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834 questions across 64 roles. Open one to see what a strong answer includes and common slips, then drill it out loud with Ava. New to answer structure? Start with the learning hub.
Behavioural
Past experience: what you did and what happened.
220 questions
Technical
Craft knowledge and how you would do the work.
572 questions
Case
A scenario to reason through and decide.
29 questions
System design
Design a system and defend the trade-offs.
13 questions
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- TechnicalEntry levelProduct Designer
Walk me through a project in your portfolio, starting with the problem you were solving rather than the screens.
Tests: User-centred problem framing
- TechnicalEntry levelProduct Designer
What are a few things you check to make sure a screen works for people using a screen reader or only a keyboard?
Tests: Accessibility
- TechnicalMid levelProduct Designer
How do you decide on hierarchy, spacing and type on a busy screen? Walk me through a recent example.
Tests: Interaction & visual design
- TechnicalMid levelProduct Designer
How do you choose between a quick low fidelity sketch and a detailed interactive prototype?
Tests: Prototyping & tools
- TechnicalMid levelProduct Designer
Tell me about a usability test that changed your design. What did you see, and what did you change?
Tests: Usability testing & iteration
- TechnicalMid levelProduct Designer
Describe how you have contributed to or used a design system, and when you decided to break from it.
Tests: Design systems
- TechnicalSeniorProduct Designer
How would you set up or evolve a design system so that several product teams actually adopt it?
Tests: Design systems
- TechnicalSeniorProduct Designer
How do you know whether a design change actually succeeded after it ships?
Tests: Usability testing & iteration
- TechnicalAny levelProduct Designer
How are you using AI tools in your design workflow today, and where do you not trust them?
Tests: Prototyping & tools
- TechnicalEntry levelUX Researcher
If a team asked you to find out why users abandon their checkout, how would you plan a first round of research?
Tests: Research planning
- TechnicalEntry levelUX Researcher
During an interview, a participant gives you very short answers. What would you do to get them to open up?
Tests: Interviewing & moderation
- TechnicalEntry levelUX Researcher
How would you explain the difference between what users say and what they do, and why that matters in research?
Tests: Method selection
- TechnicalMid levelUX Researcher
Tell me about a study where you deliberately chose one method over another. Why that one?
Tests: Method selection
- TechnicalMid levelUX Researcher
Walk me through how you go from twenty interview transcripts to a handful of clear findings.
Tests: Analysis & synthesis
- TechnicalMid levelUX Researcher
How have you combined survey or analytics data with qualitative research in a single project?
Tests: Quantitative research
- TechnicalMid levelUX Researcher
How do you recruit the right participants, and how do you handle their consent and personal data?
Tests: Research ethics & recruiting
- TechnicalSeniorUX Researcher
How do you decide what research a product organisation should invest in over the next six months?
Tests: Research planning
- TechnicalSeniorUX Researcher
How would you set up a way for designers and product managers to run some of their own research without the quality dropping?
Tests: Research planning
- TechnicalEntry levelProject Manager
If you were handed a new project with a deadline and only a rough goal, what would you do in your first week?
Tests: Scope & planning
- TechnicalEntry levelProject Manager
How would you keep track of tasks and deadlines across a team of six people?
Tests: Scheduling & dependencies