What Color Is Your Parachute 2018 by Richard N. Bolles copy

Conversation Tip #7
In answering the employer’s questions, observe “the twenty-second to
two-minute rule.” Studies have revealed that when it is your turn to speak
or answer a question, you should plan not to speak any longer than two
minutes at a time, if you want to make the best impression. 5 In fact, a good
answer to an employer’s question sometimes only takes twenty seconds to
give. (But not less than that, else you will be assumed to be “a grunter,”
lacking any communication skills.)