Hi there,

Fundamentally, do you have a structured, MECE approach that is a reasonable/logical plan of a attack to solve the objective/problem?

There's just too much poor advice out there on the "what". Have you ever heard good advice given in the form of a concrete number? "You should spend x years in x job before leaving". "You should try x months with a person before deciding if you marry them"

Ignore this advice! Just know, a range of 2-5 minutes works...however whether you do 2 minutes or 5 depends on:

1. How complex/large the case prompt/question is
2. The structure you've chosen to best suit the case
3. The company you're interviewing with
4. The body language you're getting from the interviewer

Then, when articulating it, be as precise/concise as possible while also covering all critical bases/points required to solve the problem!

(editiert)

Hey,

There isnt a one magic bullet answer to your question and you know this. Just like in real life, you cant approach cases with a set mindset to have only x number of branches/layers in your framework or ask only n number of questions. So get away from this & be ready to tackle every case fresh. Some may have a simple structure and some do need a slightly more complicated structure.

But to keep things nice & tight for yourself and the interviewer, dont ask too many qquestions or make the structure overly complicated otherwise you will end up confusing yourself while working through the branches.

To get a sense of timing, record yourself next time you solve a case. 2-3 minutes is bloody long already when you start talking. So, practice getting to the point and speaking in a concise manner and follow up with detail as required.

I think being concise is more important than how long it is.

Presenting for a long time doesn't == complex. You could just be saying unnecessary things.

A concise explanation of a great complex framework that takes 5 minutes is much better than a rambling explanation of a simple framework that takes 3 minutes.

Try to focus on concise communication and building great frameworks. As other experts have noted, 2-5m is fine.