Hi Anonymous,
Since answers currently range from 1 to 2.5 minutes as "acceptable" (assuming you are talking about designing your own case framework at the beginning of your case interview), I thought it's worth commenting and adding some pieces of context/additional information.
First of all, there is no hard threshold time-wise (unless explicitly communicated by your interviewer). 3 things need to be aligned:
So - if the case outline is rather short and not too complex, and you come up with a somewhat ok structure but don’t get too detailled yet, even 60 seconds is probably on the upper end of time range.
However, if the case outline is very comprehensive with loads of information, and if you can present a highly focused structure on 3 levels, then also 2 minutes could still be within the range from the interviewer's perspective (even though really upper limit, since 2 minutes also represent already a significant percentage of total net case interview time).
Having said that, a few more comments:
Hope that helps!
Robert
Hi Anonymous,
In general terms I would recommend the following:
Sometimes the interviewer will give you a time constraint - this is done on purpose to see how you react under pressure; in this case you should provide the structure faster.
Best,
Francesco
(editiert)
30 sec - too fast (for you) - excellent for an interviewer.
1 min - right balance
1.10 min - you're heading to a big problems
1.20 min - seriously?
1.30 min - your chances just drop by 45%
Hi,
Here are some guidelines:
It's a bit more tricky with taking time during the case:
Best,
Vlad
There is no hard rule around how much time you have, but usually 2 to 2.5 minutes is a good time to aim for.