Nail Your Product Design and UXR Interviews: Pitching That Wins Offers with Lena Kul
Struggling to land the offer—even when your portfolio is strong? Lena Kul, product design & UX research hiring expert and former recruitment lead at Miro, shares how to pitch yourself with confidence. Tune in for an hour packed with practical strategies to help you stand out in interviews and win offers.
Key Insights:
- What to expect in each stage of the product design and UXR interview process
- How to craft a pitch that clearly communicates your value and impact
- The biggest mistakes candidates make—and how to avoid them
- Strategies to position your experience effectively across levels
Chapters:
00:00 Intro
02:38 Lena's career journey
08:43 What is a pitch
12:32 When should you pitch?
14:10 Introduction vs. pitch
20:58 Key elements of a pitch
24:08 Telling your story
28:30 Live Q&A
56:50 Outro
Featured Speaker:
- Lena Kul: As a former Recruitment Lead at Miro, Lena has hired for Senior IC to VP-level design roles and helped build one of Europe’s top product design teams. Now, she runs kuːl, a boutique recruitment agency that helps designers and researchers get hired. With deep experience in both hiring and UX research, she shares insights you won’t find in generic interview prep guides.
Resources:
- Build your UX and product design skills to showcase in interviews: https://uxcel.com/
- Join Uxcel’s community and chat with 6,000+ designers worldwide: https://discord.gg/uxcel
- Explore courses and other resources designed to help you advance in Product Design and UX Research job searches: https://www.itiskul.com/
Related Videos:
▶️ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fcTeXlUnel8&t
▶️ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qudu_hhOBfk
▶️ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKBpLfpggFg&t=251s
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DISCLAIMER: This recording is from a live webinar hosted by Uxcel. For more resources, visit: https://uxcel.com
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Key Insights:
- What to expect in each stage of the product design and UXR interview process
- How to craft a pitch that clearly communicates your value and impact
- The biggest mistakes candidates make—and how to avoid them
- Strategies to position your experience effectively across levels
Chapters:
00:00 Intro
02:38 Lena's career journey
08:43 What is a pitch
12:32 When should you pitch?
14:10 Introduction vs. pitch
20:58 Key elements of a pitch
24:08 Telling your story
28:30 Live Q&A
56:50 Outro
Featured Speaker:
- Lena Kul: As a former Recruitment Lead at Miro, Lena has hired for Senior IC to VP-level design roles and helped build one of Europe’s top product design teams. Now, she runs kuːl, a boutique recruitment agency that helps designers and researchers get hired. With deep experience in both hiring and UX research, she shares insights you won’t find in generic interview prep guides.
Resources:
- Build your UX and product design skills to showcase in interviews: https://uxcel.com/
- Join Uxcel’s community and chat with 6,000+ designers worldwide: https://discord.gg/uxcel
- Explore courses and other resources designed to help you advance in Product Design and UX Research job searches: https://www.itiskul.com/
Related Videos:
▶️ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fcTeXlUnel8&t
▶️ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qudu_hhOBfk
▶️ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKBpLfpggFg&t=251s
Subscribe for more UX and product design career tips and hit the notification bell to stay updated! 🔔
DISCLAIMER: This recording is from a live webinar hosted by Uxcel. For more resources, visit: https://uxcel.com
#UXInterviewTips #ProductDesignInterview #UXResearchCareers #UXHiring #DesignJobs #InterviewPrep #CareerTips #UXPitch #GetHired #Uxcel #LenaKul #UXResearch #DesignLeadership #FAANGJobs #UXRcareer #UXresearchinterview #interviewprep