How to Show Product Thinking in Design Interviews

Hosted by Erin Essex and Alicia Gonzalez

Tue, Apr 21, 2026

4:30 PM UTC (30 minutes)

Virtual (Zoom)

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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.

Navigate Stakeholder Conflict with Confidence

Learn how to handle differing opinions to drive alignment and keep projects moving forward.

Why this topic matters

Design literacy is becoming a baseline skill for PMs and engineers. Thinking in flows and prototypes not only makes you a stronger teammate but also allows you to bridge the gap between idea, design, and implementation. This helps you and your team to move faster, reduce confusion, and avoid costly missteps.

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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