IDEO UX/UI Designer interview experience (2018)

IDEO UX/UI Designer interview experience

No offer

Medium

Negative

San Francisco, CAPosted May 2018 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

I went into the process thinking I’d be treated like an applicant at a design-forward company, but the experience felt off from the start.

The interviewers came across as cold and unprofessional, with an air of entitlement that made the conversation feel strange and distant rather than collaborative. Even before any technical discussion, the tone itself threw me.

In another round of interviews, I was brought into an on-site situation where the meeting felt incredibly unprepared. The interviewers didn’t actively guide the format, and I ended up having to prompt myself into the conversation about my work and projects because nobody had apparently reviewed my resume. The questions also felt disconnected from what I’d shared, and

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IDEO UX/UI Designer interview experience

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