How do I know how long to speak during an interview?

Q: How do I know how long to speak during an interview?

A: The Beatles famously sang that the long and winding road leads to your door. Long-windedness in a job interview, unfortunately, does the opposite. Why work so hard to get an interview but then—whether due to nervousness or worry that you might forget to say something or just an inability to be concise—risk turning the interviewer off by going on and on (and on)?

As a uniquely niched legal careers advisor, my tips are written with lawyers in mind. But this practical interviewing advice will be useful whether or not you have an "Esquire" after your name.

To read the seven tips to help you gauge how long to speak in order to engage rather than enrage your interviewer, visit my 2022 article on Forbes.com.