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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Afraz Akhtar" data-source="post: 238429" data-attributes="member: 43563">[USER=6272]@Wanda Maximoff[/USER] Hey, I've noticed a few queries asking about timing in an interview and I'm a little conflicted. Although I think it's wise to think about time and I'm sure others may think its helpful, but I don't think it's a healthy consideration.The reason being, thinking about timings for your responses in a natural conversational setting inadvertently places pressure on an already stressful situation where you need to make sure your mind is clear. I fear, placing imaginary timers/countdowns are only going to distract you from that clarity and potentially affect the quality of your responses. Instead, consider how much depth is needed and that should guide the timing of your response. For competency questions, that depth is essentially the STAR method - so the ability to make your point, highlight a task where you displayed that, explain what it is that you did to achieve that, and end off with your key takeaway. Whether this takes you two minutes, or 5 minutes, as long as you provided your answer in a format that is concise, avoids waffling, and gets straight to the point - you've achieved what you were supposed to. I'm not sure if this is helpful, but it's what works well for me 🤷‍♂️</blockquote>

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