Concur. It’s all about methodology, communication, prioritization and humility, both in considering the crew’s input and especially during the debrief.

That being said, I interviewed twice before getting hired, my scenarios were FA reporting hot air pouring out of the overhead in the aft galley, and the second one was fumes in the cabin. Both times I failed to keep an eye on the clock and ended up spitting out a 2 second brief. I dinged myself for it during the debrief both times.

The biggest mistake I made the first time around was making a decision, briefing it, then changing my mind because I was going to land way over weight (which would not have mattered, at all). I debriefed how I felt like I made a mistake in doing that, and that I should have stuck with the first decision. I doubt that the LOI was the reason I didn’t get hired. It is the quickest 7 minutes of your life!

Best of luck, hope this helps.