements of the position and the organization? This is crucial to know, as hiring someone new should maintain company culture. Also, they don’t want to hire somebody who will probably quit after a few months or not like to work with them. 

5. Do you fit in well with the business?

Aside from your abilities, they’ll be considering if your career path in UX design corresponds with their requirements.

6. Are you flexible to own up and volunteer?

Through the interview rounds, a lot of time there would be questions around your strengths and what you’ll bring to the table apart from core skills, these strengths would be considered as your competencies for the job. Such as if you are a self-taught designer who has already worked somewhere, and might have some other skills and abilities which they can leverage (when required).

Hearing the word “Interview” a lot of people get nervous and anxious about the process, but UI/UX design interviews are one of the most exciting, but at the same time difficult interviews which test the thorough knowledge of an individual who is applying for the job. Interviews are a fair chance for you to demonstrate your abilities and get to know your potential future employer. A good set of interviews not only tests your skills but also gives you a chance to interact with people from the company you’ve applied for. 

As a candidate, your goal is to persuade them that you are the best candidate for the position. The interview is also an opportunity for you to learn more about the organization and assess if you would enjoy working there, how your team and team members would be, and what work you would do once you get onboard.

But before starting to apply for companies be sure that you’re all set to apply, which means you have your resume and portfolio ready to share. For a designer to get a chance to be interviewed goes through a process of resume and portfolio scanner round. So it is of utmost importance to have a collate folder, online website, or even PDFs ready to be shared with the recruiter.

Before jumping into the details of a UX design interview, let’s have a look at some crazy and interesting facts about a UX design job.