I recently read an article on LinkedIn that recommends interviewers pause for 5 seconds after an interviewee answers a question. This allows the interviewee additional time to elaborate on a response and perhaps show a bit of themselves that they might not have normally let through, had the interviewer proceeded too quickly. The article argues that interviewers are too impatient, anxiously wishing to press forward, and not giving themselves time to listen fully.
I have to wonder if the same....