Saying everything you want to say vs disrupting flow of conversation

[Slavic Scot]

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Title basically.

I recently had an interview where I didn't get to say everything I wanted to, because I think it would have dominated the conversation.

Was this the right move?

inb4 "it depends"

 

[BOAO523]

Same thing happened with me. I opted to make sure what I did say was coherent and articulate, even if I left some info on the table (aka in my brain). There's a fine line between a well-thought out response and a "wait, why's he/she still blabbering?"

 

[Stagg737]

General advice is if you're taking more than a minute to answer a question you're probably talking too much. Obviously dependent and if they're asking for a more in depth answer that requires a story explanation you can talk more. Just try not to ramble. Most of my interviews I asked questions and let the interviewer talk as much as they wanted.

 

[Catalystik]

Saying everything you want to say vs disrupting flow of conversation

I recently had an interview where I didn't get to say everything I wanted to, because I think it would have dominated the conversation.

Was this the right move?

Sounds like you used good social filters. Good adcomms have a certain number of areas they want to probe so as to get the best overall picture. If you waste their (usually-limited) time with verbose or unsolicited information, they can't do their job. Waiting until you're asked if you have anything to add, or have questions is appropriate. OTOH, other adcomms may prefer a rambling conversational style of interview and don't seem to have much of an agenda (or like to talk about themselves). If you pick up on that and go with the flow, expanding on a theme or volunteering information at a suitable interval won't hurt you.

 

[Goro]

Title basically.

I recently had an interview where I didn't get to say everything I wanted to, because I think it would have dominated the conversation.

Was this the right move?

inb4 "it depends"

1) without being there, this is impossible to answer
2) It's done and over with...no sense in worrying about it now.
3) On to the next one!

 

[piii]

it could have come off like you were meek and not confident too so who knows

 

[Pagan FutureDoc]

You need to be succinct and hit the high points of what you want to get across. If the interviewer wants more information they will ask a follow up question.