UX Behavioral Questions
Behavioral questions don't have a definitive answer. For these questions, I’ll describe the structure of the answer, what interviewers are looking for, and strategies to answer these questions.
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Table of Contents
- How did you become a designer?*
- What did you do to learn design?*
- What is your design style?
- What is your design philosophy?
- What inspires you?
- What do you currently do to learn and keep up-to-date with design?
- What made you decide to pursue a UX design career?
- In your opinion, what makes a great UX Designer?
- On the spectrum of UX Researcher to UX Designer to Visual Designer, where do you see yourself and why?*
- What area in the design process do you excel in?
- What part of the design process do you enjoy the most?
- What part of the design process do you dislike the most?
- What part of the design process is the most challenging for you?
- How do you advocate for usability in your organization?*
- How do you know when a design is finished?*
- What design or project are you most proud of? Why?*
- Take me through a couple of your favorite pieces in your UX design portfolio.*
- What past experience have you had working in design alongside Software Developers?*
- If you designed something and a Web Developer told you “we can’t do that,” what would you do?
- How would you explain a complicated technical problem to a colleague with less technical understanding?
- How would you go about explaining a complex idea/problem to a client who is already frustrated?
- Please recall a difficult client you’ve had and how you handled the situation.
- How would you compare two designs?*
- How would you provide feedback on other projects? Take us through your approach.
- How do you deal with different opinions and visions with stakeholders?*
- What do you do when a stakeholder disagrees with the results of your UX research?
- Tell me about a time when you disagreed with a business goal and how you handled it.*
- Someone on your team has a strong opinion about how a certain feature should be designed, but you disagree because you think it will not provide a good user experience. How do you approach the situation?*
- Have you ever faced a situation in which your feedback/recommendation was not taken? How did you handle the situation?*
- How do you balance business needs and technical restrictions with good design?
- Have you ever worked on a project where the requirements suddenly changed? How did you react?
- Tell me about a time when a project went off track. How did you fix it?
- Pick a product, identify a UX design problem, and describe how you would conduct research.*
- Describe a product that you really love and why. How could you improve it?