Tanner Christensen

A Designer’s Guide to Interviewing 

Ivy Chen

As an interviewee, invest as much as you feel comfortable evaluating the company you're interviewing. Ask tough questions about how the company supports designers and if they can provide examnples of what effect work looks like at the company. Talk about times you've felt most proud of your work and times where you found yourself struggling; what context do you perform in the former and what would help you avoid the latter?

Even if you have little-to-no formal design experience, talking about experience designing independent, school, or freelance projects, can give companies enough insight into your abilities. Similarly, sharing anecdotes of related experience -outside the world of design-can help make a great impression. Speak about the time you started a school club or led an effort to rally a group of friends toward a cause.

What skills do you already have that you are proud of and want to hone further? Which skills do you wish you were better with, or what types of skills do you want to start developing that you don't yet have? Ask the same kinds of questions about your past experiences. What experiences have you found most rewarding that you hope to keep having in your career? What types of experiences do you want to try that you haven't?

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