UX hiring at Shopify with Holly Fortier
May 11, 2021•46 min•Season 1Ep. 12
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Episode description
Many of the unique parts of our UX team show up in our hiring process. From our unique life story interview to our craft pairing interviews, members of our talent acquisition team make a real effort to get to know candidates as people, and give them a glimpse into what it's like to be part of Shopify's UX team.
In this episode our UX recruitment lead Holly Fortier speaks with host Dalia El-Shimy about:
- how our interview process is structured
- the different things that interviewers are looking for in a candidate's answer
- why we're not looking for a specific type of experience
- how the team feels about cover letters
The full transcript is available at: https://ux.shopify.com/inside-shopify-ux-12-ux-hiring-at-shopify-998f4238e6b6
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