How to ace UI/UX interviews with your thinking process

🚨 To every designer who’s mastered the tools but keeps failing UX interviews, this might be a boon for you. You’ve built pixel-perfect screens. You’ve recreated popular apps. You’ve showcased your finesse with design software. But here’s the hard truth: 📉 If your portfolio is filled with look-alike redesigns and imaginary flows, you're not showing what UX hiring managers actually care about. They are not looking for tool proficiency. They are looking for strategic thinking, user empathy, and measurable impact. 💡 UX is not about beautifying interfaces. It is about solving real problems for real people with clarity, logic, and outcomes. If you are stuck in the loop of rejection, it is not your talent which is lacking. It is your portfolio narrative. I have helped designers shift from "visual decorators" to "UX strategists" by guiding them through live, outcome-driven projects that reflect true UX maturity. 📩 Message me if you are ready to: ✅ Work on a real use-case with real constraints ✅ Build a portfolio that speaks business, not just aesthetics ✅ Finally crack the UX interview wall Let’s stop designing for applause. Let’s start designing for impact. 🔁 Share this with someone who’s ready to level up. #UXJobs #UXPortfolio #UXMentorship #LiveProjects #UXInterviews

One of the hardest truths in UX research is this: even the most careful researcher brings bias into the room. The way we phrase a question, the order we ask it in, even the emphasis in our tone—these subtle cues can shape the answers we receive. Suddenly, the interview stops being about the user’s truth and starts echoing our own assumptions back to us. I call this the “interview echo chamber.” As practitioners, our responsibility isn’t just to ask questions, but to constantly question ourselves. ❓ Am I steering this conversation without realizing it? ❓ Are my words shaping the insights I claim to uncover? ❓ What assumptions am I carrying in, unseen? Methods and tools will continue to evolve—but the discipline of self-awareness is timeless. Without it, our research risks becoming validation, not discovery. The more we recognize this, the better we become at designing for what users actually need—rather than what we subconsciously expect to hear. 👉 How do you keep yourself in check when running user interviews? #UXResearch #DesignLeadership #ObjectOrientedUX #DesignStrategy

The design thinking process starts with empathizing, where UX designers deeply understand users’ thoughts, emotions, and experiences without bias. This helps create products that solve real problems and provide meaningful experiences.   Methods for Empathizing with Users: • Interviews   • Questionnaires/Surveys : Quick insights from multiple users • In-person Interviews : Observe body language & emotions   • Phone Interviews : Convenient & accessible   • Video Interviews : A balance between in-person and phone • Empathy Maps A tool to organize user insights by answering:   • Who are the users?   • What do they say about their experience?   • What do they think about it?   • What do they do before, during, and after?   • How do they feel about it?  • User Personas   • Fictional characters representing real user groups.   • Help designers remember key user insights.   • Support design decisions with realistic user stories.

While prepping for interviews, I subscribed to Stimuler. Everything was smooth… until the Speaking task. I had to listen → repeat → go back → replay → come back. That tiny loop = big frustration. 🔑 Real UX insights don’t come from theory, they come when you step into the user’s shoes and experience the flow yourself. The deeper you go, the clearer the design challenges (and solutions) become. 👉 What’s one small design friction you’ve noticed recently? #UXDesign #DesignThinking #UserExperience

Finding a great job as a UX/UI designer isn’t always easy. There are many challenges along the way. But the good news is, we can help you tackle the most important one. Here's the collection of helpful tips from Egor Krasnoperov to boost your UX/UI skills plus practical hacks 👇

🎯 User Research & Interviews – The Foundation of Great UX Before we design, we need to understand our users User research isn’t just about asking questions it’s about listening, observing, and finding patterns that guide better design decisions. In this short carousel, I’ve shared: ✅ Why user research matters ✅ Different research methods (surveys, interviews, observation, analytics, competitor analysis) ✅ Tips for conducting effective user interviews ✅ How to analyze findings and improve your design ✨ Remember: A product designed without research is just a guess. Good design starts with empathy and evidence. #uxresearch #research #userexperience #empathy #users #userinterviews #uxui #surveyes #productdesign #product

13 steps to present case studies like top UX designers! (And land your dream job.) Most designers think: “If my portfolio looks good, I’ll get hired.” But the truth is: Portfolios alone don’t seal the deal. What really matters in interviews is: - Storytelling - Clarity - And showing your impact. In 2025… Hiring managers aren’t impressed by “pretty screens.” They want to see how you: Think Solve problems And adapt in real situations. This carousel breaks it down visually: ✅ Why you should customize your story for every company. ✅ Why results and impact speak louder than aesthetics. ✅ Why practicing and engaging the room is a game-changer. No fluff. Just a proven playbook to nail your next interview. Swipe through. You’ll rethink. You’ll apply. ♻️ Repost this if you know a designer who needs this before their next interview!

We created our Essentials of Finding Your Next UX Job for people actively seeking their next UX job. In every episode, I explore how the job market has changed in the last few years and the new tactics you’ll need to land that ideal opportunity. Uncover how you’ll… ⭐Get on the radar of hiring managers who have positions you could be highly qualified for, prioritizing your consideration above other applicants. ⭐ Prepare your portfolio to tell the story of your comparable experience, even when starting your UX career. ⭐ Build up your networking practice to get promising interviews without applying to hundreds of positions. Ready to take the next step in your UX career? Explore the series here: https://lnkd.in/d9judCZd

Top 5 Mock Interview Platforms for UX Designers 👾 Practicing alone felt easy—until I faced real interview pressure. Mock interviews gave me a safe space to practice, make mistakes, and get feedback. They helped me structure answers, explain my design process with confidence, and stay calm under tough questions. If you’re preparing for a UX role, don’t just read questions—practice them like it’s real. #ui #ux

🚫 Not Your Fine Face, Not Your Selfies — Skills Get You Hired Posting a nice picture with “I love UX/UI” in the caption won’t land you a job. Recruiters aren’t hiring your angles, they’re hiring your ability to design solutions that actually work. If you want opportunities: 👉 Showcase your process, not your poses. 👉 Share case studies, not just Canva quotes. 👉 Demonstrate how you think, not just how you look. Because in the end — your fine face won’t get you a UX/UI role. Your skills, results, and problem-solving mindset will. Looks are temporary. Competence compounds.