UX hiring at Shopify with Holly Fortier

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Inside Shopify UX

Lola Oyelayo-Pearson

26 episodes

5 days ago

Shopify is building the future of commerce, but who are the people building it? Inside Shopify UX introduces some of the leaders and crafters on our UX team and asks them to explain the big commerce problem their team is trying to solve, and tackle some of the industry's challenges and questions. Listen to learn more about the meaty UX challenges our team is solving and how we're making it easier for independent businesses to thrive.

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UX hiring at Shopify with Holly Fortier

Inside Shopify UX

46 minutes 29 seconds

4 years ago

UX hiring at Shopify with Holly Fortier

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