The most important UX interview question to master
Answer the “Tell me about yourself” question well to set the tone for the rest of your interview.
There seems to be an endless list of things to prepare for when it comes to job interviews. One of the biggest areas of preparation is to practice interview questions, which is critical for both the initial phone screenings and the later 1:1 interview rounds of the UX job interview process.
If you google “common UX interview questions,” you will find dozens of articles that feature anywhere from top 7 to over 100 most common interview questions to prepare for. When you look closer, most of these questions are centered around your design process, general UX knowledge, collaboration experiences, and many more. Amongst these questions, I’d say that the most overlooked one is the “Tell me about yourself” question. I’d also argue that this is the single most important question you should master to set yourself up for a job offer with that company. For this article, I will share some thoughts about the importance of this question, what the hiring managers are looking to get out of, and how to best approach this question.
