The Ultimate Design Interview Toolkit

I've been in big tech for almost my entire career and have interviewed and been interviewed hundreds of times. This has given me unique visibility and insight into exactly how to ace a product design interview.

This comprehensive, free Notion template distills all of those insights to help you ace your Product Design interview. It outlines the different interview formats, how to approach them, and what questions to prepare for.

It starts by covering how to build an excellent online portfolio to get noticed by recruiters and hiring managers. It then covers the main interview formats in great detail:

• Recruiter Screening: It feels like the most casual of all interviews, but it is the most critical as it determines whether you move onto the next round of interviews to share your work with the design team.
• Portfolio Review: Beyond the Recruiter Screening, the Portfolio Review it is the most common format and, in my opinion, provides the best signal across all skills
• App Critique: The app critique can be the most daunting interview format because it puts you on the spot, but no matter the app, there is a standard framework for how to approach it.
• Background: Whereas the Portfolio Review is about the what—what was the problem, what did you design, what was the outcome —the Background interview is much more about the how.
• Problem Solving: Like the App Critique, the Problem Solving interview can be daunting because it puts you on the spot. However, instead of critiquing an app, you will be solving a design challenge from beginning to end.
• Take-Home Exercise: The take-home exercise is a comprehensive design challenge, completed at home, on your own time, to showcase your full stack of skills. It's the Problem Solving interview on steroids.

And as a bonus, you'll also get access to:

• A product design resume Figma template
• A product design portfolio Figma template
• A comprehensive database of interview questions to prep for
• An interview tracking template to stay organized

If you've already landed your dream job and are just looking to grow in your IC career, check out The Ultimate Design Career Toolkit.

Disclaimer: This document in no way represents the view of my employer or their interview process. All advice is generalized and based on my years of experience in the field.