Mock Interview

Practice before it counts.

The Mock Interview is designed to help design students, recent graduates, and early-career creatives prepare for real-world interviews with confidence.

This one-on-one session simulates a professional design interview and provides personalized feedback on your portfolio presentation, communication skills, interview responses, and overall readiness.

Before your session, you'll complete a brief preparation questionnaire covering your background, career goals, portfolio experience, strengths, challenges, and the types of positions you're pursuing. This allows me to tailor the interview experience to your specific goals and provide more relevant feedback.

During the interview, we'll discuss your experience, review your portfolio, and work through industry-related interview questions similar to those you may encounter when applying for internships, junior designer positions, agency roles, in-house creative teams, and other design opportunities.

After the interview, you'll receive honest, actionable feedback and recommendations designed to help you improve your confidence, strengthen your presentation skills, and better prepare for future opportunities.

What's included

• One-on-one mock interview session
• Pre-interview preparation questionnaire
• Portfolio presentation feedback
• Industry-related interview questions
• Personalized recommendations and action steps
• Professional feedback on communication, confidence, and presentation

This service is conducted remotely. In-person sessions may be arranged within approximately 30 miles of Fort Collins, Colorado.

What happens next

After purchase, you'll receive instructions for scheduling your Mock Interview along with a preparation questionnaire.

The questionnaire helps me understand your background, experience level, career goals, portfolio, strengths, challenges, and the types of positions you're pursuing. This information allows me to customize the interview experience and provide more relevant feedback.

Completed questionnaires should be submitted at least 48 hours before your scheduled session.

Preparing for your session

To create the most realistic interview experience possible, please treat this session like an actual job interview.

Before the session:

• Dress professionally
• Join from a quiet location with minimal distractions
• Sit in a well-lit area
• Test your camera, microphone, and internet connection
• Have your portfolio ready to present

Portfolio presentation

You will have approximately 15–20 minutes to present your work.

Be prepared to discuss:

• Your design process
• Project goals and objectives
• Audience and target market
• Design decisions
• Color choices
• Typography selections
• Layout and visual hierarchy
• Challenges you encountered
• Results or outcomes

Remember: "Everyone" is not a target audience. Be prepared to clearly explain who each project was designed for and why.

Personalized feedback and recommendations

You'll receive honest, actionable feedback on your portfolio presentation, communication skills, interview responses, and overall readiness.

We'll discuss strengths, opportunities for improvement, and practical strategies to help you present yourself and your work more effectively.

You'll leave with specific recommendations and next steps to help you feel more confident and prepared for future opportunities.

Session Timing

45-minute live Zoom session