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Insights on Design Hiring
Notes on design hiring, interviewing, and building teams, from ten years recruiting designers at Meta, BCG, and fast-growing startups.
Stop Looking for a Unicorn Designer
Every founder I talk to about their first design hire starts the conversation the same way. They want someone who can do product strategy, visual design, user research, prototyping, brand, and front end code…
How to get hired as a designer right now (live talk this Thursday)
Hey everyone, The design job market has changed a lot in the last two years, and AI is only speeding that up. I get questions from designers every week about what’s actually working right now: how to…
How to Use the STAR Method in Design Interviews
If you’re a Product or UX Designer getting ready for interviews, you’ve probably heard the term STAR. It stands for Situation, Task, Action, and Result. It’s a simple way to answer interview…
The One Interview Question That Reveals Everything About a Founding Designer
Most founders ask founding designer candidates about their process. Wrong question. After 10 years building design teams at Meta, BCG, and fast-growing startups, I’ve sat in on a lot of design…
Why I Built a Designer Network (Not Another Job Board)
After six years recruiting product designers at Meta across Instagram, WhatsApp, Messenger, and Facebook I learned something crucial: the best design talent isn’t actively browsing job boards.…
Tired of waiting for jobs to come to you? Here’s how to find companies hiring RIGHT NOW.
Here are some Boolean Search Strings I would use to Find Companies Actively Hiring. You can use these for any type of role. There have been lots of layoffs so I’m just trying to help! These boolean…
Hey Founders! Are You Hiring a Founding Designer? Stop waiting for applications
The best design talent isn’t on job boards. Use these Boolean search strings to find them on LinkedIn: How to Use Boolean Strings Copy the search string exactly as shown below Paste into LinkedIn’s…
Product Designer Job Search Cheatsheet
How to Use Boolean Strings: Boolean strings are special search commands you paste directly into Google. They help you uncover Product Designer jobs hidden on company career pages, startup job boards,…
How to Build a Daily Product Design Jobs Radar
This guide shows you how to auto‑pull fresh Product Design jobs into Google Sheets every morning. It’s simple, fast, and free to start. You will build A daily job sweep that finds new roles on top…