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JULY EVENT
Making interviews suck less
watch party and Q&A with Margo stern
Friday, July 17, 2026
12-1pm ET
Free
“‘I’m applying to every single job I’m remotely qualified for.’ I’ve said this. You’ve probably said this too. It comes out of a real fear—desperation, worry.
But when you think about it, it’s like a fisherman casting lines across a pier. For every job application you cast out there, you have to monitor each individual line: is there a fish, is there a fish, is there a fish? And what does it do for the hiring manager, for the screener—all the noise being added to the world?”
— Margo at Throughline 2026
event details
The design job market is frustrating everyone—whichever side of the table you’re on. Candidates are trying to play a numbers game, blasting thousands of applications into the void. Hiring teams are falling behind on weeks and weeks of work due to disorganized search processes.
There’s got to be a better way—and Margo Stern has some big ideas on what that looks like.
Join us on July 17 for a free viewing of Margo’s talk from Throughline 2026: Good Job: Making hiring and getting hired suck a lot less. After the talk, stick around for a live conversation with Margo and Throughline co-host Jen Dionisio all about navigating the design job market right now. We’ll explore things like:
Designing a search strategy that doesn’t burn you out
Keeping interviews from taking over your calendar—and your life
Doing fewer, better things to find work you actually want
Not wasting each other’s time with applications that aren’t a fit and processes that drag on
Whether you’re hiring or trying to be hired, let’s talk about how to make the process less painful and more productive—for everyone’s sake.
Agenda
12-12:30pm ET: Watch party
12:30-1pm ET: Live conversation with Margo and Jen
About the presenters
Margo Stern is a staff content designer and the author of Good Job: Designing Interviews and Interviewing in Design.
Jen Dionisio is the director of coaching programs at Active Voice, the company behind Throughline.
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