How to Show Product Thinking in Design Interviews

Hosted by Erin Essex and Alicia Gonzalez

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Strategic Storytelling for Product Design Interviews
Erin Essex
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What you'll learn

Communicate Tradeoffs Like a Product Leader

Discover how to effectively explain constraints and choices to show strong product judgment.

Explain Your Design Decisions with Clarity

Understand how to clearly walk through your work so interviewers trust your thinking and decision-making.

Present on Stakeholder Conflict with Confidence

Learn how to talk about navigating stakeholder conflicts effectively under pressure.

Why this topic matters

In a world where AI is making all applicants look the same, it's more important than ever to be able to convey your thinking and thought process effectively in interviews. Join us for this engaging lightning lesson where we discuss different communication tactics you need to start incorporating in order to succeed in your next design interview.

You'll learn from

Erin Essex

Sr Interaction Designer @Google | Former Design Director: MongoDB, Shutterstock

I’m Erin Essex, a UX designer, instructor, and content creator with over a decade of experience helping teams bring ideas to life through design. I’ve taught hundreds of students—from beginners to mid-career professionals—how to level up their design skills. In this lightning lesson, you’ll learn how to communicate your data, findings, and product decision making process effectively, so you can enter any design interview with confidence.

Alicia Gonzalez

Sr Learning Specialist & Education Consultant | Host

Alicia Gonzalez is a Senior Learning Specialist with a background in education, consulting, and learner engagement. In this lesson, she will be asking our subject matter expert, Erin Essex, some thought provoking questions on how you can display your product thought process in design interviews.

Previously at:

Google
YouTube
Shutterstock
MongoDB
Major League Baseball
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