How many rounds are your interview processes?
Posted by Calm-Bar-9644@reddit | ExperiencedDevs | View on Reddit | 139 comments
I’ve got a few interviews going on but the full round for each round is about 5-7 rounds each. This is insane. Has it always been like this or is this mainly happening after Covid and the AI era?
Sheldor5@reddit
5-7 rounds? what?
are they going to marry you at the end?
Urik88@reddit
It's been rough lately. Been looking for work for the past 3 months and pretty much every place is now asking for at least 4 interviews.
One startup I'm applying for had HR, then systems design, then a panel with 2 developers, and now a CEO interview.
Canada's biggest fintech had HR + hiring manager + technical interview + systems design interview.
Another fintech I applied for had HR + technical interview + systems design interview + hiring manager interview.
I applied a couple days ago to Koho, a canadian fintech, and their process follows SIX steps.
I-Groot@reddit
Curious how did you get those two fintech interviews? Big tech experience?
I work at one of the big bank in Canada and found out my team is being let go due to budget cuts. I applied at welathsimole , questarde and other fintech:finance companies but didjt hear back. 6 yoe
Urik88@reddit
Sent you a DM to avoid potential doxing
juusorneim@reddit
In my experience at least 5 interviews has been typical when I've applied to new jobs. What's been your experience? Please share!
SoggyGrayDuck@reddit
Are you counting each person or 5 different meetings?
CaesarBeaver@reddit
I’ve had five interviews with 5 different people, I’ve even had five interviews where there were multiple rounds with the same interviewer. These companies have lost their minds, these processes are completely insane.
SoggyGrayDuck@reddit
That's crazy, how do they even have that much to cover? Or do they repeat each other
CaesarBeaver@reddit
Repetition (behavioral/cultural fit) and multiple rounds of technical interviews (leetcode, practical building, design/architecture)
yerfdog1935@reddit
What's the pay range for those positions? I live in Iowa and from what I've seen it's usually 2, maybe 3 interviews. That's for, like, SE1 / SE2 anyway (SE2 is typically in the 95k-120k range here).
CaesarBeaver@reddit
Senior roles, most are remote or hybrid on the east coast but not a major city. Pay scale is generally 160-180.
yerfdog1935@reddit
Okay yeah, that makes a little more sense.
SoggyGrayDuck@reddit
Ah you make a lot more than me, I suspect
juusorneim@reddit
The ones I listed in an adjacent comment below are all literally different meetings on different days with different people.
dmazzoni@reddit
Since Covid it's become more common. Before Covid they would have all been on a single day, after the first screen.
Sheldor5@reddit
during covid it was 1 (3 companies), before iirc it was also only 1
central EU if that matters ...
dmazzoni@reddit
Not in my experience in the U.S. - even during Covid, it was 5 - 7. Mix of big tech and SF Bay Area tech startups.
juusorneim@reddit
That's very surprising to me. I've never applied or gotten an invitation anywhere that had just 1 interview. What type of companies are these and what was this 1 interview like?
Sheldor5@reddit
gov, social insurance and one established private
interview about my career and projects and roles (CV) plus both theory and coding test
2-3 hours iirc
I don't know what they ask in 5-7 interviews like my whole life story and childhood and future plans (how many kids, ...) ????
this is fucking insane
aholmes0@reddit
Your experience is uncommon in the US - I'm envious. Even outside the Reddit echo chamber, many rounds of interviews seems to be the norm. Anecdotally since you mentioned government, USDS (pre-Elon) was 4 - 5 rounds. Screening, a few tech rounds, then director.
Sheldor5@reddit
I am in central EU
juusorneim@reddit
Yeah, I agree, I also don't like the long processes.
My experience has been: introductory recruiter call (30-45 min), engineering manager call (behavioral, 45-60 min), virtual coding exercise (45 min), technical interview (coding or system design, 45-60 min, repeat this up to 2 times), team interview and/or CTO interview (behavioral, experience, 45-60min), and possibly a final recruiter call (30 min).
The above can be in a different order, 1-2 of those interviews could be dropped, but usually a minimum of 4 or 5 interviews.
I wish I could do just 1 two-hour interview.
zicher@reddit
I haven't gotten a job with just 1 interview since I did retail stocking in high school
binarycow@reddit
I've never had more than 1 interview.
I'm not counting the 10 minute internal recruiter phone screen.
juusorneim@reddit
What type of companies are these, and how does the 1 interview look like?
binarycow@reddit
2003-2005: Various retail / fast food jobs
2005: Army recruiter, I walked in and said "I want to join today, as a 25B"
2015: Network engineer for a government contractor. Phone interview consisting of one question: "What did you do in the Army".
2016: Network engineer for the DoD: Phone interview, ~10 questions
2019: Software developer: Take home test (~1 hour), then a ~1 hour phone interview with team lead and director
MisterHyman@reddit
When do they get to fuck you?
puercha@reddit
When you get to the final round and they say they went with another candidate.
backfire10z@reddit
Most companies fuck on the first day
SoftSkillSmith@reddit
Do they at least wine and dine you first?
Calm-Bar-9644@reddit (OP)
That usually starts with the unpaid assignment
Material_Policy6327@reddit
That’s totally not a real problem they need solved…
dmazzoni@reddit
Big tech has always done 5 - 7 interviews.
Phone screen, hiring manager interview, 3 - 5 technical interviews. Not always in that order.
Before Covid, it used to be 1 - 2 phone calls, then a full-day onsite with 4 - 5 interviews and 1 - 2 more informal meetings.
Smaller tech startups I interviewed at still did 4 - 5 total interviews.
PressureHumble3604@reddit
They probably have 5-7 sessions of 1 hour grouped in 3-4 rounds
CommonerChaos@reddit
More likely to get ghosted, in this current market.
Time_Trade_8774@reddit
I last interviewed in 2022 and it was 5 rounds. Start with HR screening, hiring manager and then 4 technical rounds. A couple were only half hour and mostly talking about experience etc. 2 were technical with systems design and leetcode type but they were fairly easy (like reverse a linked list and palindrome IIRC).
I got the job but got laid off last month. I’m taking a break but will begin applying. At big tech companies 4-5 is normal unfortunately.
SimilarIntern923@reddit
Last job I took was 3
Phone screen DSA Manager/team screening
Leading_Yoghurt_5323@reddit
after Ai , trust issue is there , therefore taking too much round , But ultimately going to use ai , don't understood why companies are taking this much round !
Short-Situation-4137@reddit
3 - max. I refuse any company that has more than 3 rounds, in total.
Grubsnik@reddit
We do 2,5 rounds here. 15mins phone screen, 45-60 mins technical, 45-60 mins behavioural and done
Sea-Cheetah-4770@reddit
7 rounds to hire one person; I can’t imagine how many it takes to approve a simple decision internally.
Sea-Cheetah-4770@reddit
5–7 rounds usually means one thing: no one internally agrees on what they’re actually hiring for.
unlucky_bit_flip@reddit
Seems like a deliberate attempt to cull the hiring pool, into worker bees and people who value their sanity.
More common practice in finance. It’s like a hazing ritual.
zayelion@reddit
I keep saying exactly this and people think I'm crazy. It's exactly like a hazing ritual. Instead of filtering out sociopathic people it targets super intelligent people with 0 self awareness to question their environment.
If not the low self awareness they look for signs you went to the same college as them or somehow found your way into that culture. That has unique problems that can cause harassment and company collapse down the line.
Blrfl@reddit
The people who value their sanity end up attracted to companies that know how to evaluate candidates without having half the staff interview them.
Guess who ends up with the better candidates.
Material_Policy6327@reddit
Yeah this is what I am feeling. Lots of folks thinking they follow what big tech does and it will bring the best. Nope it’s just filtering for folks who will put up with whatever bullshit
mgudesblat@reddit
Ours is 3?
Hired or not at that point!
ultraDross@reddit
Nice and sane!
MatthewMob@reddit
Anything more than this is intentionally wasting time to filter out candidates with self respect.
Huge_Road_9223@reddit
I can't do more than 3 otherwise I'm just pissed at that point.
I'm in my late 50's with 35+ years of experience in software engineering, and no fucking patience anymore, and allergic to bullshit.
I always ask what the interview process is like, and because I've been mostly getting short term contract gigs, the hiring process is usually, no more than 3. I'm sure if I was going for a full-time role, it might be more than that, but not too much more. Thankfully, I am working right now, so I am not desperate yet, I can take a little time and be more discerning.
I don't think more than 3-4 rounds is normal, at least it used to not be .... but maybe that is the NEW normal?
GOT_IT_FOR_THE_LO_LO@reddit
Has been pretty common in my experience for past 10 years.
The exception is some startups. To me if a small company needs more than 3 people to make a hiring decision, it’s a major red flag.
HoratioWobble@reddit
I've got 20yoe~ and I always wonder what they think previous employers are doing as if they'll finally catch something the last 20 years of companies haven't.
If only the previous employers had tested me on FizzBuzz before - then they'd have known I was a charlatan!
ElGuaco@reddit
Same. If my resume experience counts for nothing, you have no idea what is actually valuable.
I am currently interviewing and the most I've had is 3 rounds followed by them ghosting me. What a waste of time and feels like they did me a favor if they can't follow up.
TheOwlHypothesis@reddit
Just finished 6 and 8 rounds at two places. Got both offers.
Idk if it's normal because I hadn't interviewed for like 5 years, but I don't recall having that many rounds in the past. I was interviewing for higher level positions now though.
momsSpaghettiIsReady@reddit
That's extreme. Were you doing this while working another job?
TheOwlHypothesis@reddit
Yes lmao.
JuliusCeaserBoneHead@reddit
That seems to be the new normal
Recruiter screens - > Phone Technical Screen / OA / Hiring Manager Screen -> 4 Rounds of Interview ( 1/2 coding + 1/2 System Design + Behavioral ) -> Possible Another Team Matching Round / Hiring Manager / CTO - > Offer
It’s insane because at any point in the loop, goodwill doesn’t carry over. You could lose the job at the CTO round after going through 6 rounds already
raralala1@reddit
Nah, it is very rare for CTO to reject the candidate, more so if CTO is the last round, most likely it is just formality so CTO know who is going to be hired, and the new hire at least see the CTO.
HoratioWobble@reddit
Maybe where you work, I've seen people get to the last stage to be rejected by the CTO or CEO plenty of times
raralala1@reddit
I will be livid if the CTO or CEO rejecting plenty of candidate but want to be at last stage, at that point I would complain if they want to reject people then go first. This is how we doing it when there is only like 30 people, but once we reach 100 people they should trust their employee that they can vet the candidate better.
PNW_Uncle_Iroh@reddit
I’m seeing more interviews where the top exec is first to screen early. Had a few CEO/CTO screens at startups that were just scheduled for 25 min.
JuliusCeaserBoneHead@reddit
Right, i only said that cos I was encouraging a friend who got pretty disappointed with everything cos she passed all the rounds and got rejected by the CTO
bdanmo@reddit
The is why people burn down toilet paper factories.
SquishTheProgrammer@reddit
“Should have paid us enough to live”
bdanmo@reddit
First Charlie Kirk and Kimberly-Clark. It’s been a rough year for TP.
Empanatacion@reddit
Is that 6 and 8 separate rounds, or were they bunched with some back to back?
I wouldn't mind lots of interviews as long as the whole process doesn't drag on for a month.
TheOwlHypothesis@reddit
Most were separate. A few were back to back. I had ~3 hours of interviews split between both opportunities in one day at one point.
It's stupid. The whole process did take roughly a month.
zicher@reddit
Lots of interviews AND it drags on for months
CodeToManagement@reddit
Current is 2 rounds and a pre screen call. My previous was pre screen plus 3 rounds.
I’d say anything more than 3 is taking the piss a bit
SkyGenie@reddit
I've interviewed at a good number of companies ranging from 50-5000 people over the past 10 years and especially for senior devs 5 rounds is pretty average. I usually had 3-5 for junior roles and probably 5-6 for senior roles.
RandomPantsAppear@reddit
I’m seeing 5-8 rounds, almost universally. It’s way more than it was Covid/pre-covid.
Calm-Bar-9644@reddit (OP)
It’s a pretty shitty process now I have to go through all these rounds. If you want to switch jobs, you basically have to commit a whole day off or a serious amount of time studying everything under the sun.
The software engineering market has become just a commodity instead of a skill trade
DeathByClownShoes@reddit
No it's because of all the deep fake candidates and/or "cheating" with AI. I had an interview the other day where the recruiter said he was happy I was real because the last 4 candidates he interviewed were deep fakes. It's crazy out there right now. Employers are looking for the skills and not the commodity, but now it's so easy to fake it that employers don't know what to do.
xypherrz@reddit
major reason people are going for these shady tools is they don’t want to grind for hours for something that isn’t even relevant to the role, and you know what I mean by that.
DeathByClownShoes@reddit
There are also lots of foreigners attempting to get the job. Every company asks a hundred times if you can work in the US without sponsorship. I saw a video interview of a Korean candidate being asked to make fun of Kim Jong Un to prove he wasn't North Korean and couldn't do it.
I agree with the leet code style interview being a bust, but companies still need to measure practical technical ability somehow some way.
Calm-Bar-9644@reddit (OP)
Dude you must be trolling. No way that is happening in a US company
DeathByClownShoes@reddit
Nope. The company I'm interviewing with is a series D startup that has raised almost $1 billion.
Lichcrow@reddit
When I was interviewing. I had 5 interviewing processes going on for big companies (100+ people, mostly consulting/software houses). Each was 5 interviews minimum, some up to 7. Then I got another interview for a product startup which was 1 15-20 min call with the COO, a technical discussion with the CTO and then lunch with CEO, CTO and COO where we went into some more technical discussions and just general knowledge and sharing past experiences. The whole process was so nice, I was offered \~10-20% more on 3 other companies and chose the startup. Overall "wasted" 30hrs interviewing for the other companies while working, while also sending CVs and while i'm doing my masters at the same time. The whole processes ere bothersome, they left me hanging for weeks on end, and the interviews felt redundant.
So yh, i'm kind of done doing those massive interview processes
zicher@reddit
It used to be you only had to endure 6+ rounds for big tech. Now it's the bare minimum for everyone.
Appropriate-Swan-151@reddit
Yeah it spread fast. What used to be a big tech thing got normalized everywhere, partly because remote hiring made it feel low-effort to add another round. Now a 200-person startup expects candidates to clear six loops for a mid-level role. It burns out good people and doesn't even predict performance that much better.
Material_Policy6327@reddit
Every company now claims they are the best of the best. It’s insane. No bob who can’t run a shell script is not the best of the best and your insurance company
Calm-Bar-9644@reddit (OP)
Yeah, it is insane. The bar for startups used to be just like three rounds at most where they would give you a vibe check.
But at many of the series B startups have been interviewing at, they literally have around six rounds where you basically get to me probably everyone and their parents 
Appropriate-Swan-151@reddit
5-7 rounds is genuinely a lot. It got worse post-Covid when companies went remote and started stacking loops because coordination felt easier on Zoom. Now with AI applications flooding inboxes, some teams added even more filters out of anxiety. It's exhausting for candidates and honestly not even that predictive.
Idea-Aggressive@reddit
Time wasters! If they really like you, you’ll get hired immediately.
Imagine spending three months entertaining them and getting no compensation, no offer, etc.
That just serves the HM, to pretend they’re super busy. You join the team and end realising it’s a bunch of unproductive people pretending they’re super busy do something valuable. Pointless meetings and posting photos of their babies.
tommyk1210@reddit
Three: screening with talent, culture fit interview, then a technical interview with a live code review exercise and some whiteboarding
For very senior roles we might have a coffee chat with someone from engineering leadership, but usually that’s for director+ and at that point the “technical” isn’t really the same any more
Mundane-Charge-1900@reddit
5-7 rounds of interviews or 5-7 interviews?
5-7 interviews has been typical for decades. At least in big tech.
iamabadliar_@reddit
Laid off. Every single company I have applied so far has 5+ interviews. Even small startups
UpAndDownArrows@reddit
12 = HackerRank + 2 phone screens + 8 onsites + 1 non technical. Obviously a resume screen and some 3rd party recruiter talks as well.
Civil_Essay_7324@reddit
I have seen mostly 3 rounds only not more then that
PNW_Uncle_Iroh@reddit
I think 5-7 is pretty typical now. I’m currently interviewing. AWS was 7 rounds, Meta was 5, Google was 6. No offers after all that too…
juan_furia@reddit
Two is the sweet spot for us. Three if absolutely necessary, but it has to come with exceptional reasons.
Flashy-Whereas-3234@reddit
A phone call, then..
2 rounds for mids.
3 rounds for seniors - the last one is with the CTO.
There is never a 4th round, we never do groups. I don't know what the fuck is wrong with the industry.
PudimVerdin@reddit
As a Brazilian working for an American company, every process in this scenario is 4-7 steps
nflxengthrowaway@reddit
It's really team dependent, but I think 5-7 is typical at my company. Although higher levels (Senior+) will often a few more behavioral rounds with people outside the immediate org.
dc0899@reddit
My current place? 3 rounds. A take home, technical assessment based on the take home, and a culture fit.
csguydn@reddit
We do 3. One with HR, one with a Director, then one with the team.
_u-u_@reddit
3 and our interview process is dead easy but we rely heavily on referrals
sleepyguy007@reddit
this seems pretty normal for bigger name places.... i actually worked for reddit in 2020, and they had a screen and I think 4 coding rounds and another one with a product manager. my current tech firm which is larger we actually shockinly only do 2 rounds after the 1 hour screen, though the 2 rounds are like 90 min each
ServersServant@reddit
Depends on level and if you’re referred too. I went thru 4 for a staff role at a medium size with no referral and had just 2 at a place with a referral at one listed in the exchange. Ended up at the non referral because better comp and remote work.
Lawson470189@reddit
We do phone screen with recruiter, 30 minute chat with my manager for an initial screen, 1 hour technical. If we are on the fence we may have a follow up, but generally after the technical we pass on the offer.
Ttiamus@reddit
I used to do two, but recently split it into 3. Want to revise the process a bit more. 1hr with hiring manager 1hr with the team 30m with Sr leadership
I would like to expand the first interview to ~1.5hr including live (practical) coding exercise, then recombinant the last two into a pure behavioral.
Wide-Pop6050@reddit
Here I was debating if 4 rounds was too many
LovingHugs@reddit
You're more likely to encounter companies comfortable perpetually interviewing than those in a "hurry to hire" state. I recently went through a lengthy, each in their own way, process with 3 companies for them to ghost. 2/3 reposted the role. Just how it's right now.
Relative-Sky2139@reddit
usually 3. not sure I'd entertain 7 rounds
Artistic-Border7880@reddit
Talked with 5-6 companies in the recent months, usually 3-4 rounds. But it could be more even at small companies.
NotACockroach@reddit
I've just been through interviews and very few places had fewer than 4. I did 6 with Stripe, they informed me that I'd passed. Then two weeks later they said there weren't any open positions left.
Wassa76@reddit
Ours are 2. Essentially talking and coding.
I’ve interviewed at places that have 6-7 rounds. More likely for high level or management positions though where they need to assess communication, roadmap planning, operations, people management, system design, coding, etc.
Varrianda@reddit
C1 is recruiter call -> OA -> 4 rounds over 1 day(LC, systems design, behavioral, a debugging paid session) -> if you pass, hiring manager call but it’s kinda informal.
HoratioWobble@reddit
Those places have always existed, they're more prominent now because there aren't as many jobs in the market.
The most I've ever done is 4 and that's only because I really wanted the role - usually I do max of 2 + a recruiter call.
throwaway_0x90@reddit
Despite a lot of criticism I've heard, I think Google's process is reasonable:
ProfessorBamboozle@reddit
No way I'm doing more than 3 (4 if you include recruiter round).
HM.
Technical.
Onsite.
I could see myself doing an extra round in between if the pay is great.
Oakw00dy@reddit
Three rounds, 30 min meet-and-greet, 1hr tech interview and a small 1-2 hr take home assignment.
Ready-Product@reddit
3 was normal. Rarely 5
Leopatto@reddit
3 max for developers, first is with HR to see if you're human enough, second is vibe check with one of the managers + senior dev and third is a technical in the office if possible to see how you solve an issue; we present a problem, there is no right or wrong answer, we want to see how you think and what kinda mindset you have.
4-5 for management and directors. One or two will be with me as an owner.
6+ I heard is in large institutions/corpos for senior director and above level. But it's really pointless.
Ignisami@reddit
My company does at least two rounds of interview. One round with the manager of the department to see if you're a good personality fit, one round with the team in the department that requested the headcount. Teams are entirely free to interview how they like.
Sometimes the teams decide that the candidate isn't fit for them, for whatever reason, maybe another team might want them.
Once a team gives the OK to the candidate, the manager enters contract negotiations with the candidate.
xypherrz@reddit
5 technical + 2 after (director plus Sr manager)
Inevitable-Return-70@reddit
At work we try and limit to 3 rounds - initial call with leads, tech test call & final round (usually involves HR)
I think the longest process I’ve been through was 8 rounds with a hedge fund - but each interview was pretty short (30 mins or so)
Was annoying though finding 8 days of availability 😂
GoodishCoder@reddit
We have 3 rounds. Technical, Business, and Director
uniquelyavailable@reddit
Companies will drag you through 7 interviews and then lay you off in an email.
Own-Presence-6207@reddit
5-7 sounds crazy to me. We do 2 and think its a lot! The first one is more technical/filter and the second one cultural/fit
zicher@reddit
Hire me 😂
Euphoric-Neon-2054@reddit
I'm currently in the third stage of a loop that is described as 'between 3 and 7' which honestly I think is a joke. But any of the companies that are attractive are doing this bullshit now for some reason; I'd bow out if I didn't have to tolerate it somewhere else anyway.
I honestly think if by interview 4 you don't know if they're the person for the team, it's either:
In the UK you get put on a probationary period anyway; you can be fired in the probationary period for practically anything. Within the first 2 years you also barely need a reason. Hiring deliberately is one thing, but this is something totally different.
Dry_Row_7523@reddit
My engineering group has done the same number of rounds since pre-covid. 2 phone screens, 2 or 3 “on site” interviews (only change is onsites are over zoom now, pre covid we flew people out to the office) depending on seniority. Total time commitment is 3 or 4 hours.
robhaswell@reddit
We just do one round with an external interviewer and then one final round with the CEO, which I am not party to but probably involves talking about your pets.
We take the approach that interviewing is time-consuming and fairly ineffective, you have to work with a person for a few weeks before you can really get the measure of them as a contributor to the business.
Environmental_Leg449@reddit
Depends on how you define rounds - my last job offer was 6 discrete interviews (7 if you count the recruiter screen), but broken up into 2 rounds/blocks
BurberryToothbrush@reddit
5-7? That’s insane. Even crazier that people in here are also seeing 5+ regularly???
I just went through a few interview loops and they were all pretty much some form of 3: Recruiter/HR Screen, Technical/Panel, and Behavioral/More Technical problem solving
EmberQuill@reddit
I had 4 interviews for my current job before all the COVID and AI stuff (back in 2018), and getting that fourth interview scheduled was unbelievably frustrating. It was with my future manager, which I should have taken as a bad sign. But I had to tell them I already had another offer on the table to finally get them to schedule the fourth interview. I'm glad I held out and took that job when they offered it because it paid more and was more interesting even if my first two managers weren't great, but I was minutes away from taking the other offer.
fallingfruit@reddit
Yes its horrible. At least 5-7 hours of your time just in meetings, not to mention preparation.
carnivoreobjectivist@reddit
I still don’t understand how it takes more than two, maaaybe three, to know as much as they need to know. I can’t help but think their processes just suck and they’re wasting everyone’s time with more than that.
-bubblepop@reddit
Three or four but I’m in consulting so it’s us screening and then the client interviewing. They can do more or less.
Honestly ours our really bad and let terrible people through. It’s given me perspective on the long hiring rounds for sure.
Material_Policy6327@reddit
We have 1 tech screen and 3 panel rounds
Zealousideal_Meet482@reddit
The last 2 jobs I interviewed with each had 6 interviews. For one of them, they even claimed that this was the "shortened process". Idk if it's the new normal or what. The last couple of times I interviewed were before covid and only had 3 rounds, but they were also for significantly more junior positions. They were also for in office jobs where at some point they'd want to meet you in person, whereas now I've been focusing on remote jobs, so that probably also plays a bit of a factor in it.
No-Economics-8239@reddit
I don't know if it changed or not, or just that my perception has changed. But starting out in the 90s, interviews only seemed to have one session. You'd come in, one or more people would talk with you in a single setting, and then they would either pass or hire you. And, of course, there were older stories from adults who suggested their hiring process was merely someone liked the look of them and offered them a job. I ran into that myself in the early days, as a pizza delivery driver. It was late at night, and I was trying to deliver a pizza to a hotel room, and worked with the night clerk and the restaurant to figure how what to do since they weren't answer the door or phone. After we finally sorted it out, the night clerk then offered me a job working the night desk. Was he just desperate to get someone to cover the shift? Did I do something that somehow impressed him?
Did things change? Or did I just start interview for 'more expensive' positions and so they were more careful in the review process? One interview became two or three or four. I've been privileged or entitled enough to be able to reject companies that have more than four sessions.
Nowadays, my current company has three rounds for the ones I assist. The first is an HR phone interview. The second is one where I and a manager talk to them in person. And the final round is with a director.
In my limited perspective, companies with an excess of interview rounds are too top heavy on the bureaucracy or too gun shy due to past trauma. Either one is probably a red flag. Normal is what we make it.
zeocrash@reddit
Last time I interviewed, I had 2 rounds of interviews and I skipped the second round anyway because I was busy that day.
I am in the UK which generally seems to have slightly more sane hiring practices than the US. 7 rounds seems wild though, the whole process must be taking up so much of so many people's time, who's even benefitting from it.
dbxp@reddit
3 I think, a screening interview, one with the team lead and then one with the skip manager
Original-Channel7869@reddit
Depends on the company. Large corporations usually play it safe and did 4-5 rounds. Smaller companies had various hiring, I was hired once after 15 minutes chat with engineering manager. Another company I got hired after two interviews with executives and no technical interviews.
But honestly, places with 4-5 structured interviews were more consistent in talent and had better engineering practices than those with fewer interviews.
Throwaway081920231@reddit
I recently interviewed for a manager of DE role where including recruiter I had 6 rounds . Recruiter , sr director of Data Services , Director of DE, interview with couple of the team leads, technical round with Director of DE and the two team leads and finally a final round with Client services product manager.
iliketurtles69_boner@reddit
The full round for each round is 5-7 rounds? Interesting
ClideLennon@reddit
We begrudgingly interviewed at a place with 7 loops. After 5 they wanted to add another one to asset me on different skills. There was still the final and the in-person loop with the founders. Nope. That was too far. It's insane what some companies expect. They are only selecting for the most desperate candidates.