All possible parts of the design interview process
It’s easier to prepare if you know what might happen. Here’s every design interview step I’ve ever come across. I have only included parts where the candidate is assessed as a designer.
- Application form questions
- Cover letter review without you
- CV review without you
- Portfolio review without you
- Phone interview with recruiter
- Phone interview with hiring manager
- Questions to assess personality
- Questions to assess skills
- Questions to assess experience
- Questions to assess behaviour
- Questions to assess job and career expectations
- Questions to assess opinions and principles
- Questions to assess your approach to problems
- Questions for the company
- Case study discussion
- Case study presentation
- Whiteboard exercise alone
- Whiteboard exercise
- Design exercise discussion
- Design critique
- Take home exercise
- Take home exercise review without you
- Take home exercise discussion
- Take home exercise presentation
- Lunch with the team
- A paid working period with the team
This list is based on these sources: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8.