IDEO UX/UI Designer interview experience

I met with multiple people for portfolio review and general questions about why I was interested in the role. The focus stayed on my past work and the design process behind it.

What made the experience feel more routine than anything else was how quickly it moved into baseline expectations—reviewing my work and walking through how I approached design, then circling into practical topics like salary expectations. In one session, the interviewer seemed slightly rushed, but the conversation still stayed mostly on the fundamentals.

In the end, I didn’t receive an offer. I wasn’t left with huge