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How do you prepare for the UX whiteboard challenge?
My 5-step approach to a whiteboard design challenge
- Ask questions to specify the challenge.
- Ask about the users and their context.
- Write down the main steps of the story.
- Draw a few critical screens.
- Summarize the story, talk about alternatives, improvements or other use cases.
What are whiteboard exercises?
The whiteboard challenge is one of the many interview types you’ll encounter during your on-site interview. Similar to the take home exercise, the whiteboard is meant to evaluate your skills in a short amount of time with a focus on interaction design and collaboration.
What is UX whiteboard challenge?
What is a whiteboard challenge? A whiteboard challenge is usually included in the last round of the hiring process for UX Designer roles, which is an onsite interview. During the challenge, interviewers will give a real-world or hypothetical design problem and see how candidates will tackle it.
How do you approach the UX design challenge?
Before interviewing, my friend gave me some great tips which have helped me with the design challenges I did during onsite interviews:
- Always talk aloud.
- Draw and sketch.
- Ask questions.
- Keep it a conversation.
- Practice.
- Ask questions.
- Think before you speak.
- Relax.
How long is a whiteboard challenge?
This is a design challenge where you walk through your design process using a whiteboard and marker. The whiteboard challenge allows your interviewer to evaluate your design thinking and ability to collaborate in a short amount of time, usually 30 minutes to an hour.
How do you prepare for a design challenge?
Tips for designers
- Stay aware of time vs cost, don’t sign away your work, and practice practice practice.
- Watch the clock.
- Be clear about who owns the work.
- Bring your Best Work.
- Pay when possible.
- Be clear about who owns the work.
- Opt for team activities like whiteboarding.
How to do practical whiteboarding for UX designers?
Practical whiteboarding for UX designers 1 Problem Space vs Solution Space. 2 Divide and Conquer [freebie included] Chances are that during your whiteboard exercises you will be constrained by time and space, so planning every one of your movements and decisions will 3 Make Whiteboarding a Daily Habit
How do you work during the Whiteboard Design Challenge?
How you work during the whiteboard design challenge is how you will work with the team, and that’s what the interviewer is evaluating. During the challenge, the interviewer is looking for following signs to show that you understand basic design principles and what it means to use “Design thinking”: Do you ask questions to get clarity on the goal?
How can I Make my Whiteboard exercises more effective?
Chances are that during your whiteboard exercises you will be constrained by time and space, so planning every one of your movements and decisions will be key to set you out for a successful session. You can use the following structure I have put together as a baseline to run your whiteboard exercises smoothly.
Do you have to go to the whiteboard all the time?
You won’t always be asked to go to the whiteboard. The interviewer may not say “We will be performing a design exercise now”. You may be asked to perform a product critique, and you should feel comfortable visualizing, drawing, and communicating the problem and solution (anything, really) on a whiteboard at any time.