Resources
A collection of ideas, tips, and helpful tools for the people hiring senior designers and the people becoming them.
11 resources
I've reviewed a lot of portfolios built with AI. The difference between the impressive ones and the rest had nothing to do with whether AI was involved and everything to do with judgement.
8 interview questions for design leaders and product executives.
A two-minute self-check for founders and product leaders.
I've interviewed thousands of candidates. Here are the five mistakes that sink the 'tell me about yourself' answer, and two structures that work.
A quick screening call and a portfolio review used to be enough. Here are the interview methods high-performing teams now use to evaluate craft, collaboration and culture fit.
Your resume is the first design project a hiring manager sees, and the hiring manager is your user. Treat it like a product, with empathy, hierarchy, clarity and outcomes, and you get better results.
AI can produce polished screens in seconds, so what are we actually evaluating when we review a portfolio? The value has shifted from the artifacts to the thinking behind them.
Done well, a whiteboard activity shows you how a candidate thinks and collaborates. Done badly, it feels like an intimidating test. Six ways to run one that is fair and revealing.
In under 30 minutes, one question tells you more than any other about whether a designer is a true collaborator or just a maker of artifacts. Here it is, and how to read the answers.
Most design job posts read like a list of tools and buzzwords, and they attract box-checkers instead of problem-solvers. A better description tells a story. Here is how to write one.
The best interviews are not the toughest ones. They are the ones where candidates feel comfortable enough to show their real thinking. The secret ingredient is kindness.
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