How to prepare for the whiteboard challenge

A whiteboard design challenge usually runs 45 minutes. Here is the real timing — how it varies by company and format, where the 45 minutes should go, and how to practise.

Whiteboard challenge or take-home design challenge? They test different things, are scored differently, and need different preparation. Here is how to tell them apart and prepare for each.

The right clarifying questions at the start of a whiteboard challenge signal seniority; the wrong ones stall. Here are the questions to ask, the ones to skip, and how to use the answers.

Nobody scores your drawing in a whiteboard challenge. Here is how to sketch fast enough to keep up with your thinking — a small visual vocabulary, what to draw, and what to skip.

The best books for design, product design, and product manager interviews — plus the AI books both designers and PMs now get asked about. A short, opinionated reading list with why each one is worth it.