UX Interview Package: 3 sessions, 1 hour each with

John

As a UX hiring manager, I’m very familiar with the UX hiring process. I can help you prioritize what you need to prepare, plus give you some structure and accountability. This is a package to book 3 x 1-hour sessions. … Read more ↓
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About this Session

As a UX hiring manager, I’m very familiar with the UX hiring process. I can help you prioritize what you need to prepare, plus give you some structure and accountability.

This is a package to book 3 x 1-hour sessions.
We can go through any of the following:
1. portfolio walkthroughs
2. behavioral interviews
3. technical interviews (eg. live design challenge, whiteboard)
4. app critique walkthrough
5. salary negotiation

Your mentor

I help designers and product professionals land roles, earn promotions, and stay competitive in an AI-driven tech industry.

Read 165+ mentee reviews below ⬇️ ⬇️ ⬇️ ⬇️
Here are the results from the past 12 months (April 2025 to March 2026, Sample of
Over the past 12 months, 39 of 42 mentees landed full-time roles at design-mature companies or Series B-D startups.

The median time from portfolio overhaul to offer was 7 weeks.

AI is changing what companies expect from designers. The strongest candidates are no longer just good at screens, flows, and visual polish. They can design AI-powered workflows, explain product strategy, build trust into intelligent systems, and show how their work drives business outcomes.

That is where I help.

About Me

I currently lead product design for Apple Intelligence, Messages, FaceTime, Mail, Phone, and Contacts at Apple.

Over the past 20+ years, I’ve led design teams at Apple, Google, and BlackBerry and served on hiring committees across Apple, Google, and Microsoft. I’ve reviewed thousands of portfolios, conducted hundreds of interviews, and helped designers navigate every stage of the hiring process.

My mentorship sits at the intersection of UX, product strategy, AI product design, hiring, and career growth.

Proven Results

✅ 39 of 42 mentees landed full-time roles over the past 12 months

✅ 94% placement rate from April 2025 to March 2026

✅ Median time from portfolio overhaul to offer: 7 weeks

✅ 89% of mentees requiring visa sponsorship secured sponsored roles

✅ 165+ public reviews from mentees

✅ 20+ years of design leadership experience

✅ Hiring committee experience across Apple, Google, and Microsoft

✅ Mentees have landed roles at major technology companies, design-mature organizations, and Series B-D startups

AI-Focused Mentorship

A growing share of my mentorship now focuses on helping designers adapt to an AI-driven industry.

I help mentees:

• Turn AI-related work into strong portfolio case studies
• Design better AI-powered workflows, recommendations, copilots, dashboards, and decision-support systems
• Explain trust, transparency, user control, automation, and human-in-the-loop decision making
• Position themselves for AI product design, enterprise AI, platform, and strategic product roles
• Use AI tools to improve research synthesis, ideation, portfolio development, and interview preparation
• Understand how AI is changing hiring expectations for UX and Product Design candidates

How My Mentorship Works

Most mentorship programs focus on meetings.

I focus on outcomes.

My mentorship combines structured live sessions with daily offline feedback, so we make progress every week instead of waiting for the next call.

Part 1: Daily Offline Support

This is where most of the growth happens.

You’ll receive:

• Portfolio reviews
• Case study critiques
• AI project feedback
• Interview preparation
• Hiring manager feedback
• Design exercises
• Job search strategy
• Career coaching
• Written feedb

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John Smith
$900
/
5.0
/
🇺🇸
Continue to booking

Scheduling conflict? No-show? Cancel session & get your money back instantly.