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Yep. Some candidates really enjoy the question to the point where it becomes difficult to get them to stop answering it.


Have you noticed a correlation in candidate quality vs the time spent answering that question?


> Have you noticed a correlation in candidate quality vs the time spent answering that question?

Yes, certainly.

Over the years our skill at interviewing has grown. We try to craft a balance between asking questions which require exact responses, and those which the candidate is free to improvise upon.




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