How Long Should My Answers Be While Answering To The Interviewers?

Some answers can be as short as one word; others may run into many sentences. It all depends on the question acceptable parameters. Let's make some reasonable assumptions. Say your interview will
run for 40 minutes. Take away five minutes for settling and the exchange of pleasantries. That leaves you about 35 minutes. (It never hurts to ask how long the interview will run, but ask before the interview, not at the actual interview, lest you give the impression that you're in a hurry to be somewhere else.) Now, let's say the job contains ten main duties and requirements and that the interviewer has prepared two questions per primary duty/requirement. That means you have to answer, at a minimum, twenty questions within 35 minutes, which means you'll have a little less than two minutes per question. This does not mean that you set your timer at one minute and fifty seconds for every question—it simply means that it is reasonable to assume the interviewers have left a little less than two minutes to get through their primary questions. However, it is also reasonable to assume that the interviewer may want to spend more time on particular questions. If you've done your homework, there's a good chance that you'll know beforehand which questions the interviewers will wish to spend a little extra time on. If not, it's up to you to be as alert as possible during the interview. Look out for any clues (such as body language and tone of voice) that may indicate the interviewer is placing extra importance on particular questions. The point is that it's OK to spend a little extra time on these sorts of questions. Avoid subjective or liberal interpretations of questions. Listen very carefully to the question, and answer it. This sounds obvious, but people do have a bad habit of assuming that the interviewer wants to hear a whole lot of other things. Just stick to the question. If interviewers have other questions, there's a good chance they'll ask them?

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