Preparing for UXR Job Interviews

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UX Research Job Interview Resources

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How to Prepare for a Top-Tier UX Research Interview
Paul Bryan
Research and Design Strategy Consultant; UX STRAT Conference Organizer

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/how-prepare-top-tier-ux-research-interview-paul-bryan/

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46 Interview Questions for User Experience Researchers at Google, Amazon, Microsoft and Facebook
https://medium.com/@eleonorazucconi/46-interview-questions-for-user-experience-researchers-at-google-amazon-microsoft-and-facebook-c582827267b9

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Extensive List of Competency‐Based Behavioral Interview Questions
https://walton.uark.edu/career/files_career_center/Extensive_List_of_Competency-Based_Interview_Questions.pdf

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Common UX Research Job Interview Questions & How to Answer Them
Impress your interviewer with thoughtful answers to the most common interview questions for user research roles.

https://www.userinterviews.com/blog/common-ux-research-job-interview-questions-how-to-answer-them

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Create UX Interview Questions Repository

hackforla/UI-UX#351 (comment)

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Troubleshoot your job search with these 3 checkpoints
Rather than playing the numbers game when applying to positions, you need to adjust your strategy

BY SARAH DOODY

https://www.fastcompany.com/90786453/not-getting-interviews-troubleshoot-your-job-search-with-these-3-checkpoints

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6 Typical Stages of the User Research Job Interview (And How to Prepare for Each)
Advice from a hiring manager on each phase of the UXR interview process—from your first HR screener, to your final offer call.
WORDS BY NIKKI ANDERSON, VISUALS BY ALLISON CORR

https://dscout.com/people-nerds/user-research-job-interview

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INTERVIEW WARMUP - GROW WITH GOOGLE

New AI tool from Google called ‘Interview Warmup’

https://grow.google/certificates/interview-warmup/

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Designing your UX career move with Joe Natoli & Nick Finck

Jessica Rayome, Blog

https://www.notably.ai/blog/designing-your-ux-career-move-with-joe-natoli-nick-finck

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Designing your UX career move with Joe Natoli & Nick Finck
Nick Finck and Joe Natoli joined Notably co-founders Allison Marshall & Brittany Fuller to discuss early career moves in UX.

Youtube: https://youtu.be/ii9n95qKHBA

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Practice Mock Interviews: PRAMP

Interviewing: the most
profitable skill you can learn
Don't miss out on a great job opportunity
Practice live interviews with peers

https://www.pramp.com/#/

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How I transitioned into UX Research: On storytelling, finding your voice, and why unique voices are necessary to shape great products

Marisol Sierra

https://pinterest.design/how-i-transitioned-into-ux-research-249cda95dcc5

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I'm not your typical candidate, and that's ok
Jiaorui Jiang

Session from ADPList Group Session recorded on November 16, 2022.
Have you been rejected for UX jobs because "you don't have 3 years of experience" or "your past experience is not relevant to UX"? Have you been told to lower your expectations in a role? Do you try your best in building new skills but still feel you are not good enough? Then this talk is for you. I'm going to try and help you see how you might have been trapped in a certain thought pattern, and how telling a better story of yourself can help you build confidence, communicate your transferable skills, and stand out.

[Recording of presentation] (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8LtAC7EVFr4)
Slides from presentation, Attached
I'm+not+your+typical+candidate,+and+that's+ok+20221116.pdf

Other Resources shared during the presentation:

Recording: https://youtu.be/8LtAC7EVFr4
Slides: https://static1.squarespace.com/static/57eac83a20099ecfc573dfd6/t/6376408bd65d5308b51f2615/1668694156908/I%27m+not+your+typical+candidate%2C+and+that%27s+ok+20221116.pdf

Additional reading from Jared Spool:
On how to write good job descriptions: https://playbook.uie.com/blog/the-thank-you-note-a-sketching-tool-for-ux-hiring
On comparable experiences：https://articles.uie.com/ux-hiring-lets-talk-about-comparable-experience/

Additional resources from Zoe Glas (also a mentor on ADPList):
Impactful resumes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hb6XQUk-_5Y
Impactful storytelling and interviews: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMZ4EQWooDA

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OpenAI
https://openai.com

Nicolle Merrill (from LinkedIn)
AI Ambassador | Conversational AI | Author: Punch Doubt in the Face

Hey job seekers, AI can now write a cover letter for you. I just copy and pasted a few lines from a job description into OpenAI #chatgpt and this cover letter is the result.

Then I used Copy.ai to write some resume bullet points (pic in comments).

This took less than 5 minutes. No template needed.

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Articles that go beyond the surface to help you create your UX portfolio, find UX jobs, and prepare for interviews.

https://www.uxportfolioformula.com/ux-portfolio-articles/

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Bad boss or bad fit?
Rather than labelling a prospective boss as “bad” or “good”, SEEK’s Resident Psychologist Sabina Read says it’s helpful to consider what you are seeking in a boss.

“Are you looking for a mentor, wise elder, inspiring go-getter, team player, independent operator, a person who challenges the status quo, someone who values learning and development, or someone whose values align with your own?” she asks. “When the employee-boss match isn’t a good fit, the costs are high to our professional and personal well-being.”

https://www.seek.co.nz/career-advice/article/caution-warning-signs-of-a-bad-boss?tracking=EMC-SAU-eDM-CVisFeat-23020&utm_segment=Inactive&utm_source=SEEK&utm_term=WarningSignsBadBoss_CTA&utm_content=4646&utm_id=6b544f6a-13b8-43ad-8646-ac238668a972&sfmc_id=192867614&sfmc_activityid=c8029921-6dc4-4677-aa04-b091b098bcb5&utm_medium=eDM&utm_campaign=Candi_NZ_Newsletter_Dec22_WarningSignsBadBoss

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Everything You Need to Know About Answering Behavioral Interview Questions
by
Lily Zhang

https://www.themuse.com/advice/behavioral-interview-questions-answers-examples

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How To Prepare for a Behavioral Interview

By Indeed Editorial Team
Updated September 12, 2022 | Published May 11, 2017

https://www.indeed.com/career-advice/interviewing/how-to-prepare-for-a-behavioral-interview

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Let's prepare your interview for UX Researcher
Indeed

Practice presenting your best self with our in-depth interview tools, articles, and step-by-step guides

https://www.indeed.com/career-services/interview-help/?q=UX+Researcher

https://www.indeed.com/career-services/interview-help/?collectorID=careerguidepromo-US&from=careerguidepromo-US

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30 Top Interview Questions To Prepare For (With Answers)

By Indeed Editorial Team
Updated September 30, 2022 | Published June 14, 2018

https://www.indeed.com/career-advice/interviewing/top-interview-questions-and-answers

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How To Prepare for a Mock Interview

By Indeed Editorial Team
Updated December 4, 2021 | Published October 7, 2019

https://www.indeed.com/career-advice/interviewing/prepare-for-a-mock-interview

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21+ Behavioral Interview Questions (+Sample Answers)
4 July21

https://novoresume.com/career-blog/behavioral-interview-questions

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Common UX Research Job Interview Questions & How to Answer Them
USERINTERVIEWS.COM
Impress your interviewer with thoughtful answers to the most common interview questions for user research roles.

Lizzy Burnam

https://www.userinterviews.com/blog/common-ux-research-job-interview-questions-how-to-answer-them

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How to Answer UX Job Interview Questions

Summary: Shine brightly in your UX job interviews by demonstrating stellar communication skills to common types of interview questions using STAR and METEOR.
By Evan Sunwall on December 4, 2022
Topics: Managing UX Teams

https://www.nngroup.com/articles/answer-ux-job-interview-questions/?ref=uxdesignweekly

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48 UX Researcher Interview Questions (With Example Answers)
By Indeed Editorial Team
Published May 7, 2022

The Indeed Editorial Team comprises a diverse and talented team of writers, researchers and subject matter experts equipped with Indeed's data and insights to deliver useful tips to help guide your career journey.

https://www.indeed.com/career-advice/interviewing/ux-researcher-interview-questions

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Here are 6 UX prompt generators to keep your skills moving forward while job searching:
By Elena Haskins, on LinkedIn
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/elenajhaskins_figbruary-uxdesign-jruxdesign-ugcPost-7031308642796613633-wPAI?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop

1. https://sharpen.design/
2. https://designercize.com/
3. https://lnkd.in/deA3T_Hv
4. https://www.briefz.biz/
5. https://www.dailyui.co/
6. https://www.crowwwn.com/ Crowwwn created by Alexander Barker

You can use these to practice whiteboard challenges, UI skills, generating user research and testing questions, persona creation, user interviews, ideation - you name it.

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Whiteboarding - How to explain your process

Ideas for efficient white boarding challenges

https://levelup.gitconnected.com/why-i-keep-failing-candidates-during-google-interviews-dc8f865b2c19
Alexander Nguyen - Why I Keep Failing Candidates During Google Interviews…

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Interview Workshop Resources

UI/UX Community of Practice (Los Angeles Brigade, Code for America)
Resume Content Building Tool, Simon Taylor Wolfe UXR Talk, UX Whiteboarding Challenge Info

https://drive.google.com/drive/u/1/folders/1d6e8NN19VS3u3Z8KO_695D9BvpdWbbjs