venuzr

Are companies trying to tire & hire engineers by forcing them to invest too much time on the recruiting process? Or is it something in the candidate's profile which could be giving them second thoughts.

I recently started a job hunt and there have been 3 companies which I talked to so far.

a) Early stage startup: Interview process: I counted at least 1 homework and presentation, along with 3 separate on-site visits to their office. I declined to pursue.

b) Late stage startup: Had phone screen + 4 hrs of on-site interviews. Was told as I was leaving that there would be another round of interviews. Wish I had known earlier.

c) Established company: After (a) and (b), I asked what was the process before starting. Was told it would be just phone screen and half a day of on-site interviews. Now after finishing that, they want to have 2 more interviews (phone/online) "to meet other team members".

Is this the new normal?

PS : I have several years of relevant experience in the industry and I recently moved to bay area