English for UX Designer interview (Mid-Level)

What you’ll practice

You will practice how to describe your UX process, talk about impact, handle follow-up questions, and stay concise under pressure.

Questions

• Walk me through your design process on a recent project.
• How do you define success for a design?
• Tell me about a time you disagreed with a PM or engineer. What did you do?
• How do you choose what to test and what to ship?
• How do you handle ambiguous requirements?
• What’s one project you’re proud of, and why?

Phrases and vocabulary

Useful phrases

• “The goal was to reduce friction in the onboarding flow by…”
• “The key constraint was…, so we prioritized…”
• “We validated the direction with usability tests and…”
• “If I had more time, I would iterate on…”

Vocabulary

• trade-off: a compromise between two options
• usability testing: observing users to find issues in a product
• constraints: limitations (time, budget, tech)

Example answers (anonymized)

I started by clarifying the main user problem and defining success metrics. Then I mapped the current flow, identified drop-off points, and proposed 2 directions. We tested both with 5 users and shipped the version that improved completion rate the most.