Describe a time you made a decision with incomplete information

Under 90 seconds and there is nothing to mark. Over four minutes and they stop listening.

The answer most people give

It ran past four minutes, with the outcome buried in the middle.

It is not wrong. It is simply not scoreable - and a panel can only award marks for something it can point at.

The answer that scores

Two to two and a half minutes: situation, task, action, result, one line of reflection.

What they are actually scoring

Under 90 seconds and there is too little Action to mark. Over four minutes and the panel is silently editing you down.

The two-minute test

Say your answer out loud and time it. Under 90 seconds and there is usually too little action in it to mark. Over four minutes and a panel starts editing you down in their head. Aim for two to two and a half minutes: the situation, what you were asked to do, what you did step by step, what changed, and one line of reflection.

Practise it out loud

Reading an answer back tells you it is correct. Saying it tells you whether you can get it out of your mouth in the time you have. https://dontbombit.com asks you the question and scores what you actually said.