The Industry of UX

Hiring whole teams and Figma Designer Advocates with Anthony DiSpezio - S2E9

How do product teams hire UX Designers? Anthony DiSpezio, Designer Advocate at Figma, explains the most significant factor in cross-functional team hiring and how this may very well be why you are not hired. In the second part of the episode, Anthony describes the role of Designer Advocate at Figma: a mix of hands-on design and advocacy. To be hired for this role, you need to be a Figma expert with a knack for communication!

UX Hiring at Google with Earl Friedberg - S2E8

How does UX hiring at Google work? Earl Friedberg, UX Lead on Gmail and Google Chat, covers the entire candidates funnel and some of the specific hiring steps, such as the portfolio walkthrough and whiteboard exercise. What makes these steps successful? How can candidates set themselves up for success? Earl also sings for the San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus, and he shares some tips he uses for live performances, which you can repurpose to manage your nerves during interviews.

The framework to ace the UX whiteboarding exercise with Ray Gonzales - S2E7

The whiteboard exercise is a hot topic when it comes to UX hiring. Part of it is solving it, and part of it is managing the nerves while doing that. Ray Gonzales, Lead UX Designer at Zappos, a veteran of whiteboarding exercises, walks us through his thinking process behind administering this exercise as a hiring manager. Then, he switches places as Filippo puts him through an impromptu whiteboard exercise. Next, Ray lays out the very effective framework he uses to approach these exercises and then dives into it, coming out on top!

UX hiring realities, Part 2 with Morgane Peng - S2E6

We’re excited to bring Morgane back to talk about the remaining hiring realities for finding the best UX candidate. She covers points on how to leverage different application channels, why hard skills are overrated, why you need to be mindful of cultural differences, how you shouldn’t fake it, why details matter and much more!

The UX Design Challenge with Mirela Ignat - S2E5

Mirela Ignat, UX Lead at Provably Fair, describes what to look for in a successful design challenge. An ideal candidate takes advantage of storytelling when presenting work and has emotional maturity to accept feedback. In order to stand out, the solution should be simple and realistic, unlike the work seen on Dribbble or Behance. Mirela also addresses how to approach challenges directly related to the company.