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Product & design hiring · Design & Creative

Hire an UX Researcher who can do the job — and prove it in 30 minutes.

UX researchers conduct studies to uncover user needs and behaviors, informing product design and strategy. You translate complex data into actionable insights, balancing qualitative and quantitative approaches to ensure user-centric decisions. SealHire’s interviewer runs a structured, adaptive conversation built for this role, records it, and hands your team a sealed report where every score links to the moment that earned it.

What the interview probes

The 5 skills a UX Researcher is interviewed on.

Each is probed with follow-ups built from the candidate’s own answer, and scored against the level you set — with the quote and the timestamp behind every score.

1. Research Methods

Probed to the level of a real example: what they did, what happened, what they would change.

2. Usability Testing

Probed to the level of a real example: what they did, what happened, what they would change.

3. Data Analysis

Probed to the level of a real example: what they did, what happened, what they would change.

4. Synthesis

Probed to the level of a real example: what they did, what happened, what they would change.

5. Communication

Probed to the level of a real example: what they did, what happened, what they would change.

What a strong candidate shows

The brief the interviewer works from.

The work

  • Conduct user interviews and surveys to gather qualitative insights
  • Design and run usability tests to evaluate product interfaces
  • Analyze and interpret data to identify user patterns
  • Synthesize research findings into actionable recommendations
  • Communicate research insights to design and product teams

What it takes

  • Proficient in qualitative and quantitative research methods
  • Experience with usability testing and data analysis
  • Skilled in synthesizing complex data into clear insights
  • Strong communicator with diverse teams and stakeholders
  • Familiar with research tools for data collection and analysis
Interview format

30 minutes, at the level you are hiring for.

Length

About 30 minutes of live conversation, taken from a link on any device, at any hour. No app, no account.

Levels offered

Entry / Junior · Mid-level · Senior · Lead / Staff / Principal · Manager · Director / Head of. The brief sets the level; the questions and the bar move with it.

What you get

A sealed recording and timestamped transcript, integrity signals observed during the interview, and a report with a recommendation and the evidence behind it.

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Send the first UX Researcher interview today.

Free pilot, no credit card. Set the brief, send the links, review the evidence.

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