Hiring & Interviews

Survey of 4,400 US employees who are at least 18 years old.

Curious to learn how the hiring side screens UX applicants? Here are 6 criteria I used for a fair and systematic process.

If you have improved user retention by 30% after working on a product, it makes your resume stronger, right?

I want you to ace your whiteboard design interview. So, take my experience as a cautionary tale.

Amid Amazon's return to work news, companies that don't embrace hybrid work are in danger of losing strong employees to companies that do.

It’s usually best to stick out a job interview even if you know you don’t want the job. But there are six reasons to stand up (for yourself) and walk out before the interview is even over.

These ten questions to ask a recruiter will help you stand out from the crowd and increase your chances of receiving a job offer.

This CEO says she listens to whether candidates have high or low ownership by asking these questions.

Making a mistake in a job interview can have small or larger consequences, so here is what you need to know to avoid the bigger errors.

How can interviewees circumnavigate the tricky questions designed to expose negative aspects of working life, to make a good impression?

The most common questions you may hear during an interview for a UX and Product Design role (and how to answer them).

It’s your secret weapon for performance reviews and job interviews.

Read about all the insights updated for 2024 on Amazon Interview Prep!

Debugging is an important part of building products. Do the same thing for your job-seeking efforts.

Jobs change and job titles change. Sometimes the titles change more than the jobs.

Context, Design Process, Ability to Launch, etc.

As a fresh graduate and a junior UX designer navigating the challenging landscape of 2024, I’ve had my fair share of struggles and…

We’ve finally reached peak insufferableness.

The website of Robin Rendle, a designer and writer from the UK.

On the last day of November 2023, I found out that my entire product team at VMware will be laid off effective at the end of January 2024.

The negative impact of misleading career advice, unrealistic expectations, and entitlement.

The 'Tell me about yourself' interview question might feel intimidating, but it doesn't have to be. Here are our best tips for a great answer.

Shine brightly in your UX job interviews by demonstrating stellar communication skills to common types of interview questions using STAR and METEOR.

Starting a new job soon? Hays’ Pam Lindsay-Dunn has some advice for new starters on how to settle in and how to ask for help.

Steps I take to hit the ground running when I'm starting a new job.

My experience with losing a year (and my mind) to job-search limbo

Companies are prioritizing skills over education in their hiring process.

True story. Two years ago, I was the one looking for a junior design role, and now I find myself sitting on the other side of the table…

Why you rarely make it past the case study presentation and how to fix it One warm, Italian, summer day in August 1907, Vilfredo Pareto noticed something od ...

Why you rarely make it past the case study presentation and how to fix it