<aside> 👋 Hi! I’m Kristina, founder and lead design recruiter at Hirey Design Recruiters. Welcome to UX Hiring 101, where we share all the basics of UX Hiring with instructions, templates, and numerous links to other helpful resources.

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Who is this guide for?

Anyone who needs to hire UX specialists: founders, CEOs, design leaders, recruitment leaders, hiring managers, recruiters, and sources.

To Start:

Recruiting is sales

Candidate experience

Writing a job description

Intro to UX Hiring:

Onboarding recruiters into design hiring

Resources for design recruiters

Finding UX Talent:

Creating a UX sourcing strategy

Boost inbound applications (career page, job boards)

Finding talent on linkedin

Other sources of hire (Dribble, Behance, campus recruiting, meetups)

Design Recruitment agencies

Design hiring marketplaces

Reaching Out & Engaging With Talent:

Tone of voice

Building up email sequences

Recruitment automation

Interviews Set Up:

Designing the interview loop

UX of hiring for UX

Portfolio Review

Design Recruitment Screen

Interview questions + exercises & home assignments

Designing an inclusive interview process

Follow-Ups:

Delivering feedback

Managing withdrawals

Selling & Closing:

Selling and closing

Metrics & Tools:

Recruitment metrics

Recruitment tools (summarized)

<aside> 🤫 LOOKING TO HIRE A DESIGNER? Hirey specializes in connecting businesses like yours with top-tier design talent. Get in touch with us at [email protected]

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