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My brainstorming answers are either too broad or way too wordy. How can I make each idea specific enough to be useful without spending forever explaining it?
In brainstorming, what happens if the interviewer immediately challenges or rejects the first category I propose? Should I defend the category, replace it, or keep going with the rest of the structure first?
Sometimes the interviewer asks for ideas and then says to prioritize them, but gives no data or explicit criterion. How should I rank ideas without making up numbers?
Mayank G.CoachChoose a transparent qualitative criterion and state it before ranking.
I can keep generating ideas for a long time, but I am not sure when the interviewer expects me to stop and prioritize. Is there a good rule for how many ideas to give in a brainstorming question?
Mayank G.CoachThere is no magic number. The goal is to show breadth without turning the brainstorm into an unfiltered list. A smaller set of distinct, useful ideas is stronger than many repetitive ones.