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Portfolios show what someone made. A working session shows what they see.

Nadia Alaoui

Producer

Hiring for taste, not portfolios

We stopped hiring on portfolios alone in 2023. We ask candidates to review a piece of our own work and tell us what is wrong with it.

The signal is not the answer. It is the way they look at the work.

What we listen for

  • The order they read the page in.
  • Whether they name the thing they would fix first.
  • How they talk about the compromise the original team probably made.
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Nadia Alaoui

About the author

Nadia Alaoui

Producer

Ships things. Argues about typography for fun.

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