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I've been in the industry for 10 years now and I've never seen this at all. I know a couple of people that applied to Google, and they reported that it was a f

I've been in the industry for 10 years now and I've never seen this at all. I know a couple of people that applied to Google, and they reported that it was a fairly gruelling process, but apart that, I haven't even heard from friends about people going through anything approaching 8 hour interviews.

bbcbasic 10y ago
8 hours in aggregate is not unusual
- bogomipz 10y ago
  Yep and this is usually 8 hours after two phone screens.
rhizome 10y ago
I spent a whole day once at LinkedIn over 8 different interviewers, after which they ghosted me.
maxsilver 10y ago
> I haven't even heard from friends about people going through anything approaching 8 hour interviews. Is this a joke? "All-day" interviews are so common as to be the usual expectation. And while they aren't always a full 8 hours, it's not unusual for them to be 5-7+ (including giving candidates a lunch, and interviewing them during it while they eat).
- flukus 10y ago
  I wonder at what point this becomes self reinforcing. They need the 8 hour interviews because only the most incompetent will tolerate it or the ones with full time jobs already can't make the time for the interview.
sidlls 10y ago
It's less common outside the SV bubble area, as are the penis-measuring CS trivia and "puzzle" questions.
- Singletoned 10y ago
  Ah, okay. I'm in London, UK. I suspect this 8 hour interview might just be an American thing.
clifanatic 10y ago
I recently, in the past two years or so, interviewed for a (contract-to-hire!) position at a major airline. First I had a 30-minute phone screen. Not bad, did great on that. Then they had me out for a two-hour face-to-face onsite, which I had to take time off of my current job for. The feedback I got was positive, so they wanted me to come back AGAIN for another set of two two-hour face-to-face onsite interviews (which, again, I had to take time off for). My first face-to-face interview showed up 30 minutes late and kept me for two and a half hours, so I was late to my next interview, who kept me for another two hours. They never called back.
ryandrake 10y ago
I've done tons of interviewing and I'd say that 1 hour on the phone + 6 hours in person is the MINIMUM interview length I've ever seen. It goes up from there. This does not seem to vary across company sizes, locations, job level, etc. Everybody copies this horrible process.

bbcbasic 10y ago

8 hours in aggregate is not unusual

bogomipz 10y ago
Yep and this is usually 8 hours after two phone screens.

rhizome 10y ago

I spent a whole day once at LinkedIn over 8 different interviewers, after which they ghosted me.

maxsilver 10y ago

> I haven't even heard from friends about people going through anything approaching 8 hour interviews. Is this a joke? "All-day" interviews are so common as to be the usual expectation. And while they aren't always a full 8 hours, it's not unusual for them to be 5-7+ (including giving candidates a lunch, and interviewing them during it while they eat).

flukus 10y ago
I wonder at what point this becomes self reinforcing. They need the 8 hour interviews because only the most incompetent will tolerate it or the ones with full time jobs already can't make the time for the interview.

sidlls 10y ago

It's less common outside the SV bubble area, as are the penis-measuring CS trivia and "puzzle" questions.

Singletoned 10y ago
Ah, okay. I'm in London, UK. I suspect this 8 hour interview might just be an American thing.

clifanatic 10y ago

I recently, in the past two years or so, interviewed for a (contract-to-hire!) position at a major airline. First I had a 30-minute phone screen. Not bad, did great on that. Then they had me out for a two-hour face-to-face onsite, which I had to take time off of my current job for. The feedback I got was positive, so they wanted me to come back AGAIN for another set of two two-hour face-to-face onsite interviews (which, again, I had to take time off for). My first face-to-face interview showed up 30 minutes late and kept me for two and a half hours, so I was late to my next interview, who kept me for another two hours. They never called back.

ryandrake 10y ago

I've done tons of interviewing and I'd say that 1 hour on the phone + 6 hours in person is the MINIMUM interview length I've ever seen. It goes up from there. This does not seem to vary across company sizes, locations, job level, etc. Everybody copies this horrible process.