> and possibly even a third hour-long phone call. Ok, they're going into crazyville here. > If you’ve managed to impress them so far, and the company has a

> and possibly even a third hour-long phone call. Ok, they're going into crazyville here. > If you’ve managed to impress them so far, and the company has a particularly thorough interview process, they might invite you back for a fifth interview to finally make a determination. No thanks, please don't waste more of my time. > During which you’ll spend no less than five hours making an attempt to solve a practical problem the company has faced recently. If you’re the right man (or woman) for the job, your references check out, and you can pass a background check, you’ll be made an offer and given two days to make a decision. This is the San Francisco startup interview process. I've already accepted a better offer already.