User Interface Designer Interview Questions

What interview questions would you and your team ask candidates for a User Interface Designer position?

Naturally, the answer to this question will vary based on the individual. There are always those same solid conversation-starting, breaking-the-ice questions that we assume you already know to ask.

But what specific User Interface Designer interview questions are tried-and-true in the industry?

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You should always carefully consider the individual and their work/extracurricular history before formulating a full list of questions to ask. Also, app developer interviews tend to involve coding tests. But your prep time is limited, and you’re not responsible for administering any tests. What should you ask?

We’ve reached out to our IT, CIO, and other contacts to conglomerate a list of User Interface Designer interview questions and hope you will find some of them useful in your search for the perfect candidate.

Basic User Interface Designer interview questions

What’s the worst app you’ve ever encountered in terms of UX?

• This is a bold question to start with, but it’s also a perfect look into your candidate’s mind. By asking this, you’re getting a sense of what your candidate prizes over everything else when they design… and likewise, what they avoid like the plague in their own work.

What variables factor in to your timeline estimations?

• How do they update you and your executive team regarding their work timelines? Knowing what to expect out of their work habits is critical for this job. Keep an ear out for terms like “Function Point Analysis,” “Use Case Template,” and R”elative Mass Valuation.”

Can you define “scraping” in UiPath?

• Categorize this under “basic knowledge:” they should be able to explain that scraping basically means to transfer data from a browser into a database.

Give us an idea of what your design process looks like?

• Look for answers which seem to grasp that different processes can benefit different situations. Also keep an ear out for explanations which touch on user research, testing, information architecture, interaction design.

More in-depth experience questions

Where and how have you used UI microinteractions?

Tell us how you optimize a website’s assets? What is a successful website to you?

Walk us through your most successful project and why you feel you nailed it.

Tell me about a time when you and another person on your team (or a customer) had a difference of opinion regarding design: what did you do?

How do you research projects before you begin designing?

A few more good ones to ask

• Where do you look for design inspiration?
• As a designer, what do you think is the most important aspect of your work?
• What CSS/Sass frameworks have you used?
• Who determines user standards: you, your bosses, the community?
• What do you think is the next trend in UX design?

 

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